if they're out there, i will find them
first, a little introduction...
these are a few emails exchanged between myself and some nut-job from ohio.
i randomly emailed her through an online dating site in september, 2002.
i was simply being friendly and saying hi.
no good deed goes unpunished!
enjoy...
my original email to her - 2002.09.22
Hi there,
I just wanted to tell you that I really like your profile,
which of course means I like what I have read about you.
You seem like the type of person I would truly enjoy being around...
It is too bad we live 800 miles apart!
Well, I just wanted to say hi.
Have a good one!
Seamus (pronounced: 'shaymus')
her response to me - 2002.09.22
Well, thank you for the friendly "hi". I won't just sit idle and pass up a
moment of good will.
It's been a good day so far. However, as Fall approaches, the weather becomes
more pleasant to enjoy. I've been out to Darby (the closest thing to a nice
park around here) today and traced the trails I know by heart. It is always an
interesting experience, whether or not I see a wild animal or investigate off-trails
I hadn't been on in a while. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary today but I
have many stories of the wildlife I've encountered.
Hopefully your day as been just as well, even though you've likely had different
experiences from mine.
Here is where I meet the first two qualities listed in your criteria for a...
match. I don't know if you would be the type of person -I- would enjoy. Look,
mileage is the least of my concerns.
I've had a long distance relationship before where I had to wait patiently for a year
until I could finally be with my ex. The burden in that kind of a situation is nothing
new to me. I am not sure if your reference to the mileage was an indirect question about
a long distance relationship or not. In case it was, all I can say is that it is the
last thing I'd want in finding someone but something I would endure again.
If I were truly as critical as my impressions of you, you wouldn't be getting
this response. Your profile is nice. Some women might find that a bonus. I
don't. Not when you think about what subject your display is for. Yes I say
display. That's no normal profile you got going there. It reminds me of some
proposed plan to help benefit a company's needs. So in my direction, the issue
isn't mileage at all but how you view life.
The most disturbing thing about you is your income. I looked at the estimate and
thought, "he's kidding." I would not feel comfortable at all being with someone
making that much money. The reason is my fierce pride, philosophies, and independence.
Granted, I will hold my own ground but it rattles my nerves thinking about
coming across someone with much more territory then I have. I will change that
criteria in my profile and perhaps put a word or two in there to tell others
with your background to back off. As if that wasn't enough, all kinds of
sarcastic thoughts came to mind. One thought was, "Oh great. So he can afford
to come out here, have his one night stand and leave." How.... nice : ( I
don't think so! I'm not that kind of girl.
Oh. Just a note on the income message you have there. I would drop that out of
your profile unless you're looking to entertain yourself in seeing how many
women will contact you only for your money. Just a suggestion. I kind of
expect you to have the wisdom to realize this point, but to the abyss if I know
what your reasoning is.
So now I'm looking at someone that has laid down impressions that have spawned
feelings in me I do not like. In the end, it's too bad I feel like you're the
over achieving, sadistically twisted player looking to mess with my head. Oh
ho! If you're anything like me you'd be laughing right now after reading that ;
) It is far fetched isn't it? Yet I can see there is more to you then meets
the eye, and I've gotten little reason to believe that you're no better then a
serial killer wishing to snare a clueless girl into his deadly web of deceit.
Sure, you -seem- to be a gentleman, but I am a woman with one life to live and
it is a dangerous world out there. Get the picture?
I hope I haven't come off as too severe. Offending people is not something I go
to sleep at night dreaming about. I normally don't act like this. I can't even
act like my true self because I am so insecure with your stature. So I resorted
to being blunt, open, and honest. It never fails me in the end : )
On a friendlier note. If you'd like a mutual pen pal, feel free to contact me
on my screen name:
fucking_psycho_bitch_from_ohio_who_is_uber_fucking_paranoid@aol.com
(no, this is not her real email address, lol)
my response to her insanity - 2002.09.23
Well...
I am quite shocked that you can draw such ludicrous conclusions...
I feel so sorry for you.
I can only assume that someone has hurt you so severely
to cause you to lash out at someone who was just being
friendly and saying 'hi'.
To be honest, I will definitely have to think twice before
I ever do that again! Good job!
If you are so suspicious and cynical, why on earth are you even
using an online personals service?
As for the format of my profile, it is intentionally direct
and lacking in the BS that is so common out there.
As for the reference to the distance...
No it was not an indirect question.
It is not my style to play games such as dropping hints.
If I were asking a question, I would have come right out and done so.
I detest games and have no time for them.
And the very idea that I (or anyone, for that matter) would fly somewhere for sex?
I find that mildly comical...
As for the malicious and defamatory comparison to a serial killer?
I am quite blown away by that one...
I am deeply disturbed by that comment...
It has been bothering me since I read it last night...
I woke up this morning, still preoccupied with those words...
What was your reasoning for that statement?
Admittedly, I was hesitant in even replying, but I find your
malevolence to be morbidly intriguing...
Have a nice day,
Seamus