...That I honestly try to be nice to everyone. I'm a glass-is-half-full kind of girl in general, and I usually hate to complain. But tonight, I'm just kind of over being so nice.
Gentlemen PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!! No, not this. My ad. Ads. Reviews. Profile - whatever it was that you initially saw that made you think to reach out to me. Thank you, for your interest, sincerely! But it drives me absolutely nuts when it is CLEARLY stated that I require screening, and yet this is ignored. If you are emailing me for the first time, PLEASE DO NOT ask if I'm available now or in an hour and that's it....no hey here's my references, my eccie handle etc etc. I love to accommodate, and I love to please, but realistically most of the time I can't even see really good regulars on such short notice. We all have lives aside from this, we are all busy etc etc. I have kids, that I actually take care of, I don't pawn them off on someone else constantly, and while I enjoy spending time with you gentleman, guess what? I also enjoy spending time with them!
So please, do not contact me for the first time and not provide some form of verification for yourself. And as I've said before, if you are new and unsure, I can handle that. I want to and try to make you comfortable. So if you do not know what is required for screening, just ask me please.
Then there's the introduction, or lack thereof, in some emails. Tell me your name. I don't care if it's real or fake, it's just common courtesy. I have no false pretenses about what it is that I do...I have no expectations of friendship, if it happens great, I love making new friends, but if not and the date is just that a date and done, fine with me my feelings aren't hurt. Call me old fashioned or crazy or whatever, but I just find it very rude and unappealing when I get a message from someone I've never spoken to before, providing no verification, and asking to get together in an hour.
I know I'm not the first to bring this stuff up, and I'm sure I won't be the last either, but I just really needed to vent, and I'm hoping it gets through to someone....I can hope I guess.
Rant over....
Thank you!