Most of you probably Google a date's name before you go out with him – a number of you probably Google his name before you decide to AGREE to go out with him (I understand I'd)-but what percentage of you Google a date's current email address? If you feel that's a crazy idea, too stalker-ish or whatever, have I got a cautionary tale for you! Recently, a friend of mine we'll call \”Angie\” met a man she thought might hit it off with her roommate – we'll call her \”Sheila\” – and set about putting them in contact. \”But I'm actually drawn to you,\” the man said to Angie, to which she replied honestly that they had been seeing someone and, besides, he wasn't really her type anyway (he's heavily tattooed and pierced – something she's not into, but her roomie is). \”Fine,\” he said, \”But will your roommate put me in my place like you will?\” Angie assured him that Sheila was no doormat and would put him in his place if need be. \”And you informed her things i look like?\” He asked. Angie assured him that they told Sheila about his tattoos and piercings and that she was totally fine with it.
Once everyone have been assured enough to proceed, emails were exchanged and Sheila and Tattoo Boy worked out making introductions with one another.
\”Angie said things i look like, right?\” Tattoo Boy emailed right away.
\”Yeah,\” Sheila responded, \”She explained you've got a large amount of tattoos and piercings and stuff and i am totally fine with all of that.\”
\”Oh, good. But did she let you know I still wet the bed?\” he joked.
\”No, I suppose they must have forgotten that detail,\” Sheila said, only slightly alarmed by his odd comment (Angie had warned her he'd an \”interesting\” spontaneity).
They exchanged a couple more emails before setting up a date. A couple of days before these were to meet personally, Sheila decided to see what she could find relating to this guy online. She Googled his name and didn't find much she didn't know. Then she Googled his email address and, lo and behold, the very first (and 2nd and third) link to pop up was to a note board for diaper fetishists! With increasing repulsion, Sheila read all about how Tattoo Boy really was into wearing diapers, enjoyed being dominated, and wanted a lady to baby him and \”put him in the place.\” Turns out he wasn't joking about still wetting your bed!
Sheila quickly emailed Tattoo Boy with a few excuse about why she wasn't likely to be capable of meeting track of him. He, consequently, emailed my friend Angie and said, \”I guess I am not your roommate's type after all.\” And Angie, who had become aware of Sheila's online discovery, read his message and replied: \”Yeah, I guess not.\” Needless to say, things failed by helping cover their Sheila and Tattoo Boy, but hopefully she'll find someone nice over time – someone who doesn't wet the bed – with any luck, he'll meet some hot dominatrix with that diaper fetish forum soon.
Moral from the story: If you're being set-up on the blind date (internet dating counts!), be sure to Google an individual's email address and name prior to going by helping cover their him!