web offers glimpses into shattered lives

Have you ever logged onto a dating site with the sole objective of looking at profiles and making fun of them? If so... you could be the one I am looking for!
Maybe I'm just not much of a people-person. It's actually the boring sameness of online personals that makes me roll my eyes. (The immortal quote from Repo Man: "Look at those assholes. Ordinary fuckin' people. I hate 'em.")

But once in a while you come across something that's pure gold. I remember the first time I decided to check out some of the men's profiles. Holy shit! Men are stupid. It was quite a revelation.
So I've started a new website. It's based on my travels around lavalife.com.
http://youcouldbetheone.blogspot.com
If you find any profiles that are unintentionally entertaining feel free to send them in. I'm particularly interested in:
- borderline psychos
- awkward spelling blunders
- fashion disasters
- painful pretense
- any variation on "i could be the one you are looking for"
- pizza, red wine and a game of pool all in the same profile (a Lavalife hat trick)
- dudes with no shirt on
Yes I realize these are all real people with hopes and dreams just like the rest of us. Youcouldbetheone is intended as an exercise in heartlessness and cruelty.
Enjoy!
Comments
What about myspace profiles of men with tacky tattoos flexing their muscles in their pictures?
I once put myself on lavalife for 24 hours. I was curious. It was scary. I deleted myself immediately. Just the amount of creepy desperate men in Halifax is unbelievable.
Posted by: Mal | February 17, 2006 01:25 AM
three words - adult friend finder
Posted by: Aliza | February 17, 2006 09:45 AM
i did this on my nerve blog for a while
it was a series called Big Ups
people got really hypersensitive about it
which was stupid
i did one on everyone wearing sunglasses in their profile
and one on everyone who was barechested
and one on everyone who had a pet in their picture they were usually kissing
if i did a whole blog about it though I would have to call it That Special Someone.
Posted by: Jenny | February 17, 2006 12:05 PM
Omg, I think I orgasmed from laughing so hard.
Good job.
Posted by: Rachel | February 18, 2006 02:30 AM
This is perfect.
Posted by: scoops | February 18, 2006 02:58 PM