The bleep of my phone jumps me out of my daze,
Another message from the dating site focuses my gaze,
Her picture there staring at me,
First thought in my head, shes far too pretty for me,
A flicker of hope dashed in a moment,
Sometimes these dating sites cause too much torment,
I go back through my views, whos this new woman i see,
Mild excitement slowly building up inside of me,
Reading her profile with eager anticipation,
Has my heart beating faster sending my mind racing,
Deciding i like all that ive just read,
I send her a message, awaiting a reply, with dread,
A few moments later that familiar bleep rings out,
Shes just messaged me back, to my friend i shout,
What did she say, asked my friend with glee,
She said thanks for the message, would you like to meet me,
I tap out the keys and reply to her, yes a drink would be nice,
She replies back as quickly, that new pub in town this friday night?,
Yes shall we say seven thirty?, see you soon,
Have i got anything nice to wear?, i run to my room,
All of my clothes spread out on my bed,
This top and these jeans will be perfect, my friend said,
Friday evening and my stomachs in a knot with nervous tension,
I walk in the pub and take a deep breath back with apprehension,
Shes standing smiling waving me over,
Oh god i need a drink, i cant do this sober,
Is this really her shes nothing like her photo,
A strong disapointed feeling sweeping over me, oh no,
Oh well im here now, maybe when we chat it wont be so bad,
An hour later, this dates the worst that ive had,
I make my excuses say my polite goodbye,
As i walk away a frustrated tear falls from my eye,
Why do i keep going out on these disapointing dates,
Cant i just be happy with my family and mates,
But my heart cries out, i need true love of my own,
So back to keyboard, to search again when i get home.

OMG ! at least I know I am not the only person out there who feels the same , you said it all girl !! good luck , and if all else fails , write a book ! your a great poet xx

aww thankyou, funny, true, but so frustrating, glad im not the only onr to have experienced the loons and the liars lol, hope we all find happiness on here eventually xx