Unscientific Data-Gathering

[leahbobet]

Okay. For a variety of reasons, mostly involving long-term relationships, I've not dated very much in the past seven years. It occurs to me I have no idea what's standard.

Of course, I am solving this via silly internet polling. :p

Life's more fun that way.

(Sorry, I know this poll is kinda heteronormative. If I could cash in for the shot that makes me like girls more, I would probably do so at this point out of sheer frustration, but it's not the dynamic I'm trying to figure out at present.)

[Poll #1101787]

Science thanks you.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

"So do you still look as hot as you did when I last saw you?"

Any comparative-looks phraseology from a prospective date leads us directly to splitsville, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Anybody worried about how hot I am obviously doesn't give a shit that I've just sabotaged the brake lines in his car.

(Oop, did I say that out loud?)

The number of intelligent and awesome sexually-frustrated women I know is staggering. And yet, I wouldn't trade in my pickiness just to scratch an itch, much less for the prospect of something lasting. Frustration is frustration, but one has standards, you know?

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

One indeed has standards. Lots of them. With barbed wire coiled atop.

It is unfortunate that one needs barbed wire on one's standards.