I'm officially at a loss here with online dating.

Scary isn't the right word. Freakish, perhaps.

Here's a man who contacted me on Yahoo personals. He sent me an email that said "Hi!" Nothing more. So, I took a look at his profile.... short and to the point, and, well - words escape me... (copied & pasted verbatim, no editing)

nice guy, likes to be outdoors. i'am warm and fun, sometimes silly.likes cabin camping and conoeing. push over for fairs, muesiums and festivals.

No, no and no.

And....

NO!

Another - and yes, the typos are all for real:

Seeking a casual relationahsip at first. It takes time to truly get to knwo someone. We need to keep it light and have fun. If we make it thourgh several dates, then we can look at things more seriously. There are many nice people out there. Not everyone is that deeply compatible.

Huh?

"Casual relationship at first." As opposed to what, booking a flight to Vegas and reserving the chapel for our first date?

"There are many nice people out there." A deeply riveting statement - this guy's good! I chanted it when I meditated today.

It's the scream that comes out as a yawn, having to read such drivel... yet I suppose relatively entertaining in its own way.

conoeing...
muesiums...

sigh...