Online Dating at 36 - The Good, the Bad, & WTH?

So as I said in my last post, I'm back on Tinder. And I'm sure I've made a post like this before, but here's my updated list of things that are pretty guaranteed to make me swipe left. 1. No picture, or making me dig for one. Now, you might think me having to check out your profile to see a picture of you is cunning. I find it annoying. What are you hiding? Why won't you put your face out there for all to see? Are you cheating on someone? Are you that unattractive? Are you that technologically inept where you don't know how to make an actual picture of you the first thing I see? 2. Bad pictures of yourself. In this day and age, 99% of the population has a phone that has a camera. There's no excuse for bad selfies. Or blurry selfies. Have a friend who knows how to focus take a picture of you. Watch a YouTube video on how to take a good selfie. Do a Google search. There's probably a library book if you're that much of a luddite. 3. Lots and l

My last post was January 2. I was excited to "reclaim my body" and slightly annoyed with MG (Match Guy). Little did I know what would happen beginning just 2 days later. For those who are not my Facebook friends, here is what happened -- and why I've been absent for almost 6 months. On Friday, January 4, I felt like I was coming down with the flu. I took my temperature and it was elevated. I took Tylenol and started to do All The Right Things (TM). My fever spiked at 103.2*, but quickly came back down and settled in the 100.5*-101.5* range.  Over the weekend my temperature remained consistent in that low grade fever, but I continued to add worsening symptoms. By Saturday at noon, I just wanted to be in bed. Monday morning, I called my doctor's office. Being the daughter of a nurse and well versed in medicalese, when they called me back that afternoon I was honest and thorough with the nurse about everything that was happening. Her conclusion was that I had eithe