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Seven Days is probably the best bet for dating in Vermont and meeting locals but honestly, the website selection is not very appealing. Many of the profile photos are laughable to the point of "why bother"? If you're a guy hoping to meet that charming, pretty gal with the electrifying smile chances are slim to none. Lots of girls with sunglasses, strange outfits and posing strategically to hide their faces, adorn the website. Even worse are the scary profile photos that would make Norman Bates click off the site. When you see a photo of someone with a psychotic leer, I'm sure you just can't wait to make contact. There are even a couple that resemble those "corpse photos Photoshopped to look living" that get posted on TV every now and then, when a crime is committed.
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 My personal favorites are the ones who post pictures of the sunset, Vermont landscapes, their pets or artwork.
I'm sure every guy out there wants to meet and date a picture of a sunset. Doesn't that make you feel warm and cozy? Here is the winner of all time...those who post a photo embracing someone of the opposite sex! That's the biggest turn off of all and should probably be posted in that "other" area of the Seven Days website. But in defense of Seven Days, this sort of thing can be seen on many other websites too. Maybe not so much but those award winning photos do exist everywhere.
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If you've been to Zoosk.com, you'll quickly figure out why "Zoo appears" in the name.
If you're a Vermont single guy, you're probably better off meeting girls the old fashioned way.
At a local bar where after a few beers, the discriminating dater can lower some of his (or her) expectations just a tad. Seven Days recently had a singles night event at Nectar's that was interesting to say the least. Mostly 20 somethings filled the room. Plenty of BBW, Rubenesque or the less politically correct term, plump ladies in abundance. All of course, looking for a slender guy with washboard abs. Nothing like an overweight lady in stretch pants and a baseball cap to activate the pheromones! Guys could use some work too. I'm sure women are charmed by a vocabulary that includes the "F word" in every other sentence. Smelling of sweat, looking like a farm animal and wearing pants falling half way down your ass seem to appeal to the younger ladies though. Not one sophisticated, 40-something lady in the room. As one particularly articulate guy said, "F***ing people like that don't need no singles night!" I guess he was right, though I wouldn't have put it that way.
Ok, let's stay Vermont local and go big time with the ubiquitous Craigslist. Don't even waste your time because the Personals section is loaded with scams. Post something and you'll get dozens of emails and fake photos from scammers trying to get you to click on a weblink to someplace you definitely don't want to go. Fake photos and fake people are plentiful on long time, legitimate websites like Match.com too. You have to wonder where people come up with so much time to waste. So even if you're not looking for romance but just want to meet new friends, what should you do? My suggestion would be a local church. You might meet some good people there. If not, you're in the right place to pray. You're going to need some divine help. Really.
Welcome to dating in Vermont. May God have mercy on your soul! |
