That’s me! I’m Girl 0. As in Patient 0. I’m where the disease begins so to speak.

I’m a brunette, and I signed up for Hinge. That’s probably all you really need to know. Oh, and that I’ve decided to blog about every interaction I have because I wish I could’ve read a blog like this.

These posts are organized by males in the order that I met them. After that they are organized by date. I thank everybody that goes out with me because I am grateful for their time. It’s hard to share yourself, and everyone on Hinge is, in some way, sharing themselves.

Things I can tell you about me without revealing my identity so that you can get a sense of what I’m like on this app. 

1. I’m in that urban late 20s/early 30s bracket, and I’m coming out of a relationship that ended several months ago.
2. I have read many books though I don’t feature this prominently in my profile (unless you decide to make an assumption based on my educational background). So, I tend to respond pretty positively to more academic texts or quips.
3. I think I’m funny… LOL WHO KNOWS. And my profile certainly features and focuses on a sense of humor. ‘Cause I want to spend time with someone funny. And, yes, everyone says they want someone funny… this is obviously complicated because there’s no such thing as “someone funny,” ’cause humor, like beauty, is in the eye of the goddamn beholder. So: HUMOR. Important. That being said, humor gets awfully fishy over text message. “LOL” is more of a strategically placed “vocal filler” (in quotations marks because “LOL” as a communication is not spoken–it’s typed) than an indication of any laughing and many people text hysterical and then can’t actually hack it face to face.
4. I’m a freelance artist, so my day-to-day life changes constantly, and I tend to be busy in the evenings. This is relevant for (a) conversation and relations with most people who are not also artists and (b) date scheduling is sometimes hard, actually.
5. I’m open. If you reach out to me, and there is even a remote chance that I might like you, I will message you back. The universe works in mysterious ways, and I am happy to be surprised by the world. That being said, I will not match with you if you have a shirtless picture. Sorry, that’s just a dealbreaker for me.