My first "real" reply.

...and yes, it is to the girl who wrote on behalf of her friend. Something about it being a female (if it really is, who knows on this site) made it even more sincere and made me make the leap of faith into actually trusting her. Maybe I am a fool or maybe this will be a great thing or maybe this is some kind of joke to this girl. I'm hoping not.

My gut is telling me it is sincere.

I've written some replies, but this one has me feeling some tiny little murmur somewhere in the pit of my stomach. Maybe it is the total randomness of the situation? Maybe I am having some type of premonition that will mean that he is sexy and smart and fun and perfect. Or maybe it just feels good to take a leap.

On Jan 3, 2008 11:55 AM, Sarah wrote:

Hi REDACTED,

You have me totally intrigued. I've gotten so many interesting emails but yours seems sincere and genuine and he sounds great. As you must know if you posted something for your friend, there are a ton of disgusting men who frequent this site. Had I known, I might not have tried initially, but like you said--no harm, no foul. Always good to give things a shot.

Sorry to hear about your friend and the dating world-- this is the first time I've ever done this and I've never tried the match, eharmony, type of sites, but I've heard some bad stories. I'm crossing my fingers that she meets a great guy soon, this city can be hard for that.

REDACTED's pictures were set to private so I couldn't really see, but I think photos rarely do anyone justice, I would like to think I'm wayyy cuter in real life than I am in my pictures :) So, I'm up for it if you are still interested in setting us up.

Sarah