#RIP @OkCupid: A letter of goodbye and a formal announcement of retirement

Oct 23

After ... 2 years and three months, I have decided it is time to say goodbye to my beloved OkCupid account.

Yep, true story.

With over 103 dates in 9 months and an average of 2 to 3 dates per week in the year since ... I am capped out. I get more requests for business on there now than I do legitimate dates and I gotta admit I'm just over it.

We've had a good time dear friend. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened!!!

I need new dating energy, and I definitely need a change of pace.

I've obviously been angsty about this for some time now, but it's about time I take some freaking action!!!

In an awesomely coincidental manner I just so happened to get hit up by Date My School last month and I am now working as one of their brand ambassadors.

Their big claim to fame is that they can match you in less than 30 minutes.

Obviously, being an efficiency freak, that got my attention.

I'll now be documenting my dating adventures over there testing this theory.

See, here's my profile ...

Obvi, I didn't go to college - but I'm using our intern's college email addy to get access. (Thanks again John!)

<tangent> That, btw, is a SUPER big no no for DMS. All of the people on there are VERIFIED to go to the university they say they did. I'm just a special case cause, like, I never went to college but I'm nerdy and heart academia and college boys in general. </tangent>

My goal right now is spreading the DMS love all over UCLA so I've been tweeting, hosting little events there, and even canvassing the campus with all things DMS (AND dodging security and building management in the meantime. Who knew sneaking into dorm rooms to pass out door hangers was a super big no no? Ask for forgiveness never permission nerderinos!!!).

I'm pretty intrigued by this new dating realm. I heart new, shiny things, but in my heart and soul I am FREAKISHLY loyal so the thought of changing freaked me out at first.

Recognizing though that growth could come from this place of fear I just decided to go with it and see what happens.

And now here I be.

I'll still leave my OKC profile up (since I know people search for it), but I'm officially no longer accepting dates from it, and if you want to chit chat just pop on DMS. No joke, man their UX is pretty gnarly and it's definitely less douchier than a lot of the other sites I've been on. ::cough cough Plenty of Fish cough cough::

Also, I'll be giving out free dating advice and profile suggestions. I'll leave my DMS profile up while I'm working every day from now on, so feel free to message me anytime and I'll take a look and help adjust your profile.

Here's to bettering ourselves as people nerds, and stepping more outside of our comfort zone. I'm not quite sure what this new journey is going to bring, but I am MORE than ready and MORE than excited.