Good-Bye and Well, hello there!

So since my last eHarmony update, I was hemming and hawing about what to do about the guy with four kids - Mr. R.  Well folks, I went with my heart and.....

Good Bye Mr. R: I closed the match several days after my last eharmony update. Sorry to say because he was really nice and communicated well.  Unfortunately 4 kids was just too much baggage and while I know it's definitely possibility that at my age I could be somebody's stepmother...Maria of the Sound of Music, I ain't.  However, I did something that I would appreciate if I were in his shoes.  I sent him a "Dear John" letter explaining why I was making the decision to close the match and then I closed it.

Hello Misters S & M:  Ok, get your minds out of the gutter people.  There are now two men I am communicating with openly now as we made it through all the initial stages and are at the direct email communication phase of our eHarmony relationship.  After saying good-bye to Mr. R, I started communicating with Mr. S from Nashua and Mr. M from Marlborough.  Both are

• Job Status: Professionals (Electrical Engineer versus Educational Administrator
• Single: Divorced father of two versus single man
• Origin:  Both not from the Boston area (Burkina Fasso and San Diego)

So far, we are just an initial stages of communicating but both are interested in seeing what happens as am I. 

Looking for Mom or Dad? You know how the saying goes - people end up marrying someone that reminds them of their parents?  I actually found it very interesting that I have chosen two very different men with distinct experiences and backgrounds but relatable to my family in a way.  My father comes from a family of engineers, my father is Eletrical and Mechanical and all my uncles are engineers, my aunt works in an engineering office.  Out of 30 Colombian cousins, only 3 of us are not enginners (yes, one of them would be me).  My mother, on the other hand comes from a long line of educators, we have our family history that shows education as the profession of our family to the 18th century.  My mom currently teaches at U Mass Dartmouth and my father is an Senior Engineer at Raytheon.  But hey, I haven't exactly met them yet - I mean - in person.  So let me slow the pace and get back to reality.

I am still glad that I am sticking with eHarmony as it fits my personality and my lifestyle.  But the deadline of April 5th in terms of resubscribing is looming on the horizon.  Who knows?  Maybe I won't need to.  Until next time....stay tuned....