I thought love was only true in fairy tales, meant for someone else but not for me
But anyway, I joined an online dating site and met a girl.
I hadn’t put my own picture up on my dating profile, just a picture of my pickup.
But that’s okay, because she’d just put a picture of her dog
I sent her a message, something almost-clever like, “Your dog can ride in my pickup any time,” and she responded.
We hit it off pretty quickly, and started chatting regularly. Every day, sometimes throughout the day
Slowly we learned more about each other
Her dog’s name was Daisy
My truck’s name was Dodge Ram (I apologized for my lack of creativity)
She was a CPA
I was a beekeeper.
And at this, she stumbled
“If we ever meet in real-life, I want you to know that I could never date a beekeeper.” But we were still far away from that point, so it was moot.
But time went on, and we gradually became closer to that point
More personal information
What firm she worked for
Where my farm was
Names of relatives
Names of high schools
All the things that just come up in conversation eventually if you talk to someone long enough.
But, oddly, after all this time, neither of us had thought to send any pictures ...