Men of NY: Gird Your Loins
Chanel is officially on the loose.
Yes folks, the rumors are true. I have taken a leap into the world of online dating. But let’s be clear: I’m doing this as a public service…an act of charity for the common good, if you will. Consider me a digital spy for the IKDH community. A karate kid of love. A foot soldier in Cupid’s army. All right, all right—you get the point. 
You see, for years I mocked E-Harmony and Match.com for their ridiculous promises to help us single suckers find love via the interwebs. Despite the slick advertising and legend-like stories of “it worked for my sister’s best friend’s cousin,” online dating seemed so terribly desperate. And for a gal like me who was already struggling to find a relationship, branding myself as relationally inept to an audience of millions of potential suitors didn’t sound like the most awesome idea I’d ever heard. So I scoffed, rejected the thought of joining a dating site, and secretly wondered if love was possible online.
Until now.
In an effort to unlock the mystery of online dating for our little band of dating warriors, I have marched off into the great unknown, paid my $19.95/month and created a profile. And while I’m still slightly afraid of finding true love, being matched with a guy I actually know (it happens) or dying a terrible death like on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, I’m willing to take the risk.
Remember, I’m doing this for you kids.
Any pointers as I embark on this journey? Any online dating missteps you’ve made or experienced? Share your stories below in the comments or email them to us at ikisseddatinghello@gmail.com.
-CHANEL
*Isn’t that how the Law & Order episodes always go? One minute a 20-something girl is chatting away online with a suave suitor; the next minute her body is discovered by an unsuspecting jogger near the boat basin in Central Park.
