Fix Me Up?

Remember back in the day, when you had a friend who was single, and you fixed them up with someone you knew who would be "just PERFECT" for him or her? Whatever happened to that notion, anyway? Have we eliminated it in favor of personal dating web sites? (If so, THAT'S a turn for the worse.)

I really HATE to bring this up, because it almost seems whiny, but I have not had much luck with the dating sites. Apparently, there are fat dudes aplenty on personal dating sites. Who knew?

I have several female friends (mostly married or otherwise taken) who tell me what a great guy I am, etc. But when it comes to the dating sites, either women contact me who I am not attracted to, or the ones who I contact, respond with "I'm sorry, but we're not a good fit." Now, when I've carefully chosen similar interests, similar background, and so on, so that we would be a good fit, what she's really saying is "I'm sorry, but you're a hideous troll, so much so that if you were the last man on Earth, I'd be crossing over to the All-Girl Team". Thank God for canned responses, huh?

Am I too picky? I don't think so. Let's review my criteria:
1. Age -- 33 to 49. I don't think that's unreasonable. Women under 33 would probably not be on the same maturity level. Those over 49 generally look a lot older than me. I am a fairly young-looking, young-feeling, cool-as-hell 46-year-old. I do not want to be with someone who looks like Grandma Moses, sorry. I have seen a couple of women who were 50 or 51 who still looked really good, so nothing's impossible, I suppose.
2. Non-smoker. Sorry, it's just gross to me. Would I date an exceptional woman who was a smoker? Possibly; I tend to go with the saying, "Never say never". But I would say that, generally speaking, smokers are not in my target demographic.
3. Full-figured. Yes, I like plus-size gals. Big deal. I always have, and I'm not ashamed of it in the least. Do a Google search on "Les Toil" (he's an artist). The women he draws are, in my opinion, my idea of perfection (although, as previously noted, I also think Jennifer Garner is the cat's meow... of course, she's no Wynonna Judd...).
4. Good looking. I can hear people groaning and screaming, saying "Looks aren't everything!" That's true, they're not. However, I'm a decent-looking guy; I think it's very reasonable to want to find a good-looking woman. If things work out, I'll be spending a lot of time looking at this woman. And hey, I'm a sucker for a pretty face. (I've always liked that line whenever I've seen it in movies.)

There are lots of other things I look for, such as having similar tastes in movies and music, having a good sense of humor, enjoying being in or near the water, being honest, affectionate, faithful, and so on. No need to bore you with the details, unless you want to be bored... in which case, feel free to e-mail me. (jimmckee.blog AT gmail DOT com)

I haven't brought up distance yet. I think I could probably go up to about a five-hour drive from me. That covers quite a bit of territory, just about anywhere between Detroit and the following cities: Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh, as well as the southern half of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Of course, the closer to Metro Detroit, the better.

Another sticking point tends to be height. (Not with ME... with women, I mean.) Personally, I would have no problem dating women taller than me. Generally, though, women won't date men who are shorter than they are (which, to me, is a silly requirement, but who am I to say, right?).

So, anyway, if you know a single gal who you think might be a good match for me, feel free to refer her to this web site. Who knows, maybe we can bring back that tradition of fixing up our friends (well, at least the ones who need fixing).