Match.com: Why am I an expert on this?

Because my sister is!

This isn't some men's magazine giving you bullshit online dating advice. This isn't Ms. Manners giving you "how to be appropriate" bullshit tips. And this definitely isn't Dr. Phil's big bag of bullshit. This is from the horse's mouth - A WOMAN! - delivered to you from a MAN!!

Here're the details.

Last week, my sister came to visit us in Virginia for a 4-day vacation, and what did she do the whole time she was up here? Surf Match.com to scam on the guys she found: dudes who looked at her profile, winked at her, messaged her, all that good stuff. Turns out you can't do anything on Match.com without the other person knowing you did it. Which, in my opinion, is a little creepy. But that's a topic for another time.

Surfing Match.com up here in Virginia was pretty damn great for her because she found a whole new field of low-hangers compared to the same old same old she sees down in Florida, which is where she lives. She winked and surfed and clicked on a ton of profiles she found in the DMV (which, by the way, stands for DC, Maryland, Virginia - yeah, I know: pretentious, but that's Northern Virginia for ya) and showed me everything she found wrong, everything she found right, everything she laughed at, everything she liked, everything that pissed her off, everything that grossed her out, EVERYTHING!! It was pretty fun ... in a bizarre, ain't-quite-right, voyeuristic kind of way. But it was REALLY informative and REALLY educational!

By the way, I'm her younger brother. I'm married. I've never used Match.com, eHarmony, or any of those other dating sites. Thank God. I found the love of my life 19 years ago while doing volunteer work. 19 years ago. Way back when people used the internet only for porn.

And let's face it, Match.com is pretty much "new porn." It's nothing but a bunch of voyeurs trying to get lucky, although your definition of "lucky" may be different than someone else's. One person's "lucky" is getting laid, another person's is companionship, another person's is social engagement, another person's is a long-term relationship, another person's is marriage at any cost. My sister has seen all of 'em. And she's given me an earful about ALL y'all!!

So what's the deal with my sister? Allrighty. She's 47, widowed (10 years ago), 2 kids who are over 18, been on Match since mid-2013, and has been on about 2 dozen dates with different men since starting with Match. I asked her what she wanted to get out of Match - and told her to be brutally honest with me - and she said she's looking for hook-ups, play dates, social interaction, and companionship that could lead to a long-term relationship and marriage. BUT she's realistic. She doesn't expect love at first sight and she doesn't expect to elope. She DOES expect chemistry and that ever-important "vibe." More on that later also. She's also independent, has life priorities set, and does NOT want to get into a relationship with anyone who has kids under 18. She said she's done with raising kids and she don't wanna do it no more!

So that's her deal. She likes sex, she wants sex, she needs sex, and she wants to be with someone she can be a friend with, and she's optimistic (and realistic) about a potential husband coming out of the deal.

So ... why am I an expert on this? Yup, because my sister is!

This is uncut, no-bullshit, unplugged feedback from a woman who's gotten down and dirty with the best and the worst of them. She laid it on the line, and what she told me WILL help you think like a woman on Match.com!