The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Unfortunately, about 2.5 months ago, my then on-and-off-again girlfriend of almost 2 years and I decided to break up. Also unfortunate, an incident occurred about 3.5 weeks ago which led us to stop communicating altogether. She was my best friend in the area, so the whole scenario was kind of like a double-whammy for me. Working at home all week, not getting out a whole lot, except for on the weekends, has made it difficult to meet new people and make new friends. Due to that, I joined a people-meeting/friend-making/dating type of site by the name of OKCupid. After being on the site for a few weeks, and I have to wonder if all (or at least most) such sites are like this, but I would like to rename this particular site, "OKCupidIsFlaky." I have to wonder if approximately 89.47% of people on these sites really aren't sure what they're looking for, and their thought-process upon joining is something like this: "Well, I just broke up with my boyfriend/girlfriend,...

I don't typically post about this kind of thing, but thought it may aid at least one person out there who may be in a relationship and uncertain if he/she wants things to continue. Due to an awful relationship from what seems like my distant past, the moving transition from Nebraska to Ohio that took place 4+ years ago, and a mysterious two-year illness I battled, it took an extremely long time for me to date again or even get interested in it. After I began feeling well again in early 2011, I suddenly felt a new-found sense of joy, aspiration, hope, and appreciation I hadn't felt before. I felt a drastic change in myself following my healing from the ailment. I can only imagine what others saw. Prior to my recovering from the illness, I had always been extremely shy and insecure around women I liked. I feared rejection if I were to ask them out. I feared making things awkward if they said no, and wondering if we'd be able to maintain a friendship. I feared getting my f...

The Flake So close, So far away, Ubiquitous, Non-existent, I feel your warmth when you’re near, The times few and far between, The laughs and smiles that we share, Before you vanish from the scene, I call to prompt conversation, Never certain that you’ll answer, Naively hopeful for a response, Typically ending in disappointment, Out of the blue you call, To talk and catch up, Feeling the same chemistry as before, Feeling as though we never stopped, The cycle starts again, Temporarily removed from your life, Communication ceases to be, Until you decide otherwise, Slowly falling from the sky, Uncertain if you’ll freeze or melt, Uncertain if the predictions were right, Dependent on the changing temperature, The precipitation finally ends, The damage only temporary, Before you’re plowed from my life, Never wanting to see you again.

I would like to be rid of flaky people. If anyone knows of a Human Head & Shoulders or something of the like which would help me to accomplish this, I'd very much appreciate all the necessary information. Thanks for your time. Good day.