I have this hypothesis.

I have a short attention span... well in men anyway.

How did I come up with this hypothesis?

I observed that when I try to get to know a new guy :

1. Feel all excited and intrigued.
2. Look at his social networking profile, i.e. friendster, myspace, facebook, multiply etc
3. Google (?)
4. Exchange emails, text messages, and if the guy is lucky, I'll let in slip a phone call or two
   
5. Go out with the guy

These are all in sequence and prerequisites of each other. And I think this year alone, I have been doing a lot of cyberstalking, getting all curious and all about the person, merely trying to get into the guy's psyche. I've had several first dates. But seldom second dates, mostly because I don't want to go out the next time, because I feel that:

• I'm not interested enough
• Not that willing to be risque
• Too busy with work
• I'd rather stay at home and play video games all night
• Go out on a food trip with my buddies

And if ever do I go out the second time, I can feel the "magic", if you will, which of course you  is caused by:

• increase in heart rate
  
•  pheremones get dumped into the air to attract them
  
• chemicals get sent around the brain i.e.  Dopemines, emphetimines etc.

which you know will get me jumpy, and all smiles, even when there is nothing funny. But this will all last between a week to a month. If the one month period has lapsed, there are two cases:

1. new guy has either been forgotten, non-replied, or categorized as "a friend". {{How evil}}.
2. He'll be considered the other party in the the exclusive dating pariah of mine, go out, text message each other. No commitment yet. {{Yes, I'm evil like that}}
   

There are still though who are persistent even if they did not make it to the second case. They'll be the one who'll occassionally text from time to time. Use an unlisted number, bombard your friendster account, place I miss you comments on your front page, call you at the office, YM you at work, "accidentally" bump into you while you are at your building/apartment. One even tried to solicit sex from me with money. {{How LOW}}

Those who make it however has seven months or less. In the seven months, either one or both parties:

• get too busy
• get bored
• start to see other people
• forget the other person's existence
• get too attached and start making demands
• start planning about a marriage (???)
• wants to be introduced as the ONE to all friends and family

So far, In the last three years, there are those who passed then one month mark, but I haven't had actually committed to anything. Yes, I am evil at that. Its not like I don't try, its just that I am me. =) Of course, it's probably going to be different if I meet the one guy that could make all my pheromones burst and make me lose control, and become very irrational. (meaning in-love)

How I wish I was the me six years ago when it comes to dating, I'll probably have jumped the gun at the instant the guy says those three magic words. Oh well, I'm probably getting older.

Geeking out,
Jackie