So you're single.

And you're sick of it.

You're ready to jump into the dating game and find that special someone, a life partner,

a parent to your dozen children.

But where to start? You don't really hang out at bars,

you don't talk to the people at work, so you decide to start online. And so you make a dating

profile. And on the profile, you start off with things about yourself, you know, what you look like,

the things you like to do, your job.

Maybe you illustrate book covers for romantic literature.

You enjoy listening to the best astronomy podcast in the world.

You are an amateur cheese enthusiast, et cetera, et cetera.

That's the first half.

The second half is you describing what you

want in a partner. And you start with obvious. You'd prefer a human, someone that speaks your

language, lives in or near your city, and is also single and looking for a partner.

And then maybe you introduce some more specific, some,

you know, some qualities that you would enjoy in that life partner, maybe a certain age range.

Maybe someone who likes to be outdoors or play card games or go to the movies. Maybe someone

who isn't allergic to dogs because you have 14 dogs that you have a lot of issues,

but maybe there's reasons why you're single. I'm just, I'm just saying anyway. But then you

start thinking even deeper. Imagining your ideal partner, like you're really taking away. Like,

man, if I could just have the one perfect person in my life, this is exactly what that person would

...