Sellin' Stuff: How a Roommate Search is Kind of Like Dating

So merely 2 months ago my lovely newest roommate moved in.  I met several candidates prior to her and was "meh" about all of them.  Then in walked the charmer that is Stefa and I within five minutes I wanted her to move in.  Do you recall my recent post about my unfulfilled desire to feel a spark with a dude as I had with my douchebag  ex? At the risk of sounding like a crazy person (obviously, such a fear does not trump my desire to divulge my inner-most idiocy to you good folks), I kinda had that spark with Stefa IN A PLATONIC ROOMMATE-Y WAY.

What I'm Sellin' - Apartment Style

Now, we are about to embark on a joint roommate search as our 3d is moving out in a couple months.  Since I have had zero dates (zero invitations, to be honest) I have been thinking about the roommate search and how similar it is to dating.  As I was writing the apartment ad I realized I am basically looking for a nice, pleasant person that is close to my age, capable of communication, willing to do the dishes and has at least enough in common with me so that living together is easy.  That ain't so different from my OKCupid profile, but in the Craigslist ad I'm not really trying to make myself seem cooler than I am.

What I'm Sellin (non-monetarily) - Me

Another difference: when I look at my competition (as I have previously admitted to doing on OKCupid) on Craigslist, we WIN.  Our place is cute, we took decent pictures of our house in a relatively clean state, our place is cheap, and we have many of the desirable amenities (driveway, washer/dryer, cat, etc.).  On OKCupid I have no such advantage.  While you may agree with my view on the subject - namely that I'm amazing and beautiful - there are many more attractive/thinner/shorter/etc. ladies on OKCupid and I do not have the pick of the not-so-amazing-litter that is OKCupid man-pool.  (Sorry mom)

In the end I am very pleased that I do not financially rely on having a boyfriend.  This way, I can take my sweet-sweet time finding one and be as particular as I want.  Luckily, the last roommate search wound up wonderfully, so I am not suicidal over the prospect of doing it again.  I counted: I have lived here for just about 4 years and have had exactly 8 different roommates (2 at a time), 12 if you count felines.  Some have been amazing and will remain good friends, some have been less successful (immediate Facebook de-friending upon move-out).  But, I am going to be positive about this new search and understand that we may not find our platonic soul mate.

If anyone knows any online daters PLEASE inform me if these courageous heroes may enjoy writing a guest post.  Also, why the frack didn't any of you losers comment on Zyzenthia's amazing post!?  How are we to encourage her to pen an update without an ounce of support!?