I don’t know about you but I hate choosing a Username. I always pile too much pressure on myself. I want it to be funny, quirky and original. After all it is how I will be known by many people. Usually I spend far too long deciding, and massively over-think the entire process. I know you’re shocked aren’t you that I would overthink something.
Anyway, this time is no different. You see I have decided to take the plunge. After a year as officially single I am joining a dating site. I’m not really looking for someone yet, more thinking of it as a way to meet new people and try out new things. I’m mainly interested in some of the single nights this company holds and so thought why not. I have a friend who will be accompanying me on said nights (not that she realises this yet) and so I thought it will just get my social life looking a little more healthy which at this time of year is nothing but a good thing.
So I logged onto the site and started filling in the details. It was going well. I could manage my name, post code, age, that I was a woman searching for a man. Hell, I had even decided on an age range and decided not to settle on age so been very specific about what I did and didn’t want…
And then they asked for my username.
Now more than my username matters. This name and my picture is going to persuade a handsome, charming, great personality, brilliant sense of humour, animal loving, sensitive, none-smoking, active, large… pay check (get your mind out of the gutter!) guy that I am the woman he has waited his entire life for.
I have come up with a couple and rejected them. I think ‘Desperate and dejected’ may have gone and ‘dying alone with dogs instead of cats as cats hate me’ just don’t roll off the tongue! I considered keep it simple and just going with my name. I also considered using my childhood nickname – it’s kinda cute, fun story and would encourage someone to delve a little deeper to get to know me. I considered using a fake name but I know of someone who did that. She was dating a great guy when a few weeks into the relationship he announced that he wasn’t ‘Harry’ but actually he was an actor called ‘Frank’ and had used a face name so his fans didn’t know he was on the ‘hunt’. (true story!) They never saw each other again.
In desperation I sent off a quick text to my baby sister. I knew she would be there for me in my hour of need, she is arty, with a flair for the dramatic and I knew she wouldn’t let me down. Because she is a complete star, and as fulfilled with her job as I am with mine, she replied within minutes with her suggested username…Free and Easy.
25castleson25clouds.wordpress.com 
This sounds like me….What’s the verdict?
Honestly, I gave it up as a bad job and cuddled with my dog instead!! I am going to do it, I just haven’t gotten back round to it!!
You should. I’m getting to the part where people I met online were actually more normal than what I thought. Maybe you will have the same luck!
Do i even want to know how long that has taken?
Hmmm, that name could conjure all sorts of connotations!
Would be interesting wouldn’t it??!
Free and easy? Yikes!Ive been half considering online dating when the time is right, but omg I didn’t even consider the minefield that is usernames!
Start planning now – you entire future happiness relies on your username!! No pressure right??!
Wishing you the best of luck. Fingers crossed over here for you. Have a terrific Tuesday.
Best wishes Molly
thank you!!
hahahaha Free and Easy hahahaha
Although it’s a good username and it will for sure being tons of guys your way, it isn’t probably the way to start.
When I was single and used dating websites always used the same username, something like boarwrestler.
Dating websites will give you plenty of material to write about. I follow a blogger on Facebook, she’s funny as hell, you gotta read what happens to her on dating websites.
Here’s a post she wrote:
http://sipsofjenandtonic.com/2014/08/28/love-disconnection/
I wonder if I should have a waver on my profile “by accepting to go on a date with me you give me full authority to write about the awfulness that is the date and share ever detail of the event with my followers – what do you think??
I think that’d be fair.
Free and Easy? Ha ha! I hope you can afford a bodyguard!!
What are your rates like? You do such a good job with your bipeds!!
Hoooweeee, Free and Easy! How about Free and Breezy?
Almost as good as my sisters suggestion of Country Bumpkin (I think that would make me sound a little bit simple!)
😉
Wow, I can’t imagine how hard it would be to come up for a username for a dating website. You’ve just ensured that my marriage will continue no matter what! 🙂
I agree, coming up with a username for online dating is so hard. You know people will be judging you based on it!
I’m half tempted to be a little out these. hope it will only encourage people who get my sense of humor… but then would that lead to me receiving no messages and dying alone? i just don’t know!!
Haha, I think you are stuck with the one name. That’s what makes it so tough. I ended up just picking two of my favorite colors. Seemed to work well enough. Good luck!
Now that’s something I haven’t thought of… I may have to do a little snooping, see what other people have done and then follow suit. yes, I am very aware that I am a sheep Baa!