Former L.A. Times writer Claire Hoffman (the hottest staffer at the paper during her tenure, she’s best known for her Joe Francis take-down) goes online to seek love in the September issue of Los Angeles magazine.
"This Spring yet another of my relationships came to an end. I diverted my frustrations with the usual breakup activities: text-messaging exes, surfing eBay at 4 a.m. for vintage clothing, experimenting with extreme cleanse diets, researching cosmetic surgery."
She had turned 30. "I had always lackadaisically let work, school, and friends of friends form my bumpy romantic life."
"What was once a quirky collection of interesting men now seemed like a long smear of failure."
My theory is that most women regret sleeping with every man before their husband while most men forever live off their conquests. It’s an eternal store of onanistic delights.
Claire, who did a graduate degree in religion, describes herself as "agnostic and contrarian."
Her eHarmony personality profile reveals her to be "gullible, kind and trusting."
She concludes: "If I don’t like dating, what are my options for finding someone? I had more than 300 men contact me, had sent more than 50 e-mails, had gone on four dates, and still hadn’t found a sustainable connection with anyone."
