Back when I first went on JDate, the Jewish online dating site, I started chatting with a woman from Atlanta, Georgia. Let’s call her Cynthia. She was blonde and very pretty. All of the pictures she posted were lovely. Still, she lived in Atlanta, so I had few expectations about ever meeting her, let alone having a relationship with her.
From chatting online, we moved to the phone, and enjoyed talking to each other. One day, she told me that she would be coming to New York City with a couple of friends for a visit and wondered if I could meet her there. I said I would be happy to. And, to be honest, I was happy. In her pictures, she looked hot, and on the phone, had a sweet southern drawl.
I took the train down and met her in the lobby of her hotel, somewhere in midtown. Let’s say this – she was not exactly the same person I had envisioned from her pictures. She looked older and quite a bit bigger. She wore a white sundress which was far from flattering. It must have been a couple of sizes too small. She was spilling out of it. We spent the afternoon together but I felt lucky when I found out my son was in town and wanted to meet me at Grand Central. It’s always great to have a Plan B fall into your lap.
As you can well imagine, all contact between Cynthia and myself ceased. So it goes.
Shoot forward to today, a good year and a half since I met her. I woke up in a good mood, made some coffee, turned on my laptop and then the television. Before I had a chance to see what was on, I saw a picture of Cynthia, one of the same pictures she had posted on JDate. My television was tuned to “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.” Although I had no idea who Mike and Juliet are, I clearly recognized Cynthia. Apparently, Cynthia’s daughter felt her mother is generally outlandishly dressed and wears too much makeup. Duh! Cynthia was on the show to get what they called a “make-under,” as opposed to the more traditional makeover. http://www.mandjshow.com/
If you have ever seen a makeover on television, then you know what I am talking about. They showed her as she usually dresses and had a sad little bio about her self-esteem problems. If she actually had any issues when I met her, she did a great job at covering them up. From everything she told me, she was a successful businesswoman who had lots of friends, including some very high-profile ones. On the show, they mentioned she felt a little down when her ex-husband first cheated on her. Apparently, he either never read my book or just wanted to escape. Some men want to get caught - sometimes for good reason. At some point, they trotted her out wearing more conservative clothes and more appropriate makeup. All I can say, is – thank you, Mike and Juliet.
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