What always is isn't always

That state of mentally arrested development most people seem to seek out in order to fit in with the herd. To most it is essential to fit in; having the right job, living in the right neighborhood or home, having the right friends, going to the right church, etc. Heaven forbid they have a non-mainstream thought or challenge the system because then they would be seen as not fitting in or being like everyone else. 

Dare to be different. Think outside the box... and I thank my Creator I'm far from being normal - lol

In the past few months I've had an absolute ball meeting new and different people here on okcupid. I've perused hundreds of profiles, looked at a great number of match questions and photographs and have corresponded with several very nice women I have met here.

On occasion a lady will mail me or IM me wanting to chat or whatever. I always take the time to review her profile and if I think there's a possibility then we begin conversing. If not, then I politely tell her thank you for the interest but I simply don't believe that it's a good fit. What irks me, and perhaps it's just me, is when I do take the initiative and drop a line to a lady that if she's not interested I am simply left hanging never hearing anything. To me that is very inconsiderate and lacks common courtesy. Am I out of line in wanting some simple manners to be displayed between us all?

So now if I do not hear back from someone within 72 hrs - 3 days - and I see that they have been on line in that time frame  - I simply assume a lack of interest and remove them from my friend's list and block them from my screen.

Let me know what you think please.

I find it interesting that despite all the many ladies I meet in working at the ice cream parlor I am finding myself turning here to an online service hoping to find that special someone. My sincerest hope is that I DO find that special someone, who like me is tired of spending the nights by themselves and is open and honest enough about themselves that they can fully share their life with another person.