eHarmony connected me with a nice woman a few weeks ago, or so I thought. Then late one night, chatting with me, I tell her I need to go because it's late, like 1 a.m. She tells me I'm just like a man to leave her. Ouch.

Then today she tells me that people with visible tattoos are generally not worthy of employment. Not the thing to tell a guy who doesn't even own a suit. Appearance that is unconventional is not an indicator of a person's ability. I'm not willing to roll over and advocate that cultural norm, leaving it unchallenged.

So she says it's like racism, you'll never be able to make it go away. Can you believe that? It may not happen in my lifetime, but like so many other problems, it takes everyone to get on board and solve the problem. I mean, should we have just allowed slavery to continue and blocked women from voting?

I just can't imagine living with that kind of attitude toward life. Without hope, why bother even getting up in the morning? Even at my lowest points in life, I've always felt that I could make change in my life and in the world.

She is so off my buddy list.