I'm an average-looking girl in my early twenties; basically, another pretty-faced fat girl. After breaking up with a long-term boyfriend, I decided to try Match. My girlfriends warned me that it was a waste of money, but I figured I'd try it anyway.

Prior to Match, I'd been on some other dating sites, met a lot of guys, but didn't really like any of them. Many were just looking for fun or friends without benefits even, believe it or not.

Anyway. I've been on Match since November and met five guys, all of whom matched my base criteron (were in their twenties and lived close by).

The five guys I met on Match were of MUCH higher quality than on any other dating site I'd tried. Much.

One was an extremely good looking chess player who lived in a neighboring town, was a year older than me, and knew many of the same people I knew in real life. We'd even worked at the same mall in high school. We saw each other once a week, but I just didn't feel any sparks, and I ultimately stopped calling him after he told me he was moving three hours away.

One was a political pundit who was also a year older than me and lived in a neighboring town. Also good looking, and we had a lot in common. For reasons I can't explain, we only went on one date (it was a great first date) and conversation fizzled. I don't know if he didn't feel any sparks, but it sure seemed like he did on the one date we went on.

The third wasn't good looking at all, but was kind. He was short and overweight, lived in another county, and worked at a movie theater I was familiar with. He wasn't very intelligent, but was into big and expensive dates, and I allowed myself to have a good time. I hoped I would feel something for him, but never did, and ultimately stopped calling him.

The fourth was outstanding. Good-looking in a quirky way with longish hair, lived ten minutes from my house, was smart and interesting and fun. He would definitely be someone I'd maybe call The One one day, but I met another guy from Match that blew him out of the water.

The last guy I met, I have seen every day for two weeks and lives ten minutes from my house. We have tons of stuff in common and I really like him. He's a gem; always wants to know what I want to do, never pushes me to go too fast in the sex department, is funny and smart and appreciates things like my obsession with disco and board games. He makes me happy and is a great guy for me to be dating, especially since I'm pretty fragile right now, after having gotten out of a long and intense relationship in June. He calls when he says he will, never flakes out, is never boring, and even likes my family (and I like his).

My odds were iffy. Age was on my side (as I'm young), but I'm also fairly overweight, and I also don't have a driver's license yet. On average, I received about two new winks/messages a week (which makes me suspicious of stories of women receiving hundreds a day). I think an average amount for a woman to receive would be maybe five or six a week; at any rate, I don't know any girl in person who's received more than that.

Bottom line: if I can do it, so can anyone else. It's not a numbers game, and it only takes ONE person to change your life. And there are a lot of awesome people on Match; seems like people on Match are of a pretty good quality, especially compared to other sites.