Match.com, again, was asking me to build a profile: upload photos, say something about myself. I was in the process of one-more-time-let’s-see-what-happens when an ad for Rover.com popped up on one my social media feeds. I clicked, and instead of completing my profile on Match, I completed one on Rover. After all, wasn’t I looking for companionship? Wasn’t I a little bit searching for some new social interaction? Why look for a boyfriend when I could get a lot of dogs? And that is how I changed my life.
It was so much easier writing a profile to be a dogsitter than a girlfriend. My fenced in yard, my spacious open-floor design home, my patience, my tendency to always be at home all served me well in this capacity. I didn’t have to be outgoing or like music (I’m deaf). I didn’t have to enjoy bars or even conversation. I didn’t even have to go out, at least not beyond my fenced in yard.
For 18 months now, I have had several new relationships every week. My fenced in yard is appreciated as the worthy feature it is. I never sleep alone. And–best of all–I get paid to pick up shit.
If you need a dogsitter in Asheville and surrounding areas, here is my Rover page. I do not have a Match.com profile and probably never will again. I’ve found true love. It is ten or more dogs.
https://www.rover.com/sit/laurah42509Your Promo Code: LAURAH42509
Laura Hope-Gill 