The Case of the Single Girl

When things don't work out in your life, you always look back and start examining where it could have gone wrong. So when I had to deal with a break up this past week, my crazy brain went into overdrive, (over) analyzing what I could have done differently. I feel that I am qualified to be the lead investigator in this matter because it's my life but more importantly because I've been watching a lot of "Sherlock Holmes" themed television/movies lately. Clearly the erstwhile detective and I could crack The Case of the Single Girl. ( I know, super clever.)

I have always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes and his many variations. I read the books as a child, fell in love with Robert Downey Jr. in the recent revival, and watch Elementary on CBS which had the neat idea to twist Holmes' relationship with his companion Dr. Watson by making the character a female foil. Until recently I had not given in to the British retelling, Sherlock, but one day I found myself interested enough and was hooked shortly after. This influx of Holmesian thinking makes me more than qualified to solve the aforementioned mystery.

My imaginary Holmes' and I must start the investigation at the beginning. Single Girl is a mid-twenties, fairly attractive female who has not been in a serious relationship. Her story begins when she decides on her birthday to join an online dating site on a whim purely based on a "oh why the hell not" attitude. From sources, we have gathered that she was not a quiet girl, rather multiple reports detail her being social, outgoing, and quite popular. The first month of activity on the site proved fruitless and in an effort to be more proactive about her situation, she set about to find the "one".

After a series of awful dates (one suitor had rotted teeth reports confirm), Single Girl met a nice gentleman. Based on her past experiences, Single Girl kept the man and the news quiet for fear of getting too excited. Things were good but hard, their work schedules were not conducive to a regular dating relationship. Not one to bite a gift horse in the mouth, Single Girl made her peace with that and decided it was worth it. Alas, the gentleman couldn't maintain those same feelings and ended the relationship after a couple months.

Single Girl was understandably a bit down in the dumps but after a couple days of being sad, she decided to hire our crack team of investigators to see if we can solve her case of singledom. Let's dig deeper, shall we readers???

Potential Flaws:

-She likes too many movies. After several meetings with Single Girl, one will notice that she often drops movie and TV quotes into normal conversation and not realize what she is doing. This could be a deterrent for potential mates.

- Her beauty is too girl next door. She isn't drop dead gorgeous, nor does she have that natural beauty that some people are gifted with. She works at her good looks. Although she has been known to make a few jaws drop when she wants to. There is photographic evidence.

- She is loud. She has a loud voice. And a loud laugh.

- Her love of sports could intimidate men. She is not afraid of voicing her opinions at the TV screen in public or at an actual game.

- An avid eater, she could one day get fat. It happens to the best of people.

After examining the evidence... we are stumped. Her "flaws" are more like quirks and could be seen as quite endearing to the right person. She is clearly popular as she has many friends and is beloved by all, or so we assume. There must be something else a foot. A villain that she and we are not aware of...