@benally1978,
I met my husband through the personals. The equivalent these days are places like Tindr and eHarmony.
A suggestion - be a lot more specific about what you're looking for. I don't mean in the sense of shallowness (e. g. she must be 5'3" and weigh exactly __ pounds and only floss her teeth from left to right). Instead, I mean you will need to give some specifics of any sort because otherwise it makes you look desperate. It also makes you look uncaring. For you, Sophia Loren and Angela Basset are the same. So are Michele Yeoh and Miley Cyrus. You're interchanging Kim Kardashian with Angela Merkel and this does a disservice to all.
Like I said, please don't be shallow about it, but an ad or profile with something more like "Looking for a women between the ages of 25 and 35 who likes scuba diving and Thai food, a Christian, who loves to live in the country and cares about recycling." That will get you (most likely) fewer results but they should be a lot more germane to what you're looking for.
It's a lot like advertising. Consider the ads you see on TV or online. You don't see an ad for "This soft drink is for people who like to drink liquid stuff." Instead, you see an ad for "This soft drink has a lemony flavor and a kick to get you up in the morning, and it's low in calories, too."
Being more specific about what you want will also reveal yourself more to your potential matches. If you were looking for a Catholic woman, and I was still single, I would pass by your ad because I'm not Catholic. That saves time for both of us. It's a lot more considerate.
See what I mean?
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