Over 30 and still single, post here.

DIGItonium

I'm playing the numbers game right now, which is nice since I'm able to interact with random girls and get their numbers. They're a bit on the young side of the spectrum, but it's enough to keep me moving forward so I definitely have no interest or urge to contact my ex.

Somehow it feels like there's a stigma with my occupation as an engineer. About 5-7 years ago (well before the burst of the economic bubble), things were great. When I tell people I'm an engineer, they're in awe as if I'm high up there in the ranks. I find myself questioning why people think engineers are wealthy or something along the lines of that. Now it's like a mood killer in the conversation. Where I'm at most engineers (including myself) are working in aviation, and it has been a rocky one since 2009. There are some companies in the technology sector, but it pays nowhere near as much as aviation companies. I talked to this random girl on Friday, and the fact that I'm an engineer seem to be a mood killer for her. When I got her number, she gave me her Google Voice number. I didn't really hear much from her the next day.

Then there's the stigma about engineers overall. Back in March, a random girl I met at the bar was cool until she asked about my occupation. When I said "engineer," the ship started sinking and I was drowning. She said "engineers are socially awkward," so she put me in that category all night long. I did get her number, though. But that was it.

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Haboob

Yeah, I don't enjoy telling people I do IT work, because I get that "Oh...." reaction.

I'm not the stereotypical IT person though, so I have to kind of let them know that.