"Man I Used To Be"

"...I just wanna get back to me
Aww baby, hoo hoo
Back into the man I used to be"

Some time last year, I checked my inbox and there was an ad for a free trial for the online relationship site eHarmony. Several of these emails had made their way into my inbox in the past and this was no surprise to me. It was, as in emails past, an offer for a free personality test and viewing of matches in my area.
Now, I don't usually go for this kind of stuff, but I was in a bit of a lonely mood and I thought, what the hell, why not give it a shot. Besides, a co-worker whom I used to work with at a warehouse told me that's were he met his then-fiance. What could I lose?
To my surprise, the questionnaire was quite long and detailed. I figured it would be a short page asking my gender, my age, my race, my orientation. I was very wrong. I took my time, answering the questions honestly. I even went back to change some of the answers I had too briskly answered.
It took me around a half hour to fill out all the questions. The results, I found, were startlingly accurate, even to point of revealings things about me I didn't know (as in hadn't put the pieces together) or was to modest to admit.

In each category it provide a detailed explanation of how you interact with others and how people may respond to you, both positively and negatively. I found that much of what I understood about myself matched up with what my results and put it into words I'd never use if talking about myself or because I'm too modest to admit it.
Most who know me know I have pretty poor self-esteem, especially when we're dealing with the romantic realm. But, I figured, you know, I'm feeling pretty good about myself after taking this questionnaire. I answered honestly and I got honest answers back; answers I wouldn't admit to. So, I figured I'd proceed to next page: the potential "matches" page.
Here's what it said:

eHarmony is based upon a complex matching system developed through extensive research with married couples. One of the requirements for successful matching is that participants fall within certain defined profiles. If we find that we will not be able to match a user using these profiles, we feel it is only fair to inform them early in the process. We are so convinced of the importance of creating compatible matches to help people establish happy, lasting relationships that we sometimes choose not to provide service rather than risk an uncertain match.

EPIC FAIL!
The results from this questionnaire were brought to my attention recently by another email from eHarmony. When I viewed my results again, I compared myself then with myself now. Lately I've been thinking that I'm so very different from who I was not a year ago. But when comparing my past and present self, I've found I'm not as different as I thought I was. Perhaps more jaded and a lot less "energetic" and "lively" and definitely "more inhibited".
Back in 2007, I remember I was very happy with who I was, even before I took this questionnaire. I felt content with myself as opposed to much of this year in which I've often found myself lacking in everything I was. Now, I see that maybe, with the current state of affairs being what they are, maybe I'm not such a bad guy...

...and maybe there really is a match for me.

PS: NEW BOND MOVE COMING OUT NOV.14th!!! The opening scene has been leaked! Watch it here!