Dear Charlie,

I am writing you to request some dating advice. As a single woman in my mid-thirties who lives alone with her cats, I’ve really been struggling to find a nice midwestern man to date. I have my own apartment, lots of interests and hobbies – including camping, fishing, hiking, kayaks, knitting, and music (I play the guitar, bass guitar, and piano). I enjoy coffee, cooking, long walks, and games of chess. So I really don’t know why I am still single.

I do a good job of keeping myself busy with work, spending time with friends, and finding projects to immerse myself in. However, when the sun goes down and the night inevitably falls over the prairie, I find myself feeling lonesome and long for someone with whom to snuggle as I watch Outlander for the tenth or twelfth time. Sam Heughan isn’t available, so I figure asking a nice midwestern fellow like yourself what I can do to boost my odds of meeting someone nice is a good way to go.

I’m not sure if you’ll see this and even less certain I’ll get a response, but I figure it can’t hurt to add “Tell your folks I says ‘Hi.'”

Sincerely,
Jacqueline