Chasing Coven

Okay, well....I'm over it. I'm so over it. So, so, so, sooo over it.

Have you ever tried to sell anything on Facebook? If so, you're probably familiar with the 500,000 "Is this still available?" messages that come flying at you out of nowhere, dinging your messenger all hours of the day and night, and when you try to respond to any of them, you get silence in response. (On an only slightly related note, I'm so glad I deleted that fucking app and all its other related apps.)

Anyhoot, I think I mentioned here that I'd added my area to the online coven finder, right? So far, the experience has been really similar to facebook marketplace. I've had several inquiries; most go nowhere after initial contact. It's really odd, actually, because the introductory email is usually fairly simple.

"Hello, my name is PersonFace. I found you on WebsiteName. I live in Area and have been practicing since SpecificDate. I've been looking for a coven and wonder if you can answer some questions for me."  

And I answer with the same sort of generic energy. Of course, I'm more than happy to answer your questions, here's some recommended but not mandatory reading material, let me know how I can help, blessed be, so on and so forth. I used to be much more enthusiastic about it, writing out these long, thoughtful, personalized emails that didn't actually seem to gain any more response than the generic does. 

So far:

• half never respond again
• the reply email reiterates wanting to ask questions but never actually asks any questions
• a handful make it as far as exchanging numbers, but fizzle out quickly

Now, I mean no disrespect when I say this, but to me it feels like a lot of these people are expecting something more glamourous...like I slip our business card in at the end of the email - something all black with a glowing rune or the eye of Sauron on it, giving a cryptic but yet also plainly stated secret location for our midnight mass where initiation takes place immediately but also this person remains a quiet outside observer. We begin by showing you everything we got. 

I could be very wrong about that, but it's almost like I can feel the sigh of disappointment in some of these emails when I reply with something completely benign and ordinary. All of the enthusiasm and unasked questions just seem to die. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it feels like a pretty predictable pattern. 

That's okay, though. I could be wrong, but even if I'm right, all it means is that the people who are only in it for the vibe or curiosity or passing interest sorta weed themselves out. 

Everyone wins. Yay.