I guess the ds x 2 do put people off - but not because of them, but I'm biased, because I wont/ can't drop everything and go off to concerts or fly to Spain for a cheap school time holiday. Its actually attracted a couple of people apparently I'm very homely - but after a while they've come across as people who want a little wife.
The thing is I am very homely I like to have a hot meal on the table, have big family roasts, I can sew etc. But I'm also an Engineer and I've worked as an Engineering manager for a large manufacturing company Which I gave up after DS1 was born, so I need any dates to respect that I have an opinion and a brain. But I guess that goes for everyone.
The proactive regime has been the one email. I'm brilliant at multitasking generally but find it really hard to have several contacts on the go.
I also struggle with the too good to be true thing. If I find them attractive they why the what ever haven't they been snapped up and they wouldn't look at me anyway so why try. Self defeating I know!