CHICAGO — Paul Gutierrez can attest to some pretty bad dating horror stories.

One time, a mail-order bride climbed out a window in the middle of their date. Another time, Gutierrez, 38, says he dressed up like a moose to catch a woman's attention, to no avail.

Things got so bad that he turned to charitable donations to find his future wife.

The Elgin, Ill., native is offering half of his yearly income for one year, about $10,000 to $20,000, to the person who gets him a date with his future wife. He said he will donate to the charity of the person's choice, or walk across the country in a wedding dress to raise money for a charitable cause.

Is he kidding? No, he maintains. It's all true.

"I was on a dating site and I was thinking, 'This isn't for me. It's not going to happen this way,' " he said. "So I figured, why not do something good? Hopefully giving half of what I make to charity might make its way to a good cause."

"I like animals a lot, and I'm a sucker for stray animals," Gutierrez said. "I usually try and bring them to a no-kill shelter or something."

Parts of the list are brutally honest, but Gutierrez said he hopes his future wife is able to laugh at his past mishaps.