Have you ever just had a dark feeling about someone? Nothing that you can really put your finger on, per se, just something that's not right?
I finally met Jimmy last night. He had mentioned sometime last week that he wanted to go to Legal Seafood, which is a fairly nice restaurant. We kept talking and then once we agreed upon Tuesday, I received a text asking if I wanted to meet at "The Tilted Kilt". A Pub? So, I texted that I thought we were going to Legal Seafood?
Ok. I'm not driving 35 minutes away to meet some guy in a pub. It felt like the old bait-n-switch to me. But, this guy is intuitive. He could tell I was not going for that even though I didn't say anything. Long story short, we met at Legal Seafood. I have spent hours talking to him over the phone. I felt that we had great chemistry over the phone and even in person. He is an attractive guy. Says he's 5'11" which is just blatantly wrong. I've really enjoyed talking to him.
BUT, there's just something there. I can't articulate it now. I'm all mixed up. But, suffice it to say, I don't think I will talk to this guy again. I just don't think it's a good idea. It's almost like I want to call him a phoney.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Elvis Bling
Ok. Have you had a good laugh today? This is one that I have to blog about because it's just too unreal. So here goes......
Exchanged a couple of emails with Bob. He had posted on his profile about what an Elvis fan he was, and I was like, oh I grew up in Memphis. Love Elvis. And, I do. He's a part of my culture. Everybody back home claims to be related to Elvis, for real. He is still the King and always will be the very best in my eyes.
Bob is a member of the Dead Elvis Society. He has been to over 30 Elvis concerts as a boy. He attended the famous Madison Square Garden come back. He has a scarf that Elvis gave him in Vegas, blah blah blah.
I THOUGHT this was a conversation piece. I enjoyed talking about my homie. I respect his knowledge of Elvis and thought it might be nice to meet this man. He texted me and asked if I would like to meet this weekend. So, I suggested brunch on Sunday. I suggested a couple of really nice buffet restaurants that do a big brunch but we settled on Nudy's Cafe at 10am.
I showed up about 5 mins early and he was already there. I like that. But, what I didn't like was as I was walking toward the door, I could see him looking me up and down. I felt like a piece of meat. Like a steak about to go on the grill, or something.
So, I introduced myself and shook his hand. His pictures are from 2008 it turns out. He is quite a bit larger and greyer than his pics. He was wearing white tennis shoes, cheap black pants, a beige cotton shirt and he was sporting this necklace:
Exchanged a couple of emails with Bob. He had posted on his profile about what an Elvis fan he was, and I was like, oh I grew up in Memphis. Love Elvis. And, I do. He's a part of my culture. Everybody back home claims to be related to Elvis, for real. He is still the King and always will be the very best in my eyes.
Bob is a member of the Dead Elvis Society. He has been to over 30 Elvis concerts as a boy. He attended the famous Madison Square Garden come back. He has a scarf that Elvis gave him in Vegas, blah blah blah.
I THOUGHT this was a conversation piece. I enjoyed talking about my homie. I respect his knowledge of Elvis and thought it might be nice to meet this man. He texted me and asked if I would like to meet this weekend. So, I suggested brunch on Sunday. I suggested a couple of really nice buffet restaurants that do a big brunch but we settled on Nudy's Cafe at 10am.
I showed up about 5 mins early and he was already there. I like that. But, what I didn't like was as I was walking toward the door, I could see him looking me up and down. I felt like a piece of meat. Like a steak about to go on the grill, or something.
So, I introduced myself and shook his hand. His pictures are from 2008 it turns out. He is quite a bit larger and greyer than his pics. He was wearing white tennis shoes, cheap black pants, a beige cotton shirt and he was sporting this necklace:
Do I need to say anything else?
Leaving me to ask the question yet again, "Oh no he didn't?"
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Bring it on......
It's been a while since I've posted so here goes.....
The thing with Ron dwindled down in to him calling me and mostly annoying me. I did go out with him one time after my last post. I really wanted to see the Great Gatsby and he took me. Just the movie, no dinner. I did enjoy the movie and was going to go see it again by myself. I just never found the time. Unfortunately for Ron, he did not understand the historical settings of the movie (i.e. Prohibition, the Speak Easy, etc.). A lot of the movie just seemed lost on him. That's not all. It turns out that he doesn't know a lot of things. I made a reference to Der Fuehrer and he had no idea who I was talking about. I made a joke another time about me living in England and how if it weren't for the U.S., they'd all be speaking German right now. He had no idea what I was talking about. I talked about Dr. Robert Oppenheimer once and he had no idea who that was. I made a reference to Stephen Hawking, no clue. Ok. One might argue that so he doesn't know his history or all that much about theoretical physics. I'll give you that, but the guy couldn't speak in complete sentences. It just got to the point that I would almost be in a frenzy when we spoke. He would just stop talking in the middle of a thought. Aghh. By the way, he still texts me. lol
So, then I met another person on eHarmony by the name of Craig. He was moving here from NY. As an ex-marine he is 5'10" and weighs 290 pounds (he says). I was open minded even though he would not provide me with a current picture. I was even open minded when he told me that he was a recovering alcoholic of 22 years. The deal breaker came for me when he told me that he signed his children over for adoption to their Stepdad. He had become a dead beat Dad and stopped paying his child support. He had this reason and that reason, blah blah blah. At the end of the day, I just had no respect for that. I stopped taking his calls and he eventually quit calling.
Fast forward....so I got off of eHarmony and posted my profile somewhere else. I stated very clearly what I am looking for. I hit it off with this guy named Jeff (age 47). So, I agreed to meet him Friday night over dinner. He took me to a really nice Italian place. Loved it. Since we hit it off, we decided to go to the movies on Saturday. We saw "The Internship". Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson get an internship at Google. We are both in IT (he owns his own business) so we enjoyed it. Then, I saw him briefly on Sunday. He was a gentleman and opened my doors. He is very intense though. His divorce is not final yet and he seems to have that edge of anger about him. He is somewhat quiet and well, I'm not.
Not sure if I will hear from him again. He understands my situation and my availability. I made it very clear that I can't be there 100% of the time. He made it clear that he was looking for someone full time and that should it come along for him, he will let me know but until then, we're good. However, after the weekend he has let the ball drop and we have lost a bit of momentum. I have not heard from him. It's Tuesday, but you know. I found out that his wife is 5 feet tall. I am just under 5'9". Sooooo, he probably is looking for a little runt of a woman. That's just not me.
In the meantime, I have opened up conversations with a very interesting man named Jimmy. He has written to me several times and just sort of threw his phone number at me. He never asked me for mine. Well, you know me, it just doesn't work this way. Finally, after a few more email exchanges I agreed to let him call me. Here's the run down: 54 years old, 4 children aging from 14-8, practicing Catholic, own his own construction business with his cousin, he does the sales part of the business, very Alpha.
At 19 or so, he ended up going to a dealer school in Pennsylvania and learning Black-Jack. So, he decides to pack it all up and move to Vegas. He stayed there for 3 years playing Black Jack apparently. Married a woman 12 years older than him. Didn't work out eventually. All the children are with his 2nd wife who is 12 younger than him.
His Mom had been doing his books for his business and she came down with cancer. So, he hired a woman that a friend recommended that had been doing the books for a landscaping company. Long story short, the woman had embezzled over $400K from his company. Along with a lot of nice things, she had bought Harley Davidson's for herself, her son, and somebody else. She had been arrested for embezzlement and there was a court date. Long story short, before they could get in court she ended up going for a ride and was killed by a truck. It was an apparent suicide. He had over 100 employees at the time. I'm sure that I don't know all the details of this, but it ended up breaking up his marriage. About the time that his marriage broke up, he lost his Mom and his business. He's on the uphill side now, he says. lol
There's something about him. He says that he would like to take me to a place called Legal Seafood when I am available and says that he will wait. He is not available this week because he is in Ocean City, Maryland doing deep sea fishing off the Chesapeake. I've been to Legal Seafood several times for dates through It's Just Lunch. It's a very nice place. We'll see what happens. Stay tuned.
The thing with Ron dwindled down in to him calling me and mostly annoying me. I did go out with him one time after my last post. I really wanted to see the Great Gatsby and he took me. Just the movie, no dinner. I did enjoy the movie and was going to go see it again by myself. I just never found the time. Unfortunately for Ron, he did not understand the historical settings of the movie (i.e. Prohibition, the Speak Easy, etc.). A lot of the movie just seemed lost on him. That's not all. It turns out that he doesn't know a lot of things. I made a reference to Der Fuehrer and he had no idea who I was talking about. I made a joke another time about me living in England and how if it weren't for the U.S., they'd all be speaking German right now. He had no idea what I was talking about. I talked about Dr. Robert Oppenheimer once and he had no idea who that was. I made a reference to Stephen Hawking, no clue. Ok. One might argue that so he doesn't know his history or all that much about theoretical physics. I'll give you that, but the guy couldn't speak in complete sentences. It just got to the point that I would almost be in a frenzy when we spoke. He would just stop talking in the middle of a thought. Aghh. By the way, he still texts me. lol
So, then I met another person on eHarmony by the name of Craig. He was moving here from NY. As an ex-marine he is 5'10" and weighs 290 pounds (he says). I was open minded even though he would not provide me with a current picture. I was even open minded when he told me that he was a recovering alcoholic of 22 years. The deal breaker came for me when he told me that he signed his children over for adoption to their Stepdad. He had become a dead beat Dad and stopped paying his child support. He had this reason and that reason, blah blah blah. At the end of the day, I just had no respect for that. I stopped taking his calls and he eventually quit calling.
Fast forward....so I got off of eHarmony and posted my profile somewhere else. I stated very clearly what I am looking for. I hit it off with this guy named Jeff (age 47). So, I agreed to meet him Friday night over dinner. He took me to a really nice Italian place. Loved it. Since we hit it off, we decided to go to the movies on Saturday. We saw "The Internship". Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson get an internship at Google. We are both in IT (he owns his own business) so we enjoyed it. Then, I saw him briefly on Sunday. He was a gentleman and opened my doors. He is very intense though. His divorce is not final yet and he seems to have that edge of anger about him. He is somewhat quiet and well, I'm not.
Not sure if I will hear from him again. He understands my situation and my availability. I made it very clear that I can't be there 100% of the time. He made it clear that he was looking for someone full time and that should it come along for him, he will let me know but until then, we're good. However, after the weekend he has let the ball drop and we have lost a bit of momentum. I have not heard from him. It's Tuesday, but you know. I found out that his wife is 5 feet tall. I am just under 5'9". Sooooo, he probably is looking for a little runt of a woman. That's just not me.
In the meantime, I have opened up conversations with a very interesting man named Jimmy. He has written to me several times and just sort of threw his phone number at me. He never asked me for mine. Well, you know me, it just doesn't work this way. Finally, after a few more email exchanges I agreed to let him call me. Here's the run down: 54 years old, 4 children aging from 14-8, practicing Catholic, own his own construction business with his cousin, he does the sales part of the business, very Alpha.
At 19 or so, he ended up going to a dealer school in Pennsylvania and learning Black-Jack. So, he decides to pack it all up and move to Vegas. He stayed there for 3 years playing Black Jack apparently. Married a woman 12 years older than him. Didn't work out eventually. All the children are with his 2nd wife who is 12 younger than him.
His Mom had been doing his books for his business and she came down with cancer. So, he hired a woman that a friend recommended that had been doing the books for a landscaping company. Long story short, the woman had embezzled over $400K from his company. Along with a lot of nice things, she had bought Harley Davidson's for herself, her son, and somebody else. She had been arrested for embezzlement and there was a court date. Long story short, before they could get in court she ended up going for a ride and was killed by a truck. It was an apparent suicide. He had over 100 employees at the time. I'm sure that I don't know all the details of this, but it ended up breaking up his marriage. About the time that his marriage broke up, he lost his Mom and his business. He's on the uphill side now, he says. lol
There's something about him. He says that he would like to take me to a place called Legal Seafood when I am available and says that he will wait. He is not available this week because he is in Ocean City, Maryland doing deep sea fishing off the Chesapeake. I've been to Legal Seafood several times for dates through It's Just Lunch. It's a very nice place. We'll see what happens. Stay tuned.
Friday, April 26, 2013
There it is in black and white.
"When a man dates a woman, it's just like fishing. He is looking for one of two things. He's either fishing for fish he wants to keep, or he's just out there sports fishing.
Steve Harvey "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man"
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If he lets you pay for the bill or only pays for part of his, he's sports fishing."Steve Harvey "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man"
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Lost interest
Well, what can I tell you? Ron is a really nice guy. Turns out his an Eagle Scout leader. Has been for many years. Why have I lost interest? Well, here's what happened.....
On our second date, we met at the same place for dinner. He showed up with flowers which I loved. It was all good. We had a nice dinner and the waitress brought the check. We continued to talk and she kept coming to the table asking if she could get us anything else? She came by THREE more times asking? In other words, she wanted to be paid and it was fairly obvious. He didn't do anything but just sit there. After the third time, I finally just grabbed the black puffy folder and laid a $50 in there. He said nothing. Nothing. Ooooooo-kay.
He was very very awkward walking me to my car which I would later find out that this is because he has only been out on 3 dates after his marriage ended 6 years ago. I had sprained my ankle the day before and was walking slow. He knew this. In spite of that he sped up ahead of me and didn't realize that I wasn't keeping up with him until I gave a little holler. Once we got to my car, as I said he was really really awkward. No kiss which was fine.
So I really want to give the guy a chance in spite of making me pay for our date. He called the next day and wanted to go to the shooting range. Ok, great idea! So, I told him to find one half way between his place and mine and we'll go. He had A LOT of trouble doing this even after I suggested that he google locations. I finally ended up googling it myself and giving him the numbers to call so that he can find out the hours. On Saturday, he called with a place and started telling me the range rental fee. I can only imagine that he is doing this because he again wants me to pay for our date. You can hear the breaks squealing now, "ERRRRRRRRR".
So, I again gave him the benefit of the doubt since he has little dating experience and asked him if he would like to go dutch on this excursion? He said no. So, I asked him why he would tell me this information (range rental fee, gun rental fee, etc)? I am well aware of what going to the shooting range cost. So he says he was just repeating what the lady told him. I felt very uneasy at this point. I'm not sure how to describe it. I had no desire to go out with him, but again decided to give him the benefit of the doubt due to his lack of experience in dating. We then had a discussion and I explained to him that if he asks me out on a date, then I expect to be treated. I also told him that I am not interested in being a "buddy". He said that he understood and that he felt bad about letting me buy dinner on the 2nd date.
In the midst of all this, he apologized for being so awkward and says that he would like to kiss me. I said ok that's fine. He made this huge deal out of it. Really built this up. Wanted to see me. What am I doing tomorrow? So, I told him that I will be going into Lancaster for some shopping on Sunday. He said he would like to take me to lunch. Ok. We go to Cracker Barrel. He bought me a nice lunch and walked me to my car. I'm thinking he is going to kiss me after the big build up. Well, he kissed me with a closed mouth several times. Probably 6 times. Never really kissed me per se. Very bizarre.
So, I had dinner with him one time during the following week. It was nice. We walked around and I showed him a house that I wanted to buy a while back but didn't. He walked me to my car and then he kissed me. I had a lot of anxiety about it to be honest since he put it off for so long.
So, a few days later, he would like to "meet" me. Now that I think about it, he worded it that way. Maybe I should have understood then? So, I agreed to "meet" him on Sunday evening after I took my kids to their Dad's. I got there early and ordered an appetizer and a glass of wine. He finally showed up and he ordered a glass of water. He had a small rectangular box that he sort of tossed in front of me. I did not really acknowledge the box as the way it was presented was more like a dog dropping his bone in front of me. He eventually said, "that box is for you". I opened it and he had bought me a sweet little necklace made out of black mother-of-pearl when he had gone to the beach with his Mom a few days earlier. I was very impressed and thought it very thoughtful. We stayed there talking a bit and I ordered another glass of wine. He continued drinking water. The waitress (in this same restaurant that we initially met in as well as date #2) brought the check. So far so good. Eventually it was around 8:30 and I said that I really needed to be going. He did not offer to take the check or anything. So, I paid the $20 for my 2 glasses of wine and we left. He had parked next to me. Walked me to my car and he wanted to make out like teenagers. 8-| I don't know. I was not comfortable with the whole thing. It disturbed me greatly that he let me pay my check in spite of the conversation we had just had less than 2 weeks ago.
In the meantime, he had decided that he wanted to take me to the Pocono's this Saturday since I've never been. Then, I find out that he has booked a room at the Days Inn for an over night trip. Turkey season opens up that day and after he's done hunting, he wants to take me to the Pocono's. And, stay at the Days Inn. For those out there who don't know, the Pocono's is a well known honeymoon destination. They have lots of cabins, bed-n-breakfast's, romantic type places to stay, etc. I'm not sure that the Days Inn in this particular town is considered a romantic destination as it is right off the turnpike. He told me he googled "MO-TELS". I suspect it is a truck driver stop over.
When questioned as to why he would allow me to pick up the check on a date yet again especially after our conversation about it, I found out that he "was not thinking about it". He said that his stomach hurt and that's why he only drank water. He says that he was nervous. He says that he just didn't think about paying for my wine because he was thinking about kissing me goodbye in the parking lot. He told me that 4 years ago he filed bankruptcy. He told me that his ex left him in a "bad situation" over 6 years ago, blah blah blah.
I don't know. I'm just not feeling it. I have lost interest to be honest.
On our second date, we met at the same place for dinner. He showed up with flowers which I loved. It was all good. We had a nice dinner and the waitress brought the check. We continued to talk and she kept coming to the table asking if she could get us anything else? She came by THREE more times asking? In other words, she wanted to be paid and it was fairly obvious. He didn't do anything but just sit there. After the third time, I finally just grabbed the black puffy folder and laid a $50 in there. He said nothing. Nothing. Ooooooo-kay.
He was very very awkward walking me to my car which I would later find out that this is because he has only been out on 3 dates after his marriage ended 6 years ago. I had sprained my ankle the day before and was walking slow. He knew this. In spite of that he sped up ahead of me and didn't realize that I wasn't keeping up with him until I gave a little holler. Once we got to my car, as I said he was really really awkward. No kiss which was fine.
So I really want to give the guy a chance in spite of making me pay for our date. He called the next day and wanted to go to the shooting range. Ok, great idea! So, I told him to find one half way between his place and mine and we'll go. He had A LOT of trouble doing this even after I suggested that he google locations. I finally ended up googling it myself and giving him the numbers to call so that he can find out the hours. On Saturday, he called with a place and started telling me the range rental fee. I can only imagine that he is doing this because he again wants me to pay for our date. You can hear the breaks squealing now, "ERRRRRRRRR".
So, I again gave him the benefit of the doubt since he has little dating experience and asked him if he would like to go dutch on this excursion? He said no. So, I asked him why he would tell me this information (range rental fee, gun rental fee, etc)? I am well aware of what going to the shooting range cost. So he says he was just repeating what the lady told him. I felt very uneasy at this point. I'm not sure how to describe it. I had no desire to go out with him, but again decided to give him the benefit of the doubt due to his lack of experience in dating. We then had a discussion and I explained to him that if he asks me out on a date, then I expect to be treated. I also told him that I am not interested in being a "buddy". He said that he understood and that he felt bad about letting me buy dinner on the 2nd date.
In the midst of all this, he apologized for being so awkward and says that he would like to kiss me. I said ok that's fine. He made this huge deal out of it. Really built this up. Wanted to see me. What am I doing tomorrow? So, I told him that I will be going into Lancaster for some shopping on Sunday. He said he would like to take me to lunch. Ok. We go to Cracker Barrel. He bought me a nice lunch and walked me to my car. I'm thinking he is going to kiss me after the big build up. Well, he kissed me with a closed mouth several times. Probably 6 times. Never really kissed me per se. Very bizarre.
So, I had dinner with him one time during the following week. It was nice. We walked around and I showed him a house that I wanted to buy a while back but didn't. He walked me to my car and then he kissed me. I had a lot of anxiety about it to be honest since he put it off for so long.
So, a few days later, he would like to "meet" me. Now that I think about it, he worded it that way. Maybe I should have understood then? So, I agreed to "meet" him on Sunday evening after I took my kids to their Dad's. I got there early and ordered an appetizer and a glass of wine. He finally showed up and he ordered a glass of water. He had a small rectangular box that he sort of tossed in front of me. I did not really acknowledge the box as the way it was presented was more like a dog dropping his bone in front of me. He eventually said, "that box is for you". I opened it and he had bought me a sweet little necklace made out of black mother-of-pearl when he had gone to the beach with his Mom a few days earlier. I was very impressed and thought it very thoughtful. We stayed there talking a bit and I ordered another glass of wine. He continued drinking water. The waitress (in this same restaurant that we initially met in as well as date #2) brought the check. So far so good. Eventually it was around 8:30 and I said that I really needed to be going. He did not offer to take the check or anything. So, I paid the $20 for my 2 glasses of wine and we left. He had parked next to me. Walked me to my car and he wanted to make out like teenagers. 8-| I don't know. I was not comfortable with the whole thing. It disturbed me greatly that he let me pay my check in spite of the conversation we had just had less than 2 weeks ago.
In the meantime, he had decided that he wanted to take me to the Pocono's this Saturday since I've never been. Then, I find out that he has booked a room at the Days Inn for an over night trip. Turkey season opens up that day and after he's done hunting, he wants to take me to the Pocono's. And, stay at the Days Inn. For those out there who don't know, the Pocono's is a well known honeymoon destination. They have lots of cabins, bed-n-breakfast's, romantic type places to stay, etc. I'm not sure that the Days Inn in this particular town is considered a romantic destination as it is right off the turnpike. He told me he googled "MO-TELS". I suspect it is a truck driver stop over.
When questioned as to why he would allow me to pick up the check on a date yet again especially after our conversation about it, I found out that he "was not thinking about it". He said that his stomach hurt and that's why he only drank water. He says that he was nervous. He says that he just didn't think about paying for my wine because he was thinking about kissing me goodbye in the parking lot. He told me that 4 years ago he filed bankruptcy. He told me that his ex left him in a "bad situation" over 6 years ago, blah blah blah.
I don't know. I'm just not feeling it. I have lost interest to be honest.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Ron
I've had a couple of dates since I've been on here. The only one worth mentioning is ....ah, nevermind. Not truly worth mentioning.
I ended up joining eharmony when my bff decided to get online. She went OKCupid and I went eharmony. I paid the money and answered all the questions for their profile matches. There were a few people I've written back and forth with. Pretty soon, there is a guy named Ron that showed an interest in me. We did the "icebreakers" and eventually took it to the phone. He called me every single night for about a week. We exchanged pictures. He wanted to meet so I suggested Sunday night. So far so good.
Well, after everything I have been through, I have said that I want a "good ole boy". I put it out in the universe and to my God that I want a Chevy drivin', John Deere baseball cap, gun rack in the truck, red blooded born and bred American man.
Dude showed up in a t-shirt with a moose on it, Blue jeans, tennis shoes and a baseball cap. It wasn't a sports team either. If we were down south, I'm pretty sure it would have been a John Deere cap.
He is 6'3". He opened my doors. He paid for my meal. He is very attractive.
Now, I am wondering what's under that cap? He didn't look bald. There was hair coming out from under the cap. It didn't appear to be particularly thin hair. Hard to tell though. He has brown eyes and dark hair. He has a moustache. He is 43 years old. He doesn't speak with the obnoxious Philly accent. He is a practicing Catholic. We are kinda like the Brady's. He, being Mike Brady with 3 sons (24, 21 and 18). And, of course, me being Carol Brady with my 3 lovelies.
He lingered a lot at goodbye. He asked me to go bowling on Saturday. I said sure. I could tell that he wanted to kiss me. I didn't stand in one spot for long so that didn't happen. He ended the date by saying, "You are very attractive." It wasn't in a creepy way. It was very complimentary and I said, "thank you. You are too." I meant it. He is.
Oh, and he drives a Chevy TrailBlazer. I drive a Suburban. lol. He admired my truck. 8-)
At no time during this date did I say, "Oh NO he didn't". This one may have promise. We'll see.
I ended up joining eharmony when my bff decided to get online. She went OKCupid and I went eharmony. I paid the money and answered all the questions for their profile matches. There were a few people I've written back and forth with. Pretty soon, there is a guy named Ron that showed an interest in me. We did the "icebreakers" and eventually took it to the phone. He called me every single night for about a week. We exchanged pictures. He wanted to meet so I suggested Sunday night. So far so good.
Well, after everything I have been through, I have said that I want a "good ole boy". I put it out in the universe and to my God that I want a Chevy drivin', John Deere baseball cap, gun rack in the truck, red blooded born and bred American man.
Dude showed up in a t-shirt with a moose on it, Blue jeans, tennis shoes and a baseball cap. It wasn't a sports team either. If we were down south, I'm pretty sure it would have been a John Deere cap.
He is 6'3". He opened my doors. He paid for my meal. He is very attractive.
Now, I am wondering what's under that cap? He didn't look bald. There was hair coming out from under the cap. It didn't appear to be particularly thin hair. Hard to tell though. He has brown eyes and dark hair. He has a moustache. He is 43 years old. He doesn't speak with the obnoxious Philly accent. He is a practicing Catholic. We are kinda like the Brady's. He, being Mike Brady with 3 sons (24, 21 and 18). And, of course, me being Carol Brady with my 3 lovelies.
He lingered a lot at goodbye. He asked me to go bowling on Saturday. I said sure. I could tell that he wanted to kiss me. I didn't stand in one spot for long so that didn't happen. He ended the date by saying, "You are very attractive." It wasn't in a creepy way. It was very complimentary and I said, "thank you. You are too." I meant it. He is.
Oh, and he drives a Chevy TrailBlazer. I drive a Suburban. lol. He admired my truck. 8-)
At no time during this date did I say, "Oh NO he didn't". This one may have promise. We'll see.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gordon
I've had a couple of unremarkable dates over the last few months through It's Just Lunch that I haven't bothered to post about. They were mostly uninteresting and the same old crap.
I got a call a couple of weeks ago regarding a new date with someone named Gordon. Lisa goes through her usual spiel that I don't really listen to anymore because 98% of the information is just vague and incorrect. He likes to go to the movies, work out, work on his house, blah blah blah. I do listen to how tall they are and what color eyes they have. She typically give a vague description about their job and then I meet them in person and it's something much less interesting than what she described. You know like how someone says they are a "domestic engineer" and that usually means they are a stay at home Mom. Think that, but only in describing a man's role. You get the drift. But, I digress. Gordon is an "executive" but she wouldn't tell me what that means as executive could be anything. He is also 6"2" with brown hair.
We set something up for Saturday Feb 2 at 6pm. His idea on the day and time and I agreed. So, then I get a call a couple of days ago wanting to change the time to 5pm. Hmmmmm. I smell a rat. So I asked her why? No explanation. Here's the email I sent her this morning:
Lisa,I have given this a lot of thought. Part of the reason I joined "it's just lunch" is because of what I was told and what the contract said when I joined. I was under the premise that I would meet men for lunch. If lunch was not possible (as in most cases for most members because this area is so large that it's next to impossible to drive somewhere eat and get back to work in a short hour), then I was told that we would be introduced over dinner. The restaurants were advised per IJL's instructions to give us separate checks as per your policy.
In our conversation yesterday, you advised me that you set up drink dates and coffee dates now. I paid a phenomenal amount of money for your service. If I wanted to have drink dates and coffee dates, I could get that from any on-line dating service for a significantly fractional amount of money and some sites are totally free. How does that make your service any different from match.com or chemistry.com, etc for the client (me)? You are going to go out of business with this sort of service, and at least these sites use some sort of algorithm for the matches.
I *loathe* meeting someone in a restaurant bar. This is part of the reason I signed onto your services. This does not fit into my lifestyle in any way. In addition, I simply do not do coffee dates. I have researched this subject quite extensively (as I suggest you do as well). Any man who says he wants to meet for coffee is a CHEAP SKATE. They want to meet you for coffee to size you up. Men are visual. They don't get to know you over coffee. They look you over and then make a decision. According to my research the chances of having even a 2nd date after a coffee introduction are slim to none and of the one's who do, the chances of it ending up in a relationship are even slimmer (less than 2%).
My service with IJL has deteriorated to drink and coffee dates? I'm astounded.
Regarding Gordon, he wants to change the time of our drink date to on a Saturday to 5pm "because he has a kid". I have 3 kids of my own. This guy offers no reasonable explanation as to why he wants to up the time? Anyone with half a brain can figure this one out. You said, "You could be missing the opportunity to meet someone really great!" Sounds to me like he's the one meeting someone really great.... after I get him warmed up on drinks. Someone that he'll probably have dinner with. lol
Lisa, this is just disrespectful to me. I hope that you will forward this to your management because if you don't I will. If they aren't in the business of matchmaking, then they are certainly in the business of making money.
I got a call a couple of weeks ago regarding a new date with someone named Gordon. Lisa goes through her usual spiel that I don't really listen to anymore because 98% of the information is just vague and incorrect. He likes to go to the movies, work out, work on his house, blah blah blah. I do listen to how tall they are and what color eyes they have. She typically give a vague description about their job and then I meet them in person and it's something much less interesting than what she described. You know like how someone says they are a "domestic engineer" and that usually means they are a stay at home Mom. Think that, but only in describing a man's role. You get the drift. But, I digress. Gordon is an "executive" but she wouldn't tell me what that means as executive could be anything. He is also 6"2" with brown hair.
We set something up for Saturday Feb 2 at 6pm. His idea on the day and time and I agreed. So, then I get a call a couple of days ago wanting to change the time to 5pm. Hmmmmm. I smell a rat. So I asked her why? No explanation. Here's the email I sent her this morning:
Lisa,I have given this a lot of thought. Part of the reason I joined "it's just lunch" is because of what I was told and what the contract said when I joined. I was under the premise that I would meet men for lunch. If lunch was not possible (as in most cases for most members because this area is so large that it's next to impossible to drive somewhere eat and get back to work in a short hour), then I was told that we would be introduced over dinner. The restaurants were advised per IJL's instructions to give us separate checks as per your policy.
In our conversation yesterday, you advised me that you set up drink dates and coffee dates now. I paid a phenomenal amount of money for your service. If I wanted to have drink dates and coffee dates, I could get that from any on-line dating service for a significantly fractional amount of money and some sites are totally free. How does that make your service any different from match.com or chemistry.com, etc for the client (me)? You are going to go out of business with this sort of service, and at least these sites use some sort of algorithm for the matches.
I *loathe* meeting someone in a restaurant bar. This is part of the reason I signed onto your services. This does not fit into my lifestyle in any way. In addition, I simply do not do coffee dates. I have researched this subject quite extensively (as I suggest you do as well). Any man who says he wants to meet for coffee is a CHEAP SKATE. They want to meet you for coffee to size you up. Men are visual. They don't get to know you over coffee. They look you over and then make a decision. According to my research the chances of having even a 2nd date after a coffee introduction are slim to none and of the one's who do, the chances of it ending up in a relationship are even slimmer (less than 2%).
My service with IJL has deteriorated to drink and coffee dates? I'm astounded.
Regarding Gordon, he wants to change the time of our drink date to on a Saturday to 5pm "because he has a kid". I have 3 kids of my own. This guy offers no reasonable explanation as to why he wants to up the time? Anyone with half a brain can figure this one out. You said, "You could be missing the opportunity to meet someone really great!" Sounds to me like he's the one meeting someone really great.... after I get him warmed up on drinks. Someone that he'll probably have dinner with. lol
Lisa, this is just disrespectful to me. I hope that you will forward this to your management because if you don't I will. If they aren't in the business of matchmaking, then they are certainly in the business of making money.
The contract with IJL says that they will introduce you to 12 people over the course of a year. If I say that I am not interested in meeting Gordon now, they will count him as one of my 12 and I will have to wait until the next month for a different match. There's very little chance that my concerns will be addressed. I give up. Should I waste my time?
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
AJ
It is of note that per our conversation yesterday, I was told that AJ is 54 and that he is in "Sales & Consulting". When we met, AJ told me that he is 52 and that he is a pilot for Delta. He says that he is based out of LaGuardia and has a house in the East Village. He says that he owns a property in Springfield, but his uncle lives there. He also says that he owns a condo in downtown Philly.
AJ also mentioned that he was a fighter pilot and flew F-16s while in the Air Force after he graduated from Michigan with an energy engineering degree. I worked at General Dynamics for some time in Ft Worth, who manufacture the F-16 and know a bit about the plane. Upon questioning AJ, it turns out that he wasn't a fighter pilot at all. He then said that he was an instructor.
Now, I don't know if Lisa got "confused" about his details, but my gut is telling me this guy is lying. When I asked him to share stories about his work, they were a bit off. Maybe he is being dishonest with IJL or maybe he is being dishonest with me? Surely, he didn't tell you guys that he was a pilot? If he did then why would I be told he was in "Sales & Consulting"?
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 4:46 PM, LisaM - IJL <LisaM@ijlcorp.com> wrote:
Just a reminder of your date:
Meeting: AJ and Ginger8/27 @ 7pmLegal Sea Foods - King of Prussia
- Address:
680 West Dekalb Pike The Court at King of Prussia Building
The Court at King of Prussia Building
King of Prussia, PA 19406- (610) 265-5566
We are so excited for you to meet them and hope you have a great time!
When you get there, as a reminder, check in with the Hostess and they will take you to your table. If you are running late or need to cancel at the last minute, please call ahead to the restaurant!
Feedback is very important to our IJL dating process so please don’t forget to email me with your feedback. These are the areas we would like you to focus on when you send your feedback:
- How long your date was? from 7-9
- What did you like about him/her? He seemed to be very intelligent.
- What are three positive things about your match? 1. He was very intelligent and a good conversationalist. 2. He was well dressed. 3. ?
- What interests did you have in common? We have both traveled a lot. We both would also like to attend the Garth Brooks concert in Las Vegas.
- What was your first impression? AJ is a very petite man.
- How did the date end? AJ went to the bathroom about 9pm and asked if I would still be at the table when he got back. I said sure, somewhat confused. When he came back I stood so we could leave. He walked to the front of the restaurant basically alone. I was not walking with him as I had on high heels and walked at a slower pace and he walked very fast to the front. Once out of the restaurant, he opened the door to the mall and walked right through it BEFORE me.
- Did you exchange numbers? Yes
- Do you plan on seeing him/her again? If “no” please list reasons why? There was no chemistry there and he was just plain ill mannered at the end.
- What can we focus on for your next match? My next date doesn't necessarily need to be someone from the suburbs. I am thinking that since I can't drive into Center City, that I am getting fixed up with men out in the burbs? Also, I stated on my initial criteria that I prefer someone 5'10" and above. Shorter men are a deal breaker for me.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Connections
I met someone last night in person. We had been talking on the phone and we really do have great chemistry. When I showed up at the restaurant, I felt a bit deceived by his photos. Clearly they are not current. He had to buy a shirt to go out with me. Little bit of a concern.
He says that he is a Rutgers graduate. He owns his own business which is a janitorial service for office buildings. Here is where things get sketchy. I'm really not sure what to think. He eventually ends up telling me that a lot of his clientele are from the mob. He starts telling me that there are 5 crime families in Jersey just south of Staten Island. He starts mentioning names and he takes care of this one's office, that one's office, etc. He starts telling me stories. Don't get me wrong, they were VERY interesting.
As a matter of fact, he is the first guy up here who has not bored me to tears. Most want to discuss Philadelphia sports which I know nothing about nor do I care. We actually do have really great chemistry. I'm not at all attracted to him. He has no chin. And, he has a really large pot belly. And, he says that he is 2 years older than me, but I don't think so. He looks a lot older than me. Ok, he's just not hot.
Not knowing the culture up here that well, I am a little bit freaking out about the mob stories. I'm not sure if he's googled this stuff and studied up on the mob and just spouted it out? I was told by someone that he said these things in hopes of impressing me? Apparently, women from New Jersey would be impressed with a man from the mafia. I don't get that.
Could it be that he was hand-picked by the "bawse" to do the job he does and now they take care of him?
I'm really confused about it. Being in the mafia doesn't impress me. I don't understand how it would impress anyone? Isn't it a bit psycho to make up a story about how you clean the office of "Big Sal" when you don't?
Then, I go back on the website today to update my pictures or whatever and I see him!! He has a 2nd account on the same website claiming that they wouldn't let him delete the first one!! The 2nd account has different pictures. So, he has 2 active accounts on the dating website. Hmmmmm.
Next!!!!
He says that he is a Rutgers graduate. He owns his own business which is a janitorial service for office buildings. Here is where things get sketchy. I'm really not sure what to think. He eventually ends up telling me that a lot of his clientele are from the mob. He starts telling me that there are 5 crime families in Jersey just south of Staten Island. He starts mentioning names and he takes care of this one's office, that one's office, etc. He starts telling me stories. Don't get me wrong, they were VERY interesting.
As a matter of fact, he is the first guy up here who has not bored me to tears. Most want to discuss Philadelphia sports which I know nothing about nor do I care. We actually do have really great chemistry. I'm not at all attracted to him. He has no chin. And, he has a really large pot belly. And, he says that he is 2 years older than me, but I don't think so. He looks a lot older than me. Ok, he's just not hot.
Not knowing the culture up here that well, I am a little bit freaking out about the mob stories. I'm not sure if he's googled this stuff and studied up on the mob and just spouted it out? I was told by someone that he said these things in hopes of impressing me? Apparently, women from New Jersey would be impressed with a man from the mafia. I don't get that.
Could it be that he was hand-picked by the "bawse" to do the job he does and now they take care of him?
I'm really confused about it. Being in the mafia doesn't impress me. I don't understand how it would impress anyone? Isn't it a bit psycho to make up a story about how you clean the office of "Big Sal" when you don't?
Then, I go back on the website today to update my pictures or whatever and I see him!! He has a 2nd account on the same website claiming that they wouldn't let him delete the first one!! The 2nd account has different pictures. So, he has 2 active accounts on the dating website. Hmmmmm.
Next!!!!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Dumped via text
This is a first for me. Received this text at 9:16am from nice man Mike:
Ginger was going to call last night but I've been thinking about this dating thing. Between the fact that your ex is a jerk and my divorce process just kicked off I don't think we should keep mtg. I'm not ready and if we kept mtg my heart wouldn't be in it which means it would be about sex. I'm sorry and wish you luck.
Ok
#1. He thought I was going to have sex with him????? That's a bit presumptuous.
#2. My ex being a jerk is the reason he's my ex. That doesn't prevent me from dating. That would be the reason WHY I am dating. I can't see someone who is intimidated by my ex. That just wouldn't work at all. If he knew he could get one in over my boyfriend, OMG he'd work the poor guy over.
#3. I don't think there is a number 3. I haven't responded to this text and probably won't. I'm not sure exactly what to say. I would have never taken this guy out of the "friend-zone" simply because I knew from the get go that he is not emotionally available. He must have an ego the size of Texas.
Whatever.....
Ginger was going to call last night but I've been thinking about this dating thing. Between the fact that your ex is a jerk and my divorce process just kicked off I don't think we should keep mtg. I'm not ready and if we kept mtg my heart wouldn't be in it which means it would be about sex. I'm sorry and wish you luck.
Ok
#1. He thought I was going to have sex with him????? That's a bit presumptuous.
#2. My ex being a jerk is the reason he's my ex. That doesn't prevent me from dating. That would be the reason WHY I am dating. I can't see someone who is intimidated by my ex. That just wouldn't work at all. If he knew he could get one in over my boyfriend, OMG he'd work the poor guy over.
#3. I don't think there is a number 3. I haven't responded to this text and probably won't. I'm not sure exactly what to say. I would have never taken this guy out of the "friend-zone" simply because I knew from the get go that he is not emotionally available. He must have an ego the size of Texas.
Whatever.....
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Nice man Mike
He's married.
His wife threw him out.
Says he's been separated for 18 months.
He hasn't told his parents that he is separated.
They were in counseling together up until 5 months ago. She dropped out of the counseling and he continues to see the counselor by himself. (insert raised eyebrow)
His story is that he hasn't told his parents he's going through a divorce because his mom was diagnosed with cancer in November and is now in remission. He also says that she has hired an attorney and he hasn't. They are going to try and mediate through HER attorney. Hmmmm. No man who is wanting a divorce is going to agree to this. When you are wanting to end your marriage, you damn well tell your parents. FIRST. And, you hire an attorney and get the crap over with ASAP. You just want it done.
Momma always said there are 3 things a couple fight about: sex, money, and the in-laws.
Long story short....he's done something to piss her off. They have an 8 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. He's very successful so I don't think it was over money. Probably another woman, if I had to guess. He talked a lot about how she was "angry" at her Dad over her teen years. I'm thinking she's angry all right. And, no wonder he thinks I'm gentle. She's from Rochester, NY and is angry over her marriage failing!! No offense New Yorkers, but you people sound harsh to begin with, never mind sprinkling anger on top of that.
I had another very nice dinner. I had nice conversation. I enjoyed his company. And, that will be the end of that. For all I know, he's still living with his wife and kids. He sure wanted to leave around 8pm. Whatever is going on with this man, he hasn't got his walking papers. He's clearly not ready to end his marriage. I have no idea why he is trying to date. Well, yes I do.
WHERE are the honest men? And, don't say church because they ain't there either.
His wife threw him out.
Says he's been separated for 18 months.
He hasn't told his parents that he is separated.
They were in counseling together up until 5 months ago. She dropped out of the counseling and he continues to see the counselor by himself. (insert raised eyebrow)
His story is that he hasn't told his parents he's going through a divorce because his mom was diagnosed with cancer in November and is now in remission. He also says that she has hired an attorney and he hasn't. They are going to try and mediate through HER attorney. Hmmmm. No man who is wanting a divorce is going to agree to this. When you are wanting to end your marriage, you damn well tell your parents. FIRST. And, you hire an attorney and get the crap over with ASAP. You just want it done.
Momma always said there are 3 things a couple fight about: sex, money, and the in-laws.
Long story short....he's done something to piss her off. They have an 8 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. He's very successful so I don't think it was over money. Probably another woman, if I had to guess. He talked a lot about how she was "angry" at her Dad over her teen years. I'm thinking she's angry all right. And, no wonder he thinks I'm gentle. She's from Rochester, NY and is angry over her marriage failing!! No offense New Yorkers, but you people sound harsh to begin with, never mind sprinkling anger on top of that.
I had another very nice dinner. I had nice conversation. I enjoyed his company. And, that will be the end of that. For all I know, he's still living with his wife and kids. He sure wanted to leave around 8pm. Whatever is going on with this man, he hasn't got his walking papers. He's clearly not ready to end his marriage. I have no idea why he is trying to date. Well, yes I do.
WHERE are the honest men? And, don't say church because they ain't there either.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Dave
Before I begin, let me just say that my ex's name is Dave, my boss's name is Dave and the person I was meeting tonight is also named Dave. I kept an open mind after all people can't help their name. He had texted me and called me every night for a few days and we had made plans to meet up on Friday. Then I didn't hear from him Wed or Thurs. So, I just assumed it was off. Go to work this morning and he texts me wanting to know if we were still on. I said sure.
We were to meet at an upscale grocery store that has a cafe. I wasn't that excited about it, but ok. I get there and the grocery store has a very nice pub! Who knew! So, I sat down and ordered a glass of white and waited for him. He shows up about 5 mins late. That's ok.
We are supposed to be the same age and I was sitting there stewing because he looks way older than me. I just kept thinking, he is lying about his age! Well, he must've known I was thinking this because I am just that transparent. Age came up and he showed me his license and sure enough we are the same age. This guy looks at least 10 years older if not more. He about fell off his chair when I told him my age. He also could not believe we are the same age but obviously for a different reason. Thank you Daddy for the genes (Grandma always said I favored the Elzie side of the family). 8-)
So, we ordered personal pizza's and then he said he was still hungry. He had 2 Sierra Nevada's by then and ordered some fries. We talked a lot and there wasn't a lot of chemistry. He was just ok. He's into manufacturing and operational management. By this time, he's had a 3rd beer. At the end, he asked me something very curious. He wanted to know if I was nervous coming there and meeting him? I said, no. Did I look nervous? He said no. I explained that I don't really get nervous meeting new people. I'm fairly confident and I can even speak in front of people no problem. For some reason this question is really bothering me. Why would he ask me that??? Ok, seriously, please comment and tell me if you have any ideas.
The bill came and I offered to pay since he is starting a job 2 Monday's from now. He said that we would split it. I said ok. Then, he decided to browse the beer section of the store and wanted me to come along. This store mostly sells imports. He was going to "educate" me on beer. So, we are going around and he is pointing to this beer and that beer and pronouncing the various foreign labels and telling me his opinion of them. I told him, yes I been there, been to that brewery, been to that factory, this one is very pilsner, this one is very citrusy, etc. I think it probably busted his bubble. After all, I WAS married to a Brit, and nobody knows their lager/ale/beer better than the Brits. I gotta give the ex, Dave, props on this. But, when dude got to the Hoegaarden, he picks up a case and asks if I want some? I said, no thank you but I don't really drink beer. So, he puts it down and carries on. Then, it soon became apparent to me after a couple of these offers that this joker thought he was going to buy beer and I was going to go somewhere and drink it with him!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!! Yes, he did.
So, he decided to buy 2 large bottles of beer for himself. Ok fine, I was just ready to go. So, we leave and he walks me to my vehicle. This thing tried to kiss me!!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!! I turned my head and he ended up kissing me on the cheek. He hugged me in the midst of all this at the same time or something and I hugged him back. But, really???? I'm so sure. I mean, what are these people thinking??? I mean, I don't want to sound bad here, but this is "game" from high school!!! I don't know about the rest of America, but this is a classic Marion High maneuver. Now, in high school you may be able to swoon a girl with your beer prowess and woo her with the fact that you can actually purchase the stuff. But, come on!!! Really????? <Insert my contorted face here-kinda like a Margaret Cho look>
And, dear readers, I can hear you laughing. 8-) It's just too funny not to document it. Someday, we'll all look back on these little "vignettes" and have a big belly laugh. My life. Welcome to my crazy, lonely, adventurous life. Don't you wish you were me? Don't answer that.
We were to meet at an upscale grocery store that has a cafe. I wasn't that excited about it, but ok. I get there and the grocery store has a very nice pub! Who knew! So, I sat down and ordered a glass of white and waited for him. He shows up about 5 mins late. That's ok.
We are supposed to be the same age and I was sitting there stewing because he looks way older than me. I just kept thinking, he is lying about his age! Well, he must've known I was thinking this because I am just that transparent. Age came up and he showed me his license and sure enough we are the same age. This guy looks at least 10 years older if not more. He about fell off his chair when I told him my age. He also could not believe we are the same age but obviously for a different reason. Thank you Daddy for the genes (Grandma always said I favored the Elzie side of the family). 8-)
So, we ordered personal pizza's and then he said he was still hungry. He had 2 Sierra Nevada's by then and ordered some fries. We talked a lot and there wasn't a lot of chemistry. He was just ok. He's into manufacturing and operational management. By this time, he's had a 3rd beer. At the end, he asked me something very curious. He wanted to know if I was nervous coming there and meeting him? I said, no. Did I look nervous? He said no. I explained that I don't really get nervous meeting new people. I'm fairly confident and I can even speak in front of people no problem. For some reason this question is really bothering me. Why would he ask me that??? Ok, seriously, please comment and tell me if you have any ideas.
The bill came and I offered to pay since he is starting a job 2 Monday's from now. He said that we would split it. I said ok. Then, he decided to browse the beer section of the store and wanted me to come along. This store mostly sells imports. He was going to "educate" me on beer. So, we are going around and he is pointing to this beer and that beer and pronouncing the various foreign labels and telling me his opinion of them. I told him, yes I been there, been to that brewery, been to that factory, this one is very pilsner, this one is very citrusy, etc. I think it probably busted his bubble. After all, I WAS married to a Brit, and nobody knows their lager/ale/beer better than the Brits. I gotta give the ex, Dave, props on this. But, when dude got to the Hoegaarden, he picks up a case and asks if I want some? I said, no thank you but I don't really drink beer. So, he puts it down and carries on. Then, it soon became apparent to me after a couple of these offers that this joker thought he was going to buy beer and I was going to go somewhere and drink it with him!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!! Yes, he did.
So, he decided to buy 2 large bottles of beer for himself. Ok fine, I was just ready to go. So, we leave and he walks me to my vehicle. This thing tried to kiss me!!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!! I turned my head and he ended up kissing me on the cheek. He hugged me in the midst of all this at the same time or something and I hugged him back. But, really???? I'm so sure. I mean, what are these people thinking??? I mean, I don't want to sound bad here, but this is "game" from high school!!! I don't know about the rest of America, but this is a classic Marion High maneuver. Now, in high school you may be able to swoon a girl with your beer prowess and woo her with the fact that you can actually purchase the stuff. But, come on!!! Really????? <Insert my contorted face here-kinda like a Margaret Cho look>
And, dear readers, I can hear you laughing. 8-) It's just too funny not to document it. Someday, we'll all look back on these little "vignettes" and have a big belly laugh. My life. Welcome to my crazy, lonely, adventurous life. Don't you wish you were me? Don't answer that.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Finally!!!
I had a nice date with a nice man!!! Not one time did I say to myself, "OH NO HE DIDN'T", actually, I found myself saying, "OH NO I DIDN'T!!!"
I found him online and we didn't write each other but a couple of times. He asked me out for Thursday and I said yes on Wednesday. He looks nothing like his picture, but that is a good thing. He is 6'1" and has blue eyes. He just came back from a Caribbean cruise to St Thomas and he is nicely tanned.
We have A LOT in common. He is very well traveled and has gone to a lot of places I haven't. The place which had the most impact on him was Calcutta. His stories of his experiences there were very interesting. He has been to India 3 different times (Mumbai and New Delhi, as well). He has also traveled extensively in Europe and been to places I haven't, which I didn't think was possible (Dusseldorf and Luxembourg).
So we met at a dive bar across from a parking lot. Once we met, he suggested an Italian place a few blocks down. This was a very nice place. I haven't had a meal that nice in a long time. I had the lobster ravioli in the most delicious red pepper creme sauce that had chunks of crab. He had the spaghetti bolognaise. I think he was better mannered than me. I have no idea why I did this, but when the meal came I took a piece of bread and dipped it straight into the olive oil mixture instead of using the little spoon and putting it in my own saucer. It was a minor thing but I was mortified at myself and did a mental, "Oh no I didn't!" I think I lost myself there because of the conversation. He was very aware of not putting his elbows on the table, etc. And, I caught myself with my elbows on the table. lol
He grew up in Michigan and lived a long time in Chicago, Northern NJ, Richmond VA and now here. He currently works for a large well known company in WC and has 50 direct reports. He says that he wishes he could go down a couple of levels with less responsibility. I shared with him that I am not as high up in my current position as I used to be and it's great! Waaay less stress. He says that he has worked a lot and that probably contributed to his problems (I assume he's talking about his marriage). He has his Bachelor's in Statistics and his Master's in Business or Finance (can't remember). His Dad is a lawyer and he wanted his sons to be attorneys. His Mom was diagnosed with cancer in November last year, hence the family cruise. She is in remission and doing well. I told him about my Mom. Cancer is a bitch.
We just had a lot in common. We are both a little nerdy and intelligent. Yet, we are both NORMAL. He has a 6 year old daughter and an 8 year old son. He gets them every other weekend and this coming weekend is his.
He paid for our dinner even though I offered to pay for mine. He was very much the gentleman about it. He asked if we could take a walk (the borough is very busy with pedestrians as it is a college town). So, in 89 degree weather with a million percent humidity, we took a leisurely stroll through the High Street. He kept walking really close to me and wanted to take our doggie bags to the car. I didn't put it together until he grabbed my hand later. He held my hand. I haven't had anyone hold my hand in such a long time. He must've been a little nervous because in spite of the heat and humidity, his hand was a little cold. He told me that he really likes my accent. My guess is that he finds it soothing and gentle, and different.
After walking for a while we turned around and walked back to the parking garage. He asked me out for next week and said he would text or call. He walked me to the stairs and kissed me bye. Just a little polite kiss on the lips (closed). I also haven't been kissed in a long time and it really threw me. I was not expecting that. I was walking up the stairs to my car and he told me that he really likes my name. I'm pretty sure my face was bright red and I was dazed.
But, my big "OH NO I DIDN'T" moment came next. I am in the line to pay for my parking and there are probably 5 cars behind me. I had no idea that this garage only takes cash and no bills over $10. It was $4.50 for my parking and I had $3.50 cash. The parking attendant was going to make everybody back up and make me park and walk to an ATM. So, someone behind me gave the guy $5 to cover my parking so everyone didn't have to back up. I pray that it was not him. I handed the parking guy my $3.50 and told him to give it to that person and thank them. Of course, me and the parking attendant had a few choice words in the meantime.
This nice man's name is Mike. 8-)
I don't know if he'll actually follow up for a date next week? If he doesn't then I had a really nice date that I haven't had in a looooong time. It was perfect. Everything a date should be. And, it was so nice to sit with a male and not have him discuss Philadelphia sports with me. Gawd, that is SOOO boring. I like the way he was a gentleman, yet he was assertive. And, if he does get a hold of me like he says he is going to, then I think I will go out with him again.
PS. You may remember that the last person I (almost) went out with who had this name was "crybaby Mike". lol Sooooooo glad that didn't work out.
I found him online and we didn't write each other but a couple of times. He asked me out for Thursday and I said yes on Wednesday. He looks nothing like his picture, but that is a good thing. He is 6'1" and has blue eyes. He just came back from a Caribbean cruise to St Thomas and he is nicely tanned.
We have A LOT in common. He is very well traveled and has gone to a lot of places I haven't. The place which had the most impact on him was Calcutta. His stories of his experiences there were very interesting. He has been to India 3 different times (Mumbai and New Delhi, as well). He has also traveled extensively in Europe and been to places I haven't, which I didn't think was possible (Dusseldorf and Luxembourg).
So we met at a dive bar across from a parking lot. Once we met, he suggested an Italian place a few blocks down. This was a very nice place. I haven't had a meal that nice in a long time. I had the lobster ravioli in the most delicious red pepper creme sauce that had chunks of crab. He had the spaghetti bolognaise. I think he was better mannered than me. I have no idea why I did this, but when the meal came I took a piece of bread and dipped it straight into the olive oil mixture instead of using the little spoon and putting it in my own saucer. It was a minor thing but I was mortified at myself and did a mental, "Oh no I didn't!" I think I lost myself there because of the conversation. He was very aware of not putting his elbows on the table, etc. And, I caught myself with my elbows on the table. lol
He grew up in Michigan and lived a long time in Chicago, Northern NJ, Richmond VA and now here. He currently works for a large well known company in WC and has 50 direct reports. He says that he wishes he could go down a couple of levels with less responsibility. I shared with him that I am not as high up in my current position as I used to be and it's great! Waaay less stress. He says that he has worked a lot and that probably contributed to his problems (I assume he's talking about his marriage). He has his Bachelor's in Statistics and his Master's in Business or Finance (can't remember). His Dad is a lawyer and he wanted his sons to be attorneys. His Mom was diagnosed with cancer in November last year, hence the family cruise. She is in remission and doing well. I told him about my Mom. Cancer is a bitch.
We just had a lot in common. We are both a little nerdy and intelligent. Yet, we are both NORMAL. He has a 6 year old daughter and an 8 year old son. He gets them every other weekend and this coming weekend is his.
He paid for our dinner even though I offered to pay for mine. He was very much the gentleman about it. He asked if we could take a walk (the borough is very busy with pedestrians as it is a college town). So, in 89 degree weather with a million percent humidity, we took a leisurely stroll through the High Street. He kept walking really close to me and wanted to take our doggie bags to the car. I didn't put it together until he grabbed my hand later. He held my hand. I haven't had anyone hold my hand in such a long time. He must've been a little nervous because in spite of the heat and humidity, his hand was a little cold. He told me that he really likes my accent. My guess is that he finds it soothing and gentle, and different.
After walking for a while we turned around and walked back to the parking garage. He asked me out for next week and said he would text or call. He walked me to the stairs and kissed me bye. Just a little polite kiss on the lips (closed). I also haven't been kissed in a long time and it really threw me. I was not expecting that. I was walking up the stairs to my car and he told me that he really likes my name. I'm pretty sure my face was bright red and I was dazed.
But, my big "OH NO I DIDN'T" moment came next. I am in the line to pay for my parking and there are probably 5 cars behind me. I had no idea that this garage only takes cash and no bills over $10. It was $4.50 for my parking and I had $3.50 cash. The parking attendant was going to make everybody back up and make me park and walk to an ATM. So, someone behind me gave the guy $5 to cover my parking so everyone didn't have to back up. I pray that it was not him. I handed the parking guy my $3.50 and told him to give it to that person and thank them. Of course, me and the parking attendant had a few choice words in the meantime.
This nice man's name is Mike. 8-)
I don't know if he'll actually follow up for a date next week? If he doesn't then I had a really nice date that I haven't had in a looooong time. It was perfect. Everything a date should be. And, it was so nice to sit with a male and not have him discuss Philadelphia sports with me. Gawd, that is SOOO boring. I like the way he was a gentleman, yet he was assertive. And, if he does get a hold of me like he says he is going to, then I think I will go out with him again.
PS. You may remember that the last person I (almost) went out with who had this name was "crybaby Mike". lol Sooooooo glad that didn't work out.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Another one bites the dust......
How long your date was? 6:00 - 7:30
What did you like about him? Absolutely nothing.
What are three positive things about your match? I can honestly say that I saw nothing positive about this man. He had a horrible squeaky voice and it sounded like he was burping constantly. He ordered a beer and drank it from the bottle at the table. And, kept burping beer breath across the table. He was a know-it-all, unattractive awkward geek....at best.
What interests did you have in common? None.
What was your first impression? I was so stunned by his patterned shirt and his patterned tie that it took me a bit to get past that. Then, I just kept thinking, this man is NOT SEXY under that horrible outfit.
How did the date end? He walked me to my car and I shook his hand goodbye.
Did you exchange numbers? Absolutely not.
What did you like about him? Absolutely nothing.
What are three positive things about your match? I can honestly say that I saw nothing positive about this man. He had a horrible squeaky voice and it sounded like he was burping constantly. He ordered a beer and drank it from the bottle at the table. And, kept burping beer breath across the table. He was a know-it-all, unattractive awkward geek....at best.
What interests did you have in common? None.
What was your first impression? I was so stunned by his patterned shirt and his patterned tie that it took me a bit to get past that. Then, I just kept thinking, this man is NOT SEXY under that horrible outfit.
How did the date end? He walked me to my car and I shook his hand goodbye.
Did you exchange numbers? Absolutely not.
Do you plan on seeing him again? If “no” please list reasons why? This man appears to be psychologically unstable. He went on quite a bit about the Republican party spouting off rhetoric like a garbage fed sheep. I was quiet, smiled and listened to him and didn't contribute much until he asked me who I would pick for Romney's running mate. I explained to him I don't really follow politics at this point in my life. He talked about how we are going to end up just like Europe, bankrupt, as a country and there will be civil unrest in 5 years to the point of rioting in the streets. He went on for about 10 minutes about how Memphis (where I grew up) is NOT the Mississippi River Delta. And, later told me I am "disagreeable" when I said that sometimes earthquakes are strongest on the first jolt, hence aftershocks. He told me that I must have cheated the government at some point by claiming an extra deductible or somehow otherwise being dishonest on my taxes. Then he said I must have otherwise taken advantage of government benefits in some other way after I explained that I have an accountant do my taxes. My jaw dropped.
What can we focus on for your next match? I'm not sure who thought this would be a good match for me?????? What a complete and utter waste of my time. Was this pay-back for my last match since I am unable to drive into Center City? I found it interesting that he shared with me that he didn't have to meet with anyone from your organization for the one-on-one like I did. He shared that he was told I had dark hair with dark eyes, and that I am 5'7". For the record, I am 5'8" with blonde hair and blue eyes. I have attached my pictured for a reminder.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Just checking in....
I haven't been on here in a while. Nothing really going on. Regarding the dating scene, since the good doctor said that we "have different lifestyles" I started eating healthier. I had other factors involved in healthier choices besides some critical nitpicking jerk. But, the main thing is that I lost 20 pounds since January. Me and Paula Deen! I guess I should say thank you to the good doctor. I didn't realize that I needed to make these changes. Feel pretty good. As a matter of fact, I am 15 pounds away from the weight I was when I got married. Of course, I was younger and had the time for a personal trainer. I'm good like this. Meaning, I am happy with myself and feel pretty good. I still eat chocolate. I just only have a little bit at a time. I still like Cherry Taffy. But, only a bite or two once in a while and then only one time in a day. And, if more comes off then ok. If it plateau's and stays here, then ok. I'm just trying to eat healthier. What will be, will be regarding the waistline.
Regarding the doctor, well, it's his loss after all. We can always improve our lifestyle. He should have looked past the picture. ;-)
Regarding the doctor, well, it's his loss after all. We can always improve our lifestyle. He should have looked past the picture. ;-)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
IJL
So Lisa called and said she got my email. She absolutely would NOT consider arranging a meeting between Jerry and myself anywhere other than downtown Philadelphia since he is coming from Jersey. She also said that this would be counting as one of my matches. I think she said that because she wanted to bully me into it hoping I would go "oh! well then I will drive into the city blah blah blah". So, I said to her, oh well and shrugged my shoulders. She said that they would definitely keep this in mind for my future matches and the way she said it was more like a threat. More like a "you'll be sorry" tone. And, she kept stressing that the city is their "main territory".
Oh, and I did ask her what makes him such a good match for me. She said that she didn't have the information in front of her. Then, she stated that she doesn't set the matches up. They have a "team" that makes those decisions.
Oh, and I did ask her what makes him such a good match for me. She said that she didn't have the information in front of her. Then, she stated that she doesn't set the matches up. They have a "team" that makes those decisions.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
IJL - Jerry
So, Lisa called today and said that my next match is a person named Jerry. She didn't tell me his age or anything else, only that he lives in Jersey. So, she wants to set up the meeting in the city. I told her I was not comfortable with that and she mostly ignored me going on and on about the valet parking. I don't know. My stance on the subject is why should I drive all the way into the city just to get rejected? I mean, how is this guy going to be any different from the men that I have met recently? So, I told her I am available June 23 and that is basically it for the month of June. Then, I got to thinking about it some more tonight and sent her the following email:
Hi Lisa,
I've given much thought to our conversation earlier today, and I am just not comfortable
driving by myself into the city. Being new here from out of state, I am not familiar enough
with these places to drive my big SUV down there, alone. I had no problem driving all the way
to Quakertown for the last date because it was off the turnpike, but I just can't do the city.
Also, I'm not sure that it would be a good match for me with Jerry. I have a serious fear of
bridges. I can not drive over that bridge. I have anxiety attacks when I go over bridges that
tall. I can not help it. I can't deal with it.
If Jerry would like to meet me outside of the city somewhere or even in King of Prussia, I
am open to that. But, I just can't go into the city right now. Please bear this mind for future
dates as well. I look forward to meeting my new matches!
She'll probably think I'm a nut job because I can't drive over that Ben Franklin bridge. It is a very very tall bridge and I am deathly afraid of heights. I break out in a cold sweat and panic. It's not pretty. And, there are parts of Philly that are pretty scary and with my sense of direction, I am not going to do it right now. Turn me loose on a Saturday night in downtown Philly by myself, Lord only knows what will happen to me. lol. Maybe she'll just quit and refund my money. Fat chance.
Hi Lisa,
I've given much thought to our conversation earlier today, and I am just not comfortable
driving by myself into the city. Being new here from out of state, I am not familiar enough
with these places to drive my big SUV down there, alone. I had no problem driving all the way
to Quakertown for the last date because it was off the turnpike, but I just can't do the city.
Also, I'm not sure that it would be a good match for me with Jerry. I have a serious fear of
bridges. I can not drive over that bridge. I have anxiety attacks when I go over bridges that
tall. I can not help it. I can't deal with it.
If Jerry would like to meet me outside of the city somewhere or even in King of Prussia, I
am open to that. But, I just can't go into the city right now. Please bear this mind for future
dates as well. I look forward to meeting my new matches!
She'll probably think I'm a nut job because I can't drive over that Ben Franklin bridge. It is a very very tall bridge and I am deathly afraid of heights. I break out in a cold sweat and panic. It's not pretty. And, there are parts of Philly that are pretty scary and with my sense of direction, I am not going to do it right now. Turn me loose on a Saturday night in downtown Philly by myself, Lord only knows what will happen to me. lol. Maybe she'll just quit and refund my money. Fat chance.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Gary Resurfaced
Well, well well. Ok. Gary and I were supposed to have dinner on Thursday. That morning and afternoon he kept texting. We were on, then we were off, then we were on, then off, on, off.....you get the picture. By about 2pm I finally texted, "Let's just reschedule". I went out with my BFF that night and forgot about the whole thing. He called, he texted, and after 3 voice mails he finally quit calling. I didn't hear my phone ring anyway.
I thought he went away. Didn't hear from him for a while, then he suddenly called again. He called a lot. Long story short, the man is a habitual liar. There are no telling how many lies I caught this guy in.
He texted me Saturday morning from another woman's house. He was in Washington D.C. with a girl he met off the internet 4 years ago. How can I take this guy seriously?
I can tell from his behavior that he keeps a string of women around. So, this morning I tried to be nice and say that I thought we were in 2 different places. He wanted examples. Then, I told him that I just don't see us together down the road. It's just my instincts. He kept on and on. I finally said, "Look, I'm trying to be nice." I didn't want to come right out and tell him I thought he is the biggest liar I've ever met and he has absolutely no credentials with me. So, he became very business like and was sort of yelling. Basically told me Good-Luck and said good-bye.
I am tempted to put his last name down so that any woman that googles this guy's name will see this.
Turn the page......
I thought he went away. Didn't hear from him for a while, then he suddenly called again. He called a lot. Long story short, the man is a habitual liar. There are no telling how many lies I caught this guy in.
He texted me Saturday morning from another woman's house. He was in Washington D.C. with a girl he met off the internet 4 years ago. How can I take this guy seriously?
I can tell from his behavior that he keeps a string of women around. So, this morning I tried to be nice and say that I thought we were in 2 different places. He wanted examples. Then, I told him that I just don't see us together down the road. It's just my instincts. He kept on and on. I finally said, "Look, I'm trying to be nice." I didn't want to come right out and tell him I thought he is the biggest liar I've ever met and he has absolutely no credentials with me. So, he became very business like and was sort of yelling. Basically told me Good-Luck and said good-bye.
I am tempted to put his last name down so that any woman that googles this guy's name will see this.
Turn the page......
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mark
Well, Gary turned out to be a bit of a psycho. He called me about 15 times a day. We went out on Monday. He called me Monday night on his way home. Tuesday morning he texted me before work. He proceeded to call me off and on no less than 15 times that day. Same thing Wed. We were supposed to go out for Thurs and he suddenly changed. We were on, then we were off, on, off, on, off. So, after a bunch of exchanged texts, I finally said let's reschedule. I went out with my bff and he called and left 3 voice mails. Then, poof, he was gone. Haven't heard from him since. His story was a bit suspect since he claims to be the CFO of this property management estate, he said that one of the apartments had flooded and the tenant had no renter's insurance. So, he went to check out the damage himself thursday morning. He claimed that he had to meet with the flood insurance adjuster at 7pm thurday night. My bff from college just happens to be a flood adjuster and I told her the whole story detail by detail and she assured me that she had never met with a CFO. She just happened to be at a FEMA conf at the time!
So, the matchmaker fixed me up with a different Mark. This Mark is only 40 years old. We talked a couple of times over the phone and he seemed like a nice man. So, we met for dinner at a Tapas Bar. I have never been so bored in my life. All he could talk about was sports. I told him repeatedly that I don't follow organized sports. He went on and on. I finally shrugged my shoulder. Then, he started talking about stadiums. Again, clueless. I told him I knew about the SuperDome in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. He looked astounded. lol. I now know that the Minnesota Vikings are building a billion dollar stadium. I have no idea if this is basketball, football, hockey, or whatever. And, do not write to me informing me. I don't want to take up memory in the hard drive with this useless knowledge. lol Outside of sports, he could not hold a conversation.
He had never eaten an oyster, so we ordered a single oyster for him to try. He says he likes mussels but didn't like the oyster enough to order them. Then, because it's tapas we ordered 3 small plates to share. This concept was lost on him. One of the dishes was a shrimp concoction in some sort of tomato sauce. He put the shrimp on his plate and then picked it up with his fork to eat it and opened his mouth real wide. I said, "Honey, don't eat the tail." But, that wasn't even the moment that made me say OH NO HE DIDN'T.
When the bill came, he hovered over it. He took his card out and held it in his hand for at least 10 mins with the bill in front of his chest. He was playing with the card. He was flipping it this way and that and kinda peeking down at the bill every few seconds or so. I finally said, "I think you are going to have to put that in the little flap and lay it to the side. They are not going to come get it as long as you are holding it." He informed me that he had paid a bill before. I shrugged and said that I didn't know if he thought we had to go up front and pay like you do at a diner or whatever, the server takes it for you.
So, the check comes back. The bill was $36.84. How do I know this piece of information you might ask? Bear in mind that I have been to this restaurant no less than a dozen times and $36.84 is not unreasonable there. He asked me to calculate the tip!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!! OMFG!!!! He didn't!!! Yes, he did. I brought up the tip calculator app and handed him my iPhone. This is when he told me that he doesn't have a smartphone or any access to the internet at all. WOW.
So, the matchmaker fixed me up with a different Mark. This Mark is only 40 years old. We talked a couple of times over the phone and he seemed like a nice man. So, we met for dinner at a Tapas Bar. I have never been so bored in my life. All he could talk about was sports. I told him repeatedly that I don't follow organized sports. He went on and on. I finally shrugged my shoulder. Then, he started talking about stadiums. Again, clueless. I told him I knew about the SuperDome in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. He looked astounded. lol. I now know that the Minnesota Vikings are building a billion dollar stadium. I have no idea if this is basketball, football, hockey, or whatever. And, do not write to me informing me. I don't want to take up memory in the hard drive with this useless knowledge. lol Outside of sports, he could not hold a conversation.
He had never eaten an oyster, so we ordered a single oyster for him to try. He says he likes mussels but didn't like the oyster enough to order them. Then, because it's tapas we ordered 3 small plates to share. This concept was lost on him. One of the dishes was a shrimp concoction in some sort of tomato sauce. He put the shrimp on his plate and then picked it up with his fork to eat it and opened his mouth real wide. I said, "Honey, don't eat the tail." But, that wasn't even the moment that made me say OH NO HE DIDN'T.
When the bill came, he hovered over it. He took his card out and held it in his hand for at least 10 mins with the bill in front of his chest. He was playing with the card. He was flipping it this way and that and kinda peeking down at the bill every few seconds or so. I finally said, "I think you are going to have to put that in the little flap and lay it to the side. They are not going to come get it as long as you are holding it." He informed me that he had paid a bill before. I shrugged and said that I didn't know if he thought we had to go up front and pay like you do at a diner or whatever, the server takes it for you.
So, the check comes back. The bill was $36.84. How do I know this piece of information you might ask? Bear in mind that I have been to this restaurant no less than a dozen times and $36.84 is not unreasonable there. He asked me to calculate the tip!!!! OH NO HE DIDN'T!!! OMFG!!!! He didn't!!! Yes, he did. I brought up the tip calculator app and handed him my iPhone. This is when he told me that he doesn't have a smartphone or any access to the internet at all. WOW.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Gary
So, the whole thing with the Mark guy wanting to meet at Lowe's in Pottstown was just bizarre. There were other little tell-tale signs that something just wasn't right about that guy. After much discussion with my BFF and google, we figure he's married or otherwise committed. Of course, there were small little things that added up to this conclusion that I didn't mention but when you put it all together it makes sense. His behavior was just too weird for there not to be something there.
But, after all this time, I finally had a good date! The matchmaker fixed me up with someone named Gary Ray. Gary happens to be the name of my father and Ray happens to be the name of my BFF's ex-husband. Gary spoke to me a couple of times on the phone briefly. He seems very assertive because he set up a meeting right away. The matchmaker described him as an "Alpha Male". I'm not sure about that description but I will say that he seemed very much the man. I suppose that I respond well to that. He is very decisive.
He was very appreciative of all things girly about me. He commented on my perfume, my jewelry, my eyes, etc. He is a little bit older, but actually I don't mind that. He is financially secure and a multi-faceted person.
We do have chemistry and he is a nice man. He looks just like Henry Wrinkler to me. He is Jewish but doesn't like to date Jewish women. He is also well traveled and appreciates the arts. Before I left the restaurant he had asked me out for Thursday. This is nice.
But, after all this time, I finally had a good date! The matchmaker fixed me up with someone named Gary Ray. Gary happens to be the name of my father and Ray happens to be the name of my BFF's ex-husband. Gary spoke to me a couple of times on the phone briefly. He seems very assertive because he set up a meeting right away. The matchmaker described him as an "Alpha Male". I'm not sure about that description but I will say that he seemed very much the man. I suppose that I respond well to that. He is very decisive.
He was very appreciative of all things girly about me. He commented on my perfume, my jewelry, my eyes, etc. He is a little bit older, but actually I don't mind that. He is financially secure and a multi-faceted person.
We do have chemistry and he is a nice man. He looks just like Henry Wrinkler to me. He is Jewish but doesn't like to date Jewish women. He is also well traveled and appreciates the arts. Before I left the restaurant he had asked me out for Thursday. This is nice.
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