Okay... I admit, I'm on a dating website. I was giving it as a gift.
I'm not kidding.
Can you believe that? One of my friends, who is quite religious, thinks it's crazy I'm not married with kids yet... SOOOOO, she gave me a month membership "on her."
So I decided to make the best of it.
I wish I didn't have reservations about it because I know a lot of people do it and I think it's great- but I'm still not sure this is right for me.
But anyway, I'm trying it, and I had been e-mailing a guy for a week.
We ended up meeting for a drink last night and I took my roommate along just in case. When I first saw him, I thought he wasn't my type but he didn't gross me out or anything.
We sat, we drank, we ate, we talked. Then my roommate decided to head home.
At this point, I didn't know what I was thinking. I'm very aware of making sure I actually like someone before I take the next step (second date, first kiss, etc.) with them. When I was younger, I dated someone who was a good guy, not someone I was passionate about. We ended up being in a 2 year relationship. It was more of a comfort thing.
I DO NOT want to do that again! Like I said before, I'm 100% against settling.
So at this point, I'm ULTRA aware of what I'm feeling/thinking. I am thinking that he is "okay" but at the same time, I have problems with Xing people out right away... so I want to make sure I give him a chance.
We decide to leave and head to the metro to go home.
He says to me on the walk "I'm surprised you haven't asked about my past relationships yet."
I don't necessarily think talking about past relationships is best practice on first date :-) but I go with it and ask.
Then he drops the first bombshell, "I have been divorced twice."
Okay, deep breath!
Obviously I can't just walk away and I have to continue to the metro. I'm shocked and at this point I know this is done, see you later, bu-bye, good luck in life... but I suck it up, only 10 more minutes at most.
So I ask why he was divorced. And then the second and third bombshell...
"Me and both of my ex wives are gambling addicts"
Excellent, Wonderful...
"I'm $50,000 in debt"
WOW. I'm speechless. Still kinda am!
I'm not trying to judge and I do hope he figures everything out... but first of all, that is not someone I would date... and secondly, WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS!!!! I JUST MET YOU!!!!!
So ha, there that goes. As soon as I got on my train, you can better believe I was texting all my friends the story.
Very funny, totally worth it... Now I have another notch on the hilarious first date belt!
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"I'm 100% against settling."
Good for you! I actually didn't have a relationship like I have now since the Big Red story. Being gay, you meet a lot of crazy superficial guys who just want sex. I wanted a relationship. Finally, my prince came around. Don't settle.
As for your blind date...that's so crazy! I once got a message from someone on Yahoo Personals, and we started chatting...then he invited me to view his webcam. I was like, well, whatever...see what he looks like...Except he was completely nude. I quickly exited the webcam session, saying I had connection problems. He asked if we could talk again and I said we'll see... Never happened.
Thanks for sharing some humor today. :) I love your blog. I have linked you in my "Blogs I Read" section of my blog. :)
love, love, LOVE your blog!
Okay to be completely honest, me, my husband, and my friend Matt are all laughing hysterically! That probably made my day, seriously! I'm sorry you had a crappy date, but now you have a fantastic story to tell!
HILARIOUS!!! Sometimes I feel like dating is nothing more than rolling dice-never know what you'll get. LOL
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