W?RUFK? The 2 Week Date..

Blind dates are something I have tended to avoid over the past few years, unless (of course) they have been of my own making - online. Dates set up by friends have not been good. In fact, they have been bloody awful - which makes me wonder if I need better friends!! Guy number 1 was years ago, a set up by a woman who used to be my best friend! He invited me out for drinks and dancing. Five minutes into the date, he informed me that he had been ticketed for a DUI - a charge he felt was completely unfair. Though, he admits, he was weaving, it was in his own lane (Bada Bing!). And dancing? Well, as it turns out, dancing makes him sweat and "sweating is not cool". I excused myself to the restroom and found my car on the way. I never returned. Whether he missed me or not is still unclear. I can only feel relief that he never called me again.

Another blind date had me meeting the 'friend of a friend' at a park-n-ride. We said hello, I slid into this car (nice ride too), and he reached over - opening the glove box to reveal quite a beautiful array of drugs! All colors, shapes, and sizes... and though he could not remember what all of them were, he freely offered me my pick... RUFK!? I kindly refused, remembered I could not go out that night after all (darn!) and found my way to my own car. Holy cow! These are the men my friends want me to date. I DO need better friends. 

In fact let's not forget the most recent one who asked me to spend the night and then spent it not touching me. What was that all about!?

But, here I am, dating a Set-Up Man. All I can say to explain myself is that this date was set up by a woman who I had just met, and the guy is Italian... from Brooklyn. And, he can talk like the Godfather..sometimes I am just a sucker for a new adventure...

A year or so ago, a guy I knew in high school , and not well, moved to this area with his wife.  He has been bugging me for some time to join his group of trivia players at a local pub. So, summer is here, I do have time, and my bed time is fairly fluid.. to trivia I went. And there I met Ms R. Ms R is newly married and like all those newly married women I know, she believes in love. And, as it turns out, she has this friend and she believes we might like each other, so... WTH? I said sure. After all, Ms R does not really know me and I don't really know her - no hard feelings if this is a fail - and it might get me out of trivia! The Date is scheduled. We are to meet at the next trivia night - on a Tuesday. We begin at dinner. He sits at one end of the table. I'm at the other. We eye one another a bit, exchange hellos, and then move to the trivia area, where we are seated together.

As it turns out, the S.U.M and I have a lot in common. We know the same songs, agree on the same answers (right or wrong), and he thinks my stories are funny. He does like to talk and like any good Italian, uses his hands a lot - which makes me slightly crazy at times, but he drives a new, fully loaded Mustang.. cherry red. My shallow self is in heaven. He comes bearing gifts - roses, stuffed animals, fresh roasted coffee beans, and buys me (ta-da) a motorcycle helmet! As it turns out he also owns a Harley and would be honored if I would ride with him. I ask you, what's not to like?? He says my wish is his command and so far, he means it... We have an all day date to the city planned and he wants to take me out for a special birthday brunch.. over a week, and going strong... I don't know, faithful reader.. Stay tuned... because despite the good feelings, I started this adventure saying I would do 50 first dates...

One thing I can say however - people who do not know me well are better at arranging dates for me than my own friends are...

~A. Tan Gledmess