At Long Last
Published by Red 3 years, 11 months ago in DishesI’m happy to report that I finally had a good date last night.
The Designer and I had exchanged a few emails last week and made plans to get together at 9 pm last night for drinks. I hadn’t talked to him on the phone and thought it would be a good idea to get a voice check before we met. I called him around 6:30 pm and somehow we managed to stay on the phone for 1h and 40 minutes! I don’t even know what we talked about for so long.
We met up right after our phone chat and he definitely passed my 3-minute test. I don’t think I’ve written about this before, but I definitely have this little mental test I do when I first meet people. I believe that you can tell if you have chemistry with someone rather quickly - in say 3 minutes. I actually think it’s 3 seconds, but I’ve extended it to 3 minutes to give people just a little more time. In any case, when the Designer came in and sat down on the barstool next to me, I definitely knew we had the potential for some chemistry.
We talked about the craziness of online dating a bit and then he told me about his separation. He is currently separated from his wife. They have 2 kids together (ages 8 and 4). She and her new boyfriend are actually moving to New York, so the Designer was a bit sad about that. And the Designer also smokes, which is a big turn-off for me. He said he took up the habit again after things went sour with his marriage. I can understand that, but I don’t think I could stand the smoking long term.
We talked for a couple of hours and then the Designer walked me back to my car, where a hug turned into a kiss. A very long kiss. A 2-hour kiss. It was great.
Yay! I’m happy to hear you had a good date! Having been in the same boat of online dating for awhile now, I know how good it feels (and how much hope it brings!) when you have a good date.
Sounds like you had a good time, got some smooching in there too, and all was good. The smoking bit would be problematic for me too, but see what happens. Unless it’s a dealbreaker.
Hope to hear more good dates coming your way!
Online dating is pure, unadulterated, 100% shite. Biggest waste of time in my entire life. Unfortunate that you had to “kiss an ashtray” but a little action is better than nothing.
Woo hoo! Let’s hear it for two-hour kisses!