Ok, time to give you some updates!
And boy, its been a while ~ life just got going & I hopped on for the ride!
Figured I'd live in the moment, feel it, breathe it & digest it
before I began rambling on about it...
So the latest batch of gentlemen callers come courtesy of eHarmony.
The jury is still out on their "scientific" matching system,
but I'm a sucker for all their happy couple photos & believed that, I too, could become
one half of those sticky sweet smiling couples.
(it's funny too because I can realize how styled these ads are, hell I should work on these ads dressing the couples,
but I STILL love to believe this is how bright & sunny they are in life)
Now there's many, many rounds of "communication" on this site.
1st ~ 5 multiple choice questions to answer
Next up, is your list of like & dislikes in a mate
Thirdly, a round of answering 3 questions chosen by perspective date
&
Finally, if you pass all rounds, you can actually email each other!
I will admit to getting a lil lazy in rounds #1-3 (I know, that's horrible!)
But I've found my solid stock questions I want answers to, so I ping-pong the steps right back to them...
I've found that the men tend to give the shortest answer possible when it comes to the type your own response portion (shocking, right?!)
So I find myself just wanting to get through all the hoopla & get out on the date in person to see if they can really communicate.
Which is exactly why I wonder about this "matching" system!
How scientific can it really be?
And if I'm not paying attention to all the steps in detail, maybe I should hop on a less detail-orientated site???
A friend, who's having success, has recommended I check out Tinder...
Trusted readers ~ have any of you tried it? I need references besides his.
He compares it to "seeing someone across the room at a party that you find attractive" & this gives you a way to let them know.
I call BS on that & think it just feeds to men's visual nature w/o wanting to delve deeper.
But in all honesty too, I'm HORRIBLE meeting strangers at a party I'm attracted too, I get all tongue tied & twisted. I lose my words & come off as shy or snobbish,
either way my 1st impressions may not get me far...
Woah, got way sidetracked there...but as you probably have gathered by now my eHarmony matches have not quite been made in heaven.
Let's summarize...
First we met the British guy.
He was tall. Wore glasses (such a sucker for a guy in glasses). Had an accent!
Designed cars for Hot Wheels, figured he's got a creative side, which is very cool.
First date was lovely. Rooftop dinner downtown. City lights. Cocktails. Pretty good conversation once I could sense him relaxing.
Drinks lead to going for coffee, which was not the best plan.
I was exhausted & should've called the date done instead of going for coffee, but I didn't.
*Self-discovery #1 - listen to your gut, its knows whats right for you, stop being so damn polite!
So, we coffee'd as I tried to keep my eyes open & stay interested in the conversation, but I was a lost cause.
An awkward hug at the parking garage & off we went our separate ways.
The drive home & into the next day I was very melancholy, couldn't shake the blahs.
I sensed it had to do with the date, but he was "good on paper" so maybe I was just tired from a hectic week?
He sent some nice texts, shared pics of his afternoon adventure - it made me warm to him a lil more.
As schedules would have it, he was out of town & I had an event, so it took a couple of weeks to re-connect.
But during that time he kept sharing pics from his trip & staying in touch, which was nice to have someone to chat throughout the day with again here & there.
Turned out he was a phone guy & wanted to talk in evenings.
*Self re-discovery #2 - I am NOT a phone person! If we're gonna chat, I want it to be on a couch, face to face, esp at the beginning!
You know what, I'm gonna cut this one short ~ dates 2 & 3 again were quite lovely.
He was good a planning cool dates, if only I enjoyed being on them with him.
The melancholy set in after each meet up & I had to admit there was nothing there, listen to your gut when it keeps saying the same thing.
The latest eHarmony connection was been quite fun.
Mid-week 1st date ~ tequila tasting.
Came to my side of town (points!)
Easy conversation. Fun & Funny.
Kissing like teenagers on the street for an hour.
I had a feeling he was going to be my "fun , in the meantime guy"
Spontaneous 2nd date ~ I broke the "Rules" & accepted a dinner date on Sat nite with only a couple of hours notice (*gasp*)
Since I already put him in the FUN category, I figured why stay home on a Sat nite trying to teach him how to respect my time?
I wanted to hang out & he was game - why not?
A fun night!
3rd date ~ relaxing night in with wine.
In conversation & joking he declares he's not boyfriend material.
Oh, yeah I know. You've been in fling category since 2nd date.
The fun continues.
The next day I can't shake this blah feeling again.
What is it?
Was it the wine? Is it him?
I have fun when I'm with him.
It was like I had a heart hangover!
*Self-discovery #3 - you can't trick yourself in to being ok with a fling when you desire to be in a relationship
We never connected in between our dates ~ no texts, no calls, no "hey, just thinking of ya"
Funny thing was I had no desire to reach out to him either in between seeing him.
I craved the connection, but not with him.
Was the need he was filling enough? Or did I have to get real with myself?
We hung out again. And I got my answer.
In getting real with myself, I learned its easy to revert back to old habits & patterns.
I could easily slip back into non-commital, non-defined dating ways, but when I used to do that my heart didn't hurt because I kept it hidden behind many walls.
I've worked hard to break down those walls
& when I allowed myself to feel
& to fall
& to be vulnerable,
I felt the most alive & the most loved.
I felt like each day I was walking on sunshine.
I want to feel that again!
So I have to honor my heart & hold the faith...
Til then, its time to dance!
xo
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