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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
Hope you're all enjoying a wonderful holiday season!!
Heading back home to Colorado soon, with my fingers crossed for a white Christmas, and figured I'd share a lil update on the dating scene...
oh, I should do a "Best of 2013" list, hmmmm that could be fun! ~ stay tuned for that one ;)
So, where were we?
Ah, yes, I was having some self-discoveries & decided to step back from the fun fling guy...
Logical next step ~ Speed dating!
Packed up the car with water, snacks & lipstick in preparation for my journey to the Westside.
The evening's event was being hosted by a few Meet-up groups & was taking place in an alehouse that sounded like a cool place to check out.
Also figured it was good to change up the locale, check out the Westside male offerings ;)
It was fun.
Met some cool ladies prior to it starting, which is always the case, (there's a lot of great single gals out there, c'mon guys!)
We chatted as the men started to arrive. All anxiously wondering if this is the night we may meet "him"...
Wellllll...
It was a very diverse group, which is cool, there's a type for everyone.
I, myself, met 15 men in LA I did not need to know further.
I totally enjoyed our "mini" dates, conversations were good, but I was having trouble getting past the basic starters.
I wasn't going deep & hard-hitting with my questions. I wasn't revealing much about myself either.
And, yes that is challenging with the allotted 5 minutes.
I'll admit I may not have been at my "A" game, but I was out there....
Funnily enough, during the evening I got a text from Mr Fun in the Meantime.
I hadn't heard from him in a while.
I will say I had never reached out to say "I'm moving on", kinda just figured that we were that casual to fade away...
Nope ~ boot-ay text mid-speed dating!
Its always so interesting to me how they "sense" the interest shift away from them...no, wait, remember me, we should hang out again, or at least tonight...
Decision time
Answer OR ignore the text?
I went with Answer. If I'm going to date w/dignity, I gotta answer.
Played it cool, sussed out the situation, definitely was a boot-ay text.
Decision time
Have some fun, cuz none of these 15 guys panned out OR honor your desires for a real relationship?
I decided to respect what I had already learned & not to go down that path again that ultimately left me lonelier than before.
I told him he was a great guy, enjoyed hanging out but I'm looking for more than what he's admittedly willing to give.
**a HUGE moment for me!! Speaking my needs, even if/when its scary**
He totally respected it, said I was awesome, enjoyed all our dates & wished me well.
It felt so genuine, that it caused me to pause...maybe? maybe he is a cool guy & I'm giving up too soon?
Thankfully it only took me 2 seconds to catch myself. He wasn't saying he wants what I want, he wasn't trying to convince me to give it a go, he was just being a great guy, validating our time together.
Done...next?
So I think I may have ranted previously about the latest dating app that everyone seems to be doing & how I couldn't imagine doing it...
yeah well, I'm doing it & LOVING IT!
I think it was my Pilates instructor relating it to video poker that I began to see the FUN in it. I was being way too serious about it before & viewing it as just another vehicle for possible rejection seeing as its so visually based...
Screw that! Its a riot & seriously addicting!
Its like winning in Vegas when you click "yes" on a profile & you're a match, a new screen pops up, your pics roll together & voila - a match!
If only the sound of coins chinging happened, that'd be perfection - jackpot!
I'm currently taking the stance of sitting back & letting the men contact me first
(which is texting via the site)
My rationale is that my "liking" of your profile shows my interest, step up to the plate, let's see what you've got...
In the future I may reach out, but so far I've got too many conversations to keep track of...
Being a week in to the game, I've already had some pretty fantastic dates!
Cocktails in a log cabinDisco Christmas drinks & laughing the night away
To a 2nd date that had adventure written all over it that I couldn't say no to, no matter how scary some parts sounded
(you'll laugh at what scared me)
This guy is pretty intense, knows what he wants, direct questions, digs deep, is spontaneous, & fun ~ I kinda dug him.
For the 2nd date his plan was ~ Motorcycle ride...Hollywood Hills...cocktails, dinner...fireplace
Oh yeah, this sounded GREAT! Except the fireplace part scared the bejesus outta me!
Never been on a motorcycle before, did that scare me? Noooo!
Exhilarate me, yes! The nervous scariness of that is a rush in the moment.
And the fireplace can be that same exhilarating rush too, & even better WHEN its with the right guy...but c'mon this is date 2, let's just have fun, keep getting to know each other...
The ride through the city & the hills was AMAZING!!! Cutting through the crisp air, flashing past the holiday lights, holding tight, leaning in to the curves, the rev of the engine, picking up speed, passing the cars & off in to the open - oh my god!
Yeah that's a rush!
Dinner was a surprise,
I had no clue what to expect since I don't know his tastes well enough, or at all really.
Well, from racing through the streets of LA, we shifted to completely different gears and had the most delicious 5 course tasting & pairing dinner that was so exquisite I don't even know how to describe it.
Oh I wish I had a menu to share, each course was a food I had never had before and was sooooo amazing!
Truly an adventure at every turn on this date!
Its crazy how fast 2013 has gone!
It has been a whirlwind of emotions, of men, of self-discovery.
Its been a year I wouldn't change for the world, all the good & the bad, through it I have gotten to this wonderful space where I truly love my life & everyone who's in it!
I've learned so much from all these dates, more about myself, more about what I desire, what the ideal partnership looks like for me & most importantly how to be open to the process of falling in love again.
From the Asst director to the Architect, the 50year old, to the sweet young 30-something from Texas, and all those in between, you've touched my heart this year & I thank you!!
I am beyond excited for the new year ahead & am claiming 2014 as the Year Of Dating Fearlessly!!
And who knows, but its looking likely that I'll experience my FIRST KISS at midnight this year!
xoxo
Have a safe & happy holidays!! Here's Percy Faith with "We Need A Little Christmas"
Enjoy!!!
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