Dating Idol Week 11

Dating Idol - Day 71

I decided to drop in at my parent’s house for dinner tonight. I haven’t seen my dad in a while since he is always working lately and I didn’t feel like making dinner. Mom just happened to be making Mexican...mmmmm!

She asked me about Ron and I didn’t know what to say. Should I tell her I am having hang up phone calls at home, work and on my cell phone? I didn’t want to alarm them unnecessarily, but I wanted her to know that you can’t trust people and give out phone numbers to just everyone. I chose to go the middle road and say that I thought he was behind a lot of hang up calls, but didn’t tell them a number or how often.

My mom didn’t say much but I know my dad wasn’t pleased.

I got home and Greg was online. He asked how my day was – again – and we talked. I’m not complaining that he asks, but he seems like the only one who does. My mom didn’t even ask!

Dating Idol - Day 72

Thank God for Wi- fi in hotels. I can still feel attached to my life and chat with some friends even though I am in this god-forsaken place. I shouldn’t complain, it is nice weather right now. In a few months when I come back there will be three, four or more feet of snow, then I will really have something to complain about.

I sat next to this middle-aged man on the airplane. All of the hot looking ones were accompanied by either women, children or both, and I crossed them off my list. I had the outside seat and the rest of my co-workers were ahead of me. We would talk a little about work, and he added his own two cents in. Hello? Do you even know what we’re working on? I didn’t think so. Kindly keep your baldhead out of it. I wouldn’t be joining the mile high club on this flight.

When we landed, we had to wait for thirty minutes for a gate to open up. That was fun. And everyone was getting cranky cause it was hot on the plane. Me – I just had to pee! I wanted off the plane like five minutes ago!

Dating Idol - Day 73

After a few meetings today and time in a different office, I think I need a “travel” affair. One where there are certainly no strings attached – like Ron. I won’t give out my phone number, I won’t get his, heck, I won’t even tell him what city I’m from. Now I just need to find a willing and suitable man.

Problem there – suitable.

It seems that in this state, they all marry young and stay married. There are so many gold bands in this office that it is blinding. Tonight we’re going out for dinner, so I’ll have to look there I suppose. But I feel my chances of finding romance – or lust – in a steak place are slim to nil. And the crowd that traveled this trip aren’t the ones who may be interested in a club afterwards. Dinner, look over work papers, bed by 10. Yawn.

I guess I can look back as this was the trip that caught me up on some much needed sleep. Two more days and I can sleep in my own bed!

Dating Idol - Day 74

I scoped the office again for a travel affair candidate. I had a couple in mind that I found this morning, and then I came back to my hotel room for lunch. And when I logged on – guess what? There was Greg, nice as pie. For whatever reason, I decided to give up my quest for an affair. Maybe Greg will be suitable material when I got back home. I really need to try harder and capture his interest.

I don’t know how to define this thing with Greg.

Is it a high school infatuation, since we hung out and he didn’t pursue the matter?

Is that why I’m interested, because he didn’t?

Or is he just taking things slooooow for some reason?

If I had more balls, I would ask him directly and end the guessing game. But I don’t, so wonder and guess I will, as I sleep alone tonight. And I’ll remember to turn my phone off so that when numbnuts calls and hangs up again during the night, it won’t bother me. I swear, I am calling the police when I get home.

Dating Idol - Day 75

TGI – whatever day it is. I don’t even know anymore. I’m just glad to be home. More boring meetings, bland dinners in bland restaurants and a boring flight home. Which, I’m grateful for since I hate to fly and am a nervous wreck easily.

So why am I so tired?

I didn’t even turn the lights on. I walked straight from my front door to my bedroom with my luggage. I just wanted to sign on quick and hit my own pillow, but Greg was online.

That was two hours ago!!

We talked about all kinds of stuff and I gave him the boring details of my trip. He makes me think I’m funny. Maybe I am. I think I’m paranoid over my Nigerian scam thing and think all men are out to con me with a compliment. How easily one’s confidence can shatter. I don’t feel I lack self-esteem or self-confidence, but man! Something like that can sure throw one for a loop. I feel for other women who do have issues with confidence and esteem and get suckered in to something like that, hoping for the love of their life. I should research and see how many women are victims of that type thing. Tomorrow. I have a big to do list tomorrow.

Dating Idol - Day 76

I came home from work and realized I hadn’t even checked my answering machine. Mistake. I had no less than 33 hang up calls, one from mom who forgot where I was, Claire, Beth and a few people wanting to install dish cable. In other words, nothing important. I saved all of the hang up messages, even though I don’t know why. I doubt they can trace answering machine messages – and ones that don’t say anything to boot.

I didn’t think anyone was going out tonight, so I called Beth to chat. She was the most level-headed of my friends on a consistent basis, and it seemed like I had so many things I needed advice on right now. Greg. Police. Greg. She dropped the phone when I said I passed on a travel affair because I thought Greg could be good future material. She said she was jealous and was going to post her profile online again and get somebody like that.

Is Greg all that?

If he is, why hasn’t he asked me out?

What’s wrong with me?

I want to be an “all that” type of girl....so what gives? I have a decent job, even though I hate it, my own place, and a new car. Isn’t that what it is? I haven't logged on to see if he is online because I'm not in a mood to talk. I have too many things going through my head as it is.

Dating Idol - Day 77

Hallelujah. And thank God for weekends. This afternoon I logged on when I got home from running errands and Greg came on. We chatted for a little bit and he asked if I wanted to hang out and grab another beer. I couldn't have cared less about the beer but I jumped at the chance to see him again. And I just happened to buy a great new pair of jeans while shopping today that I can wear. How perfect is that? His request made me forget that I had 10 missed cell phone calls and three hang ups at home. I have to go and get ready for my “hang out” date.

I just walked in the door and am I...frustrated...upset...pissed?

I don’t know what I am, so throw confused in the mix too. We seemed to have a great time. We had a few beers, we talked. Oh and here’s a juicy tidbit the girls will devour. Up until tonight, I didn’t know what Greg did. He made a casual comment and I didn’t reply. I said I didn’t know if I could trust him with the truth or some such garbage line from a movie. And he says, you can trust me with your life. I’m a cop.

A cop!

So, I have a man in uniform on my hands. Swoon. Pretend not to swoon. I bit my tongue and didn’t ask what color the uniform was, but I hope to God it’s blue.

And should I discuss my pest problems with him?

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