Dating Idol Week 2

If I wouldn’t have been there, I probably wouldn’t have believed it!!

Todd showed up all gorgeous in his shirt and tie. Clean shaven, he smelled wonderful, with Calvin Klein cologne on. And then let’s talk about the car. He drove a Beamer! Now, I’m not one of those shallow gals that likes a man for his car, but it was sweet! I’ve never been in one before, so the ride was fun. But that’s where it ended. The fun.

From the moment we found out we had to wait for our table to the moment he dropped me off on the porch, it was something close to misery. He complained about the service, the food, the atmosphere, the bill (so much so, I chipped in my part), the hostess and the valet. He didn’t even tip the waitress after he sent her back to the kitchen three times to “fix” his veal.

He was a complete ass!

I was embarrassed to sit there and relieved when he wanted to leave early. I’m sure he was put out since I declined going for coffee somewhere. I’m curious where he would be served an adequate cup of coffee, however. But not curious enough to go and find out.

Bye, bye Todd.

Dating Idol - Day 9

Thank God for friends who mean well, even if their timing sucks. How else do they cure their friends bad and depressed mood?

The girls convinced me to go out clubbing again, even though I didn’t really feel like it. After some whining and arm twisting, OK, they offered to pay my cover fee, I caved.

Dancing, maybe a drink or two and a girls bitch session about men and dating. What girl could resist? Ha! The joke was on me.

We ended up at The Matrix, where it just happened to be Ladies Night, so we got in free anyway. Some friends! And I’m beginning to hate the Ladies Night scene. It’s more like, the Desperate Women’s Night to Scope for Potential Husbands, so the men have begun staying away from ladies Night, which defeats the whole purpose anyway! Ugh – rant over.

I made Trish and Katie buy me a drink since they got off cheap with the cover charge. Bitches anyway! And Trish has me convinced I need to make an online profile to attract some good attention. We’ll see. If I find time on the weekend and I’m bored, I might poke around a few websites and see who else has profiles.

Maybe.

Dating Idol - Day 10

I should have known better. Like I wouldn’t have time on a Saturday morning to fool around online, spend a few HOURS pouring over men’s pictures and headlines. Grrr – I don’t know if I’m more mad at them for encouraging me or me for letting myself get caught up.

Anyway, I made a profile.

My headline – This Juliet is Seeking Romeo. Clever, I thought. Shows I have read a little, I have a little romantic streak in me and hopefully it will attract the attention of someone else who does too. At least I’ve been told some men have a romantic streak in them, yet have so far not seen it firsthand.

I guess there’s always time!

I was honest in my physical attributes since I really don’t see anything wrong with them. I fibbed a little and said I liked adventure and rollercoasters. I figured it was a safe lie since it’s cold and the nearest coaster is two hours away. And I followed their advice and didn’t put too many restrictions on who I was seeking. Other than the fact they had to speak English.

We’ll see IF anything happens.

IF anybody even replies.

I very much doubt it!!

Dating Idol - Day 11

Holy Crap! I didn’t know there were as many desperate men out there as there are women. Or so it appears.

I have 37 responses in my inbox from ONE night! And it was a Saturday night to boot. Didn’t they have anything else to do?

Just like me who went and watched a movie at mom’s house. Yeah, I’m one to talk.

At first, I was hopeful with such a huge (in my estimation) number of responses. They must have liked my picture. It was a good one. And then I read the first email...

And then the next...

And another...

They didn’t want to date. Well, maybe they wanted one date.

I didn’t know so many men were so explicit in what they wanted.

So, I went back to my profile and made it a little clearer. Not looking for a one night stand, I want the whole package!! There – that should get rid of the losers. Since they all were losers and only wanted one thing.

However, there were a few potentials and I debated on what I wanted to reply back. Nothing came to mind, so I’ll sleep on it to come up with a witty response in the morning.

Dating Idol - Day 12

Pigs must be flying in town somewhere because there is a response from a guy that I can’t find anything wrong with. He has a job, his picture looks recent, he looks normal and his intro was funny. He didn’t propose a one-night stand, nor did he want to be friends with benefits. He wasn’t looking for a hottie, nor did he even require she had to have a certain hair color or height.

I’m actually intrigued and composing a reply. The others I had planned to write to are not high on my priority list...but Blue3077 is.

So, this is only as far as I have gotten...

"I laughed when I read your intro. I’m still looking for a flaw in your profile, but haven’t found one yet. If you reply to this, maybe you can help me find one. Sincerely, tigerlily814."

Was it witty without being rude?

Was it intriguing so he would reply without sounding desperate?

I hope so, since I honestly can’t find a reason to scratch him off the list yet. Time will tell, as it always does with men.

Maybe my luck has begun to turn.

Dating Idol - Day 13

Well, pigs are flying everywhere now!!

Greg replied with his IM address, and he was still funny and without fault. I hemmed and hawed if I was actually going to reply for a while. Did I hold on to the hope and the illusion that he was truly a find and not reply or bite the bullet and go for him?

I waded through more piles of responses where guys seemed somewhat normal and had sent there IM’s. What the hell, I thought. It’s better than the club. If I get tired of the come on lines and innuendo, I can logoff and never reply. They will never know any different and I don’t have to feel guilty and give in.

I opened up my IM window and typed in an ID. Greg was online. He replied hi right away. Another guy, 2hard4u, was also online and wanted to know if I had plans.

Riiiiight….click off on you!

Greg asked how my day was, which surprised me. I didn’t know if I should lie and tell him work sucked or be flowery. Somewhere in the middle won out.

2hard4u wanted to know my plans again...click. Block. Delete. End of him.

Sourgrapes replied a little, but seemed distracted. 4tom4 seemed Ok too.

Maybe there is potential to this online thing afterall. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

Dating Idol - Day 14

I had some emails today from my “prospective pool.” Greg said hi as soon as I logged in, but so did 2hard and Tom.

Greg didn’t force any issues, but hard must be hard up for some action and wanted to meet up for a drink.

There were some new profiles and one in particular caught my attention. His headline read, “Looking for a wife because it’s time.”

Well, that ought to turn some girl’s head!!

I don’t want a nice woman, or a smart woman, I just want to skip all the hoopla and get a wife.

I was tempted to reply that I hadn’t signed on with the Russian mail order bride site, but maybe he should. Along with some other nasty ideas in my head, but I didn’t.

There was a guy named Bryan and another named Jake who both seemed nice. I must admit, I am surprised by the “normal” people who have replied to me. Maybe this is where I should have looked years ago.

Bryan was online and we chatted quite a bit. I was surprised when he asked me out for dinner, but I decided to go for it. We agreed on a Friday night dinner and a movie.

Fingers crossed...

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