I want the blue and dark gray!

Loved reading all the updates since getting back from vacation! (I kinda missed reading while gone:)

Glad to be back home but now it’s back to work and all that.

How’s the fit for the Leigh dress? It looks so perfect for pretty much every situation. I like the higher neckline, too.

Great, thanks Kate.

The Leith dress is actually pretty forgiving for a bodycon dress! I’m in pretty good shape and not overweight, but I’m someone who carries a few extra pounds in her gut — the ruching disguises it so the dress is flattering notwithstanding. The length is also good for someone my height (just shy of 5’3″) — hits maybe a couple inches above the knee where it’s long, shows off my (fabulous) legs where it’s asymmetrical.

So I was supposed to meet with that guy from Bumble over the weekend. He canceled and said he was sick. Seemed genuine, talked about rescheduling. He later sent me a picture of him naked in bed (not a dick pic, but super awkward and I could see his butt). I told him we don’t have that kind of relationship. He claims he was just trying to be goofy, but I mean… just no. So that’s that with this guy.

Update on Neighbor. A couple weeks ago I asked to have some things I’d left at his place back. He said yep, we’ll coordinate soon. Didn’t hear from him again, asked again. He ignored me that time and I took that as my cue to just drop it. Yesterday, I went out for a super boozy brunch and came home pretty drunk mid-afternoon, and I ran into him. He immediately told me he was sorry for not responding to my second request, and could get me my stuff back right then. So I got it back. Drunk Copa told him he’d handled things like a jerk. (I never mentioned this here because I felt so stupid about it, but he was flakey and then basically disappeared with no word, no explanation. Who does this to someone they KNOW they’re going to see again? Good grief.) He later texted me that he was sorry for leading me on. Said he knew hew as doing it, and did it for awhile until it didn’t feel right anymore. I texted back telling him that it was fine, but that I think he’s immature, he knew I was putting myself out there trying to make plans with him, he should know it’s *hard* for people to put themselves out there, and he should have been up-front. He didn’t respond (which is expected). Then I drunk ugly-cried. So yeah. Not the best. Maybe I shouldn’t have said those things, but I think he acted poorly. Like I knew going into it things may not work out, but I feel like I handled things to the best of my ability, and he made things awkward and weird at every turn. The past month or so, when I’d run into him, like half the time he’d be super avoidant (like crossing the street to avoid saying hello) and it made me feel bad, like I’d done something wrong. He could’ve just said hello to me like he would any other neighbor he doesn’t know well. I hope he moves when his lease is up.