Nookie

From my guy friends, I think dudes approach dates as something with potential. I think men feel a lot of pressure on dates to be charming and impress you so for most of them to actually go on a date is a big thing, so you have to allow for a bit of nervousness on their part – you might not be seeing the whole picture. But the same is true in the reverse as well.

It’s kind of like a job interview, you want it to go well enough that it’s not painful but it’s only exploratory in the first meeting usually. No need to rush it.

I don’t know, I think I’ve been quite lucky – if I feel that fizz of excitement with a person and it mirrors back from them, it’s pretty obvious that you like each other. And if not, meh it was only an hour out of your life… what else were you going to do, watch Gilmore Girls in your pants?

The internet is a strange place… I have to admit something: There’s a man on my morning train that wears a jacket with a distinctive logo on it and one morning for giggles, I tried to track down the company online.

Well I found out exactly who he was, what companies he had started and where he lived. Down to his address (as he listed it as his business address).

It’s kind of creepy that I know this much about a stranger on a train, you know? Though I’ve forgotten most of it already.

YES @KATE! I’m lucky I’ve never had to do the online dating thing, sussing each other out and wearing your date armour. But even with that, at a certain point there has to be that fission of excitement from both parties! And Veritek goddamn it, I want that for you. There is a man out there that is a fit and you’ll both be thrilled to see some puppies. Ooer, as the English say.

😕 Yeah I guess he thought you were busy afterwards… But if he was really keen, wouldn’t he blow off his friend to spend some private time with you? I had two cocktails with lunch, I might be being a bit presumptuous. I think you deserve better veritek, there’s someone out there that would be thrilled to ‘meet your beagles’.

Then he talked about how he knows there are aliens living among us because he talked to doctors in New Mexico.

That is pure gold 😀

Indeed @Lyra, there must a million tiny little decisions that need to be made. If it were me, I’d have a deep breath and put one foot in front of the other and think about how it will be a great day and the start of your marriage. Everything else is just gravy!

PS, have gravy at your wedding. mmmm gravy.