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Oh you’re right, I didn’t mean to imply that. I just meant that I wasn’t worth the drive to HIM. For someone else it might not be a big deal at all. So, a little disappointed but already moving on. My very sweet grandparents visited this weekend and bought me a new dishwasher so I call the weekend pretty good in the end .
That sucks @nickel 🙁
Update on Tinder Teacher: I finally got him to admit he’s not coming to see me again. To quote him “this distance is more than I thought and life is getting super busy.” So basically he confirmed what I felt in my gut and we “broke up” or whatever you want to call it. I guess I just wasn’t worth the two hour drive to him anymore but at least I don’t have to worry about it now.
@MissDre I’m sorry that happened. On to better ones!
@LadyE thanks for asking. Not much to report. Still text back and forth but I’ve backed way off and the ball is in his court if he’d like to come visit. I’m not wildly optimistic about it. He’s still fun to talk to so I don’t mind texting but my options are open. I’m not overly active on the dating apps but I had a coffee date last week. He was nice but no real potential. No dates planned for right now with anyone.
On the self improvement homefront: bought new running shoes and tried them out once so far since it’s been raining so much, started painting my family room, found some new books to read, signed up for MeetUp (I’m totally not kidding guys the options are limited and the nearest 20s and 30s group is 50 miles away but I plan to go to a social event December 1 to see if I want to join the group.) I’ve lost 9 pounds since August so yay for that. Cut back my wine nights to just Fridays and Saturdays, finally stocked my fridge with real food instead of frozen crap. Booked a few more photo appointments so I can work less hours at TJ Maxx, and sent my first invoice for my social media consulting gig, so staying busy but trying to get a little less busy at the same time!
Sorry I’ not commenting much, but it sounds like you had a really awesome date ktfran and it sounds like Christmas will be a nice time for them to get together. I’m happy for you 🙂
I’m glad you had a great date Miss Dre 🙂
And I’m glad you read the whole thread @karenwalker – that’s some serious dedication
Missdre I hope you have a lot of fun tonight 🙂
Mylaray- that is actually a really awesome idea that I haven’t thought of. I don’t think there are any photography groups around here so that would probably be fun to start. Because I’m always looking for ways to get better at being a photographer so if nothing else it helps with professional development!
No Lianne I don’t think you’re bitchy 🙂
I’m sorry I don’t mean to shut it down. I guess I’m just pointing out the obstacles that I see (which in hindsight does look like excuses or shutting it down) I mean, you live in the Boston area which is HUGE compared to my town of 30,000 and it just has so many more opportunities than my area.
I don’t think I have the time right now to start my own group until I ditch one or two of my jobs but it certainly could be an option when that happens (which I hope is soon!) I’m not sure what type of group it would be but that’s something to think about!
And awhile back I joined a local multisport club but it seemed like an excuse for a lot of people to just hook up and get drunk when they weren’t doing races, which wasn’t what i was looking for. But maybe there’s a different running club or multisport group I just haven’t found yet. I can certainly do a better job of looking for one. I definitely can do better than I have been – you are right.
@jlyfsh I have tried meetup and unfortunately in my town it’s just not a thing. Most of the groups I’ve seen are for moms or sports specific things. That’s not to say there won’t be other meetups I could join down the road.
It freaks me out how much Kate’s bitmoji looks like her in real life. Down to the little curl in her hair.
@anonymousse, yes – that’s it. It’s lonely. I mean, I’m a big girl I can handle being alone, I just get lonely – which I absolutely agree is no reason to stay with someone or date someone that is a bad fit just for companionship.
@Kate that’s a good question. I don’t know. I mean, it’s a house I’ve walked past for years and just loved. To me I guess it meant a step up. It’s a much bigger (by no means huge, just bigger than my last 700sft house), better built and frankly nicer house than my first. It has more room and the potential to grow a family. My last house was just too tiny to imagine having a partner and children in. And frankly I’ve worked hard to be able to afford this house and move to a nicer, safer neighborhood. This house just mean more possibilities than the last one, I suppose.
Oh I hope I didn’t give the impression that I don’t have fantastic friendships, I really do! I don’t write about them much and I should. I just notice the older we get the harder it is to find time to hang out. Most of mine are married and have kids or are starting families so it’s just harder to find quality time. It would help to have more single friends.
I did spend a wonderful Sunday with my bff two weekends ago road tripping to Ikea (the nearest one is 2.5 hours away) to get some awesome stuff to decorate for my house. She and I don’t get to do that very often because she has a 7 month old. (You’re right Wendy, I don’t write much about that stuff because I guess I figured no one wanted to read about that lol)
And yes Lianne, It wouldn’t hurt for me to cut back. I sorta started a rule about no wine unless it’s the weekend. So I allow myself some on Friday/Saturday and sometimes Sunday. But I did have an angry orchard last night because, well, I wanted to 🙂
