I went speed dating last night.
It was interesting. Everyone asks, “What do you do for fun?”
I was like “I volunteer and I write” and they look at me like “no, I said fun.”
“I visit my parents?”
“Oh…”
“Mmmmm”
And then I drank too much champagne.
I was a bit young for that crowd. The age range was 29-39, so of course I fell into my childlike persona. I do this when I feel intimidated, so I think I exacerbated the situation. And I found the men were openly judgemental of me being so young. One guy spent the whole time telling me I’m too young to want to be in love, and that I should wait 10 years.
But on the whole the people were nice. One guy made the mistake of saying he's a farmer and I spent 8 minutes talking about Farmer wants a wife, and guessing which vegetables he grows. I think he got a bit tired of me.
One guy there was someone I had previously matched with on a different speed-dating event. He sent me an email about a month ago, which I never replied to because I was scared he’d realise that he’d sent me an email I hadn’t replied to. It was a bit awkward at first, but he was nice about it. Afterwards I sent him an email apologising, so balance is now restored.
On the whole I had a good night. Though, I feel a bit like love is something I’m not going to achieve this year. Unfortunately that will probably be good for me. I mean I’ve grown so much since my last relationship, I’m doing things for myself rather than stagnating in a relationship I don’t want to be in. I just… miss sharing stories with someone.
That’s why I have you now, blog. Blog forever!
3 comments:
well then...you actually need a good GIRLfriend...not girlfriend/girlfriend..you need to spend time with other/another females discussing men, love, lies, truths, and fears...its a great way to vent and discover...relax and share...boys are overrated in the storytelling dept..they prefer bedtime stories best of all...you're right this is second best, but i love you here! :-)
Oh, you are so right! I wish I could speed date for just regular friends. I think I mostly do just want a friend.
There needs to be an I Love You, Man, but for chicks. And somehow still have Jason Segel and Paul Rudd involved. I'd watch that.
I cringe every time I read the title of this post. You know why.
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