He looked promising with varied interests and a pleasant smile. I wrote, he wrote back with a phone number and a first name. Changing the settings on my iPhone, I called from a blocked number. As soon as he answered the phone the little voice told me I ought to just hang up. But I didn’t…that would be rude.
Twenty nine minutes. Filled with pauses while I tried to figure out what to say. He’s just turned age 60, but seems to have packed in too many experiences for that age. He has always had horses, do I ride? No. He’s been flying a plane since the early to mid 70′s- solo? He used to own a plane, several horses, a Mercedes Benz, a nice home…..Yawn. He’s been a hundred and one things in life… Gone to med school. Owned three Harleys. And, he had a stroke 8 months ago.
Where did I stop listening? I’m not sure, but early on. I finally said that I had to go and got off the phone quickly. He was going off in the line of “I’ll tell you…..” and “when we….” . It was around 9 PM on a Friday night–the most dreaded night of the week for me. I’ve whined about Fridays before, it feels like date night and I’m the ugly duckling (irrational, yes I know). I just sat there staring at shitty television for another 30 minutes… willing myself to get up and do something useful. I just went to bed. This whole dating process is such a <insert your own expletive here>, sometimes.
Today’s a new day. No self-flagellation in front of the Match.com screen. I promise. Now that I’ve vented a little I feel miraculously better!
Tags: chemistry, fizzle, match made in heaven, online dating, sarcasm