Shortest Date Ever!

It's Sunday afternoon and the temperature reads about 108 degrees (120 heat index). I doubt that's the official temperature, but it sure is HOT.

Unlike this morning's date. Don't you think people should make a little effort in their appearance for a first date/meeting?

"C" is another online match. I tried dating someone outside my normal preferences just to see. He reminded me a little bit of Ice-T. Works in purchasing and on paper seems like a nice guy. We traded a few emails and IMed a bit. Rides a motercycle. Self-described Fred Sanford. His responses are short. He used the wrong form of "there." Hmmmm. Asks me if he can ask me a non-sexual question... "Do you you have a flat butt?"

"No... but I don't think it's a bubble butt, either."

He says, "Are you laughing?" I was :-)

For the past week, he's sent emails almost daily - 'How are you?' It IS nice to get that attention and interest. I think he is who he says he is. I was a bit skeptical but agreed to me him for coffee.
Except he doesn't drink coffee. or beer. This will never work out.

This morning, I showered and carefully lined my eyes in a shade of blue green selected to accent their color. Don't want to overdo it. It's too hot and too early for sparkles. Cute white top, jeans and sandles complete the look. Casual, cute, clean. :) Good hair day!

I arrived at SB a few minutes early. Enough to spec out the place, order a tall skinny latte (JC would approve) and pick out a good seat. Just as I'm sitting down, he walks in. Introductions, smiles. I perch on the edge of my chair. Must sit up straight! He orders nothing and sprawls backward. I note the faded navy shirt. Are those paint stains? His tattered cap reads "Boss." His smile is cute. He's going grey... how old is he again? Is he a pisces?

After 2 minutes of conversation, though, I know it's over. He says, "Bofe" as in "Bofe of us." He says, "I HAS no vices." (yeah, right!) He says, "If'n I don't like sometin' someone is doing, I don't let them know it. I don't let 'em get to me. I'm always in control. If I don't like what my date does/says, I just won't date them anymore."

I say, "OK, I think we're done then." and I stand up to walk out. As we walk out he tries to defend his position. I say I think people are worth more than that; that communication is important. "It was nice meeting you." I am free!

By the time I got in my car and started the engine, it was 12:08. I think the "date" lasted all of 5 minutes.

I think I caught him off guard. But I really wasn't impressed with his approach to life and people. Let's say we date and I notice he's giving me the cold shoulder. Is he going to talk to me and tell me what's on his mind? According to him, no. He'll just not call or not tell me and it will be miserable. In the end, I won't know what went wrong. Nah... I'll pass on this one.

I won't date down. I want to date someone who knows how to speak and spell, someone who dresses for the occassion, someone who is on the same level as I am. Intelligent, educated, responsible, funny, artistic. Tall, Dark and Handsome never hurts :)

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