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Agency Date #9 March 3, 2009

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Ok, this is the last date I went on and it was yesterday.  The guy was OK.  At least he showed up on time and had clean clothes (mind you, the clothes weren’t ironed).  But I had the feeling that none of us wanted to be there.  I certainly didn’t, and he yawned enough to make me think he’d rather be elsewhere.  The agency told me his age was in the mid-30s.  I think they made a mistake; he looked to be a lot closer to 40 than they indicated.  And that’s not really a big issue.

There was absolutely no chemistry, nothing interesting to talk about, just blah.  I have met some interesting people, some whose comments and questions challange you in a completely conversational and non-confrontational manner.  Those conversations are exciting and envigorating.  The conversation with this guy…. I felt like I was half-asleep; it was quite boring.  And I have to admit, I was exhausted.  But I didn’t want to reschedule since this date was alredy rescheduled from a different day.   The guy probably thought I was completely boring too.  Which is fine.  I don’t care what he thinks of me since I won’t see him again.

Oh well.

I’m finding it increasingly more difficult to be optimistic about dating.  Did I mention that dating sucks and that I hate it?

Agency Date #8 March 2, 2009

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UGH!  I HATE DRIVING IN CHICAGO!!!!!!!

I was set to be 15 minutes early, but instead, ended up being 30 minutes late!  I hate it.  I called the restaurant a few times to tell him that I was stuck in traffic.  And the thing is, I was stuck on the OFF RAMP!  Seriously!  Then, the street I needed was closed. UGH!  And the GPS kept taking me in ever-widening concentric circles.  I couldn’t find this restaurant the agency claims is really easy to find.  Also, I asked them to pick a place closer to me, so I wouldn’t have to drive for 2 hours each way.  What do they do?  Find a place that’s 1 exit, that’s right, 1 exit closer!!

So I finally get there.  The restaurant was incredibly loud and busy, so I could hardly hear what the guy was saying.  The guy was nice enough, I suppose.  But I was too distracted by a facial tick.  I have a weird dislike of mouth twitches which is why I can’t stand to watch Brad Pitt. Part of the time the guy’s left side of the mouth was still, almost paralyzed, and at other times, it was moving just fine and the other side of the mouth was “paralyzed”.  Very distracting.

The other thing that was a little awkward is that the guy was just too tall.  I’m short (about 5 foot tall), and I’m gonna guess that the guy was about 6′4.  Normally, a tall guy is not a problem; most of my friends are around 6 foot tall, and one of my former dance instructors was about that height.  I almost feel comfortable with someone that tall, but this guy was just too tall.

Other than the mouth twitch and height, I can’t say that there was anything wrong with the guy.  Just nothing in common, no chemistry.

Agency Date #7 February 27, 2009

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Actually, I was pleasantly surprised.  The guy was confident, positive, happy/content, well-traveled, interesting, educated, pleasant looking, he has a good job (he can support himself), and he could carry on a conversation.  Of course, the agency had to screw things up.  Here are the 2 major ways they managed to do that:

1. They told me the wrong age for the guy, he ended up being 13 years older than I am, and that’s a little creepy to me.  Not to say that it can’t work for someone else.

2. He isn’t interested in having more kids.  That’s a deal breaker for me.  But it makes sense given his age and that his oldest daughter is 20, which makes her closer to my age than him.  That too is creepy.

DAMN!  Oh well, hopefully the agency will get it right soon, though I’m not holding my breath.

Dating still sucks October 1, 2008

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I hate dating.

I had no luck with online dating sites and I tried a few of them.  So I wanted to find something a little more personalized.  Since I live in a fairly small city, we don’t have a lot of options here.  But I found one international agency and they seemed OK.  So I signed up.  It costs A LOT!  And it still sucks.

I met with a “director” for an hour and we chatted about this and that.  I feel that she didn’t ask the important questions and this agency does not match on too many criteria, as it turns out.  One of the reasons dating sucks for me is because I have a hard time finding people of a similar mind.  I specified different things that are important to me, but they can only deal with 3 criteria.

Details of each date to follow.