Agency date “#5″ October 29, 2008
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I don’t think I’ve been on a date more disastrous than this. Ever!
The first sign that this will be terrible was when the guy was about 10 minutes late. NEVER be late on a date. EVER! Call the restaurant and let the hostess/maitre ‘d let the other person know that you’ll be late ’cause you’re saving the world from a nuclear holocaust. That might be acceptable. Other than that, DON’T BE LATE!
The next troubling thing I noticed that he looked like Picasso rearranged Harry Connick Jr.’s face. The agency described him as “cute”. Nothing Picasso painted is “cute”. I don’t want to sound mean, but when I describe what I find attractive in a man’s physical attributes, crooked teeth, sideways nose, and shifty eyes don’t come into the description.
This guy was described as a chef. Turns out, he’s a cook at an elder care facility. And there’s nothing wrong with that, except a cook isn’t a chef. In addition to working as a cook, he also works as a lot attendant at a car dealership. Again, nothing wrong with that, except that the agency characterized their clients as professionals. To me, that means doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, IT folks, etc. Not lot attendants.
He barely got an Associate’s degree and to me, education is really important. Which is why I have a Master’s degree. When I told the agency that education is important to me, they must have thought that ANY education is good.
Then he ordered coffee. It took him about 5 minutes to figure out a tip on a cup of coffee!!! I don’t know if this guy is literate.
He was also described as ambitious. His greatest ambition, he told me, was to be a line cook at a restaurant.
The agency also described him as well traveled. The farthest the guy ever went is Chicago, which is about 75 miles from here. The guy spent his whole life in the same place and we to the “big city”, in a different state once!!!!!
And to top it all off, the guy has two cats!!!! I really don’t like cats, and I’m allergic. The date was short; I was back home within the hour. I think I saw the guy for only 35 minutes or so, and couldn’t wait to get out of there.
I’m so angry I’m still shaking and it’s been more than a week since this disaster.
Anyone know a good lawyer? The agency doesn’t want to refund my money.
Agency Date #1 October 1, 2008
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So the agency set me up on a date with a radiologist. I thought “cool, I like science, I used to work for a medical devices company, so we’ll have something to talk about.”
Wrong. Talking to this guy was worse than pulling teeth (and I’ve had my teeth pulled in Russia! with what looked like pliers).
It was terrible. There are only so many times I can say “it’s interesting” and actually fake some interest. I’m not that good at acting. The hour and a half was miserable.
At the end of the date, I provided my feedback to the agency. I was hoping that Date #2 would be better.
