I decided to try a new dating site. I am always trying to mix things up as the one I was on was not working.
This new site I am on chooses the guy for you. I figured, what the heck? I am not doing such a good job on my own, might as well give it a whirl. I went a step further and thought I should not filter any of these guys. If this site thinks we are a match, we are a match.
My first match is with a widow. As I review his profile, I am concerned because there are 6 pictures of him and each one does not show his teeth.
I have learned if someone doesn't show their teeth, it is usually for a reason. However, since I am not filtering, I decide to overlook that fact.
We don’t even talk on the phone. We decide to meet for Chinese food. Perfect. A lunch date during the work week.
When I meet him, I am immediately struck as to why he doesn’t show his teeth. They are tricky. Not only are they crooked, they are somewhat stacked on top of each other. Seems hard to believe someone wouldn’t get that fixed. Before you think I am the meanest person on earth, this was not the deal breaker. It is kind of like a plane crash, always a series of events, not just one thing.
Now it is clear I am his first date since his wife died. He was very nervous as he was interrupting me and dropping things. I really did feel bad for him. At one point he told me he was living with his parents. I said, that must be helpful with your son. He said it is but actually, the reason I am living there is because my house flooded. I said, oh no, that is too bad. He continued to say it was that darn upstairs toilet that overflowed. He then went on with specific details.
Now, I am sitting here thinking are we really talking about a toilet overflowing on our first date while we are eating? Yup, we are.
If I could describe this date in one word, it would be, awkward. After lunch, the server brings us fortune cookies and sets them in the middle of the table. He grabs one and opens it up and it says “this is the start of something new”. He is SOOOO excited and shows it to me with his toothy grin.
I open mine? It says “your life will remain interesting”. Of course it will.
He then e-mails me the next day saying he would love to go to dinner sometime. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings knowing he was new to the dating scene. So, I told him that the same week I met him, I had a 2nd date with someone else and wanted to see where that will go. I wished him luck.
Lesson learned: Fortune cookies are spot on.
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