On Saturday, I had my third first date through Match. To be honest, I really had to pep myself up for this one. When it was snowing during the day, I debated telling him not to drive in it. See, we had started talking almost a month ago. Also, there wasn't a ton of information in his profile and he only had one picture.
Just another reason I should trust my gut. So far I've been 3-3.
He coordinated plans, called for a reservation and was there before me. Thank God too because I would NEVER have recognized him if he hadn't come up to me first. His profile on his photo was around 4 years old and he was about 40 pounds heavier.
We sat down and I did majority of the talking.... so much for the "chatty guy with a great sense of humor - who's very sarcastic". I use quotes on that because that's how he describes himself in his profile.
I should give him a little credit. He was nice enough. I about 2.5 hours into the date, I started to get really tired of talking. We had finished eating. Both our of drinks were nearly empty, yet he made no move to do anything. Not a "did you want to grab one more drink" or "well, that was fun". We had also already paid. So finally, after the waiter came over for the 3rd time, I said, "well, thank you for dinner. I had a nice time."
He got the hint then and we started grabbing out coats and stuff. Outside the restaurant, I gave him a hug and thanked him for dinner. He asked if I wanted to do something again. I told him I was heading out of town this week and he left it up to me to get in contact with him.
So when I return from my trip to San Diego this week, I will be getting in contact with him to thank him for a nice night, but that I don't think it's going to work out.
I don't know why but this match dating has made me extremely cynical and so judgmental I can't stand it.
For example, at one point he was telling me about his work and he said that his boss was leaving and recommended him for the promotion to take over his position but that he wasn't really thrilled about it. Judgy McJudgerson Megan couldn't help but think - why on earth would you not be motivated to take a promotion?!
Honestly, I can't wait until my time on Match is up in March. I will most certainly NOT be renewing.
On the plus side, I'm getting pretty darn good at this "first date" thing.
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