I am trying out some new dating applications. I figured the internet site is probably old fashion so I wanted something newer. My friend told me about one application to try and sure enough I did. It is sort of like I hear Tinder is where you get fed images of people and pick yes or no. You can also read what people are about and some basic information. Frankly, my first 24 hours on there were crazy as I had probably 25 guys messaging me. Guess my picture was a good one!!
What I learned pretty quickly is there are many fake profiles of people trying to catfish people. Many people live somewhere demographically undesirable (they live far away). Another handful are undesirable age (23...really??) But I did meet one guy that was in my age range and lived in the near area. He had great conversation and seemed very real and genuine so I agreed to meet him for dinner. Can you believe he suggested one of my favorite places?? A great start in my book.
The date was very interesting. He isn't the most handsome man but was not unattractive. And I am very interested in what is on the inside than the outside. We had a great meal although he eats like a bird (like 1/2 of a fajita). He keeps talking about diets and healthy eating. He tells me he has lost lots of weight which makes me feel a little more comfortable because the holidays have not been kind to my waistline.
He starts telling me about his OCD things. Like someone hung up his shirts facing left which was clearly not right so he had to take them all down and rewash them because they were ruined. He doesn't use public pens (I don't usually either due to germs), and he is particular how things are placed and used in his kitchen. Okkkkaaaayyyyyyy.....
So then he tells me he collects bears. Like stuffed bears. He shows me pictures and there are probably over 100. He tells me each has its own personality. He was super proud of his new pink bear that when you push her tummy, she speaks!! How precious is that. He shows me another picture of some bears on his couch. He proceeds to tell me that there are several that like to watch football with him. He dresses them in jerseys and they watch the game on the couch. I see in the picture that there is a dinosaur on their heads. Brace yourself...he collects stegosauruses too. He proceeds to tell me that the stegosauruses like to sit on the bears heads and he is really lucky the bears tolerate it because he simply can't stop that from happening. You can image how weirded out I was. But I was totally polite and gave confirmation statements. But I was glad when it was time to go.
Luckily he told me he is deathly allergic to dogs and cats. What a shame. So I decided that was my out. I went on and on about my cats and sharing pictures. The next day, I sent him more. I told him I was so sorry he was so allergic because he is a great guy but I can't imagine my life without my cats. It was an easy out without hurting his feelings. He was a great conversationalist and funny but his quirks don't quite work for me.
And now I have a fantastic dating story to share. I so wish I was exaggerating or making this up but I swear on my cat's life, it is the truth. Poor guy. He said one date told him he wasn't doing a very good job being dateable. Very tactful. I like it and might need to pull that out sometime in the future.
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