Well after not posting in quite some time I've decided to get back to blogging. Since my last post I've been on way to many disasterous dates. I still believe I'm being punked and Ashton Kutcher will one day jump out of a closet to let me in on this joke I call dating.
I went on a date with, lets call him "Cowboy Dan," to Texas Roadhouse. We met at a singles mingle and I thought, why not let's give this man a shot.. He said he was in Marketing for the TryIt Company Needless to say that thought will NEVER cross my mind again when it comes to a man that doesn't meet my initial ecpectations. When I say this I mean the following, he was shorter than I usually go for and was questioning whether his career choice was compatible with me and the expectations of my job.
Let's start with the date; he was 20 minutes late. I should have gone with my gut and just left since he texted me at the time we were supposed to meet saying he'd be a few minutes late - a few minutes is 5 or so minutes late. NOT 20! Anyway it was a bad way to start off. We sat down and he proceeded to tell me everything he hates....and I mean EVERYTHING!! Broccoli, anything white; blue cheese, ranch dressing, soure cream etc. Great way to continue an already rocky start to a date. He then couldn't decide on what to order - AN HOUR LATER - I forced him to make a decision. UGH
During all of this talk about him, him and more him, the waiter and I engaged in a brief conversation, he telling me how he's going for his masters degree and I in turn tell him I'm doing the same. Cowboy Dan proceeds to ask us if we'd like to go on a date since I wasn't paying attention to him, so I tell him yes. The waiter then asks if this is a first date and with sad, pleading, get me out of here eyes, I say yes. You could tell the waiter felt my pain.
Our meals FINALLY arrive as I ask Cowboy Dan about his job and what his degree is in. He proceeds to tell me he drives the Labatts truck and sets up beer displays in stores and that he has a GED!!!! Right then and there I snap! He originally tells me he's in MARKETING and he drives a beer truck!!?? Two completely different jobs, right!? Not according to Cowboy Dan. He claims he's in marketing because after all he does set up displays to entice the customers to buy his product. REALLY!!?? Is it me or are you wondering what planet he's from as well. He's a big violator of FALSE ADVERTISING as far as I'm concerned.
Now I begin looking at all this as a game - it's on like Donkey Kong now!
He isn't clued in at all that this date has turned disasterous. The waiter comes back and asks how our meals are, after ease dropping on the "marketing" section of our conversation. Now the waiter gets the prize for his next comment to Cowboy Dan. He says, "Dude, you're totally trying to upgrade and get yourself a sugar mama now aren't you?" You would think this would embarrass Cowboy Dan but it doesn't - just shows you how dense the man really is! He tells the waiter, "There's nothing wrong with that." The waiter again sympathetically looks at me. I just shake my head.
Cowboy Dan doesn't stop there, he tells me how beautiful my eyes are and follows it up with the statement "Now is where you tell me how handsome I am." I just stared at him in disbelief and said oh ok, with nothing else to follow. My phone went off with a text message from another guy a friend of me wanted to meet, so I pretended it was work and made a date for the next night. What a bitch move, right?! I felt empowered by doing that, since it's a move I would have never done before.
He still didn't get it. Three hours of agony has gone by and I tell him I need to go. He gets the bill and continues to check it over, look at me, check it over, as though I was going to offer to pay. I got up and said it was nice to see you but I really needed to go. My excuse was one of my friends FINALLY answered my 9-1-1 text call for help. I walked out to my car only to find him chasing after me. I went to get in and he grabbed me for a hug, then tried to plant a big 'ole kiss on me!! Thank God I saw it coming and turned my cheek just in time. I jumped in and took off like a bat out of hell!
I really thought the cowboy would have gotten it that our date was the first and last, but he didn't. He repeatedly called and texted me that night and the next day. I told him that it wasn't going to work out and I wished him luck finding someone. Holy cannoli did that open a can of worms!! I got 10 text messages back from in within seconds of each other telling me - basically - that he did nothing wrong and that I'm wrong for cutting him lose. I said "you need to delete my number now!" I haven't heard from him since.
Lesson learned on this one ladies is - don't settle or give someone a shot that you know doesn't deserve it.
I'm back blogging!!!
