I decided to stick with the same ploy - man on bench in the sun - and found one in a park near work at lunchtime. No wedding ring - check. The last one hadn't had one either but at least I was on the look out this time. I sit down. I look around a bit.
Me: Hi. Do you want to have a conversation?
MWIAWWS: ---
Me: Hello?
MWIAWWS: Huh? Oh sorry, I was asleep, what was that?
Me: Oh sorry. I was just saying hello.
Man Who is Asleep While Wearing Sunglasses: Oh, well, I'm just really tired.
Me: Abort! Abort!
So thus far through Chapter 2, what had I learnt? Possibly that the whole men-on-benches thing was a bit too random. The time had come. I was going to have to sign up to a dating site.
Fast forward to last Thursday and, following advice from Tweeters and Ravellers, there I am messaging a few interesting sounding men. One, let's call him 'Humphrey' since he's a civil servant which just makes me think of "Yes, Minister", made a particular impression and we have now reached the email address stage. For those not in the know (and how I envy you) it goes...
- messaging via the site (all anonymous apart from username and whatever info/pics you post)
- exchanging emails
- telephone numbers
- personal meeting
- fluids
You don't have to go through all 5 steps and the timescales are variable, but that's basically it. So far he seems pretty funny and of course it's impossible to tell at this stage but it's quite fun and harmless which is what I was looking for.
I have been poorly all weekend which is insanely irritating, but I did manage to do a bit of knitting (more on the grey cardigan), crochet (more on the ripple blanket) and churn out some more home furnishings. I had been looking for a little lamp since I moved in and found them all boring. So I finally bought a bland, cheap one and covered it in leftover fabric from the curtains.
And not content with the quantity of polka dots in the flat, combined with a realisation that glass coffee tables need fairly regular cleaning, I used another random piece of fabric to make a little tablecloth.
The red and white polka dot theme is definitely developing well.
Right, off to reply to Humphrey's latest.
2 comments:
I think these internet dating sites are a great thing. My SIL has had great success with match.com. She has been known to be messaging several gentlemen at a time ! she had a tough time with her husband and she was just looking to have a little fun - she has found a long term guy from it though and is very happy with it - enjoy it and have fun with it x
Good luck with Humphrey. I am loving your adventures in dating :)
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