Maybe We Should Kiss First

Funniest email:

(From a 20 yr old) “I KNOW you’re looking for a good time. Seriously, how long has it been?? Never mind, you couldn’t handle a young guy like me!”  DELETE

Most offensive email:

(From a 56 yr old) “Do you date men of color?”  Me, “Yes I do, but unfortunately, you are out of my age range.”  Him, “If you don’t want to date a man of color you can just say so.”  DELETE

Goal this week: Go on as many dates as possible for the sake of going out and meeting quality people.

So, I’ve been on an online dating site for about a week now.  There must not be a lot of fresh meat out there because my inbox got completely flooded.  I’m not sure if I should reveal what my numbers are, but I did finally have to set up an auto filter for people too far away (15+ miles), and people out of my ideal age range.  In three days, I’ve been on three online dates, and a couple other non-online dates that I promised I wouldn’t talk about :).  I have four more online dates set up over the next handful of days before I go out of town.  Vegas for four days, baby!

The dates have been pretty general so far, just an hour or two to scope things out.  One was plain vanilla, Mr. Executive.  Decent conversation, but he wants kids someday – nope!  Although, he had a good point. He said if there is some interest, it really comes down to how the first kiss goes, and that maybe, we should just kiss first and get it over with.  Smooth attempt... but looking at him made me think of kissing my plain vanilla X.  Great guys, but give me some flavored ice cream!  One was really hot, Mr. Medical Devices.  He showed up in a suit, of course.  We had a great time talking and got along well, but I may be too young for him.  He’s a bit older and I’m thinking I reminded him of his daughter, haha (gross!).  Mr. Surgery and I had a great time over beer and nachos, but we both agreed that with work, kids and living at opposite ends of the Cities, it wasn’t meant to be.  I have acquired an email buddy, Mr. Law Professor.  I get lengthy book quotes, poetry and funny life analyses on a daily basis, but he doesn’t ask me out.  Lawyers are so damn chatty…

Any emails that seem like they’re just looking for a booty call are immediately deleted.  So are emails that just say, "Hi."  I’m a 38 yr old single mom with a law degree, so the ability to have interesting conversations is a requirement.  I guess my notion of “attractiveness” is quite different than when I was young and kid-free.  I’m so glad I’m not in my 20s/early 30s anymore, because - who would want to repeat that trainwreck?! ;)