Wow.

Yup, that's about all I can say, Wow. I haven't posted in quite a while, so thanks to those of you that keep checking in to see what's up with me.

Now I'll explain that wow. I recently decided to give online dating another shot. My dating life has been somewhat lacking, and I'd like to remedy that. Within an hour of posting my profile to a site, I had a message from a man that was interested in meeting me. This was on Friday. I stupidly gave him my cell number and told him to call me Monday, as I was working the weekend.

He called me 5 times that night, and sent me two text messages. I caved, I met him for drinks that night. People, all I can say is that if you ever meet someone and within the first hour they are planning your future together, RUN. Run as fast as you can and DO NOT LOOK BACK!!!
That evening ended with two phone calls, a voice mail, and a text message from him before I could even get home. You have got to be kidding me! He was also upset that I didn't answer my phone (which was in my jeans pocket, under my zipped coat and seat belt) while I was driving!!

I should have run fast. Instead I met him the next night at Denny's for a direct discussion about expectations and what to expect from me in the way of phone calls (after he called me twice, two voice mails, and two text messages that day in the space of two hours).  I worked the next night, and he texted me once that night.

Monday I chose to spend my day disconnected, catch up on sleep, housework and spend time with Nate. Apparently I missed 2 phone calls, a text message, and a message on the dating site. Tuesday morning when I looked at my phone, I have a text message berating me for not contacting him since our Denny's meet-up. WOW. Really? You're going to reprimand me for not talking to you for about 36 hours? That was it. I was planning to call him and tell him to move on before that, but that text just earned him a brush-off on the dating site messaging instead. I was nice, actually. I told him I didn't have the time or desire to devote the kind of time and attention to him he so obviously wanted from me, and perhaps he should keep looking for someone that would.

I could have told him the truth, that he's an overbearing and emotionally needy person that needs to get into therapy and get a job so maybe he will learn to respect other people's time and efforts.

I don't care if it's a man or woman pulling that crap, the other person needs to RUN!

From now on, I think I will take my friend's advice and let her screen my potential dates...