Recap, just for old times sake January 21, 2007

So, as I embark on my dating adventures for 2007, I just want to give a shout out to all the men I loved, hated, lusted after, and wished I never met in 2006. I’m going to do this chronologically, since that’s the only way I can remember. (Names may be changed to protect the innocent and (and me) and in the case I can’t remember a name, I have substituted one.)

January 06. This was when I made my appearance back into the single life. After breaking up with my boyfriend of 9 months in September 05, I took a solid trimester off before getting back on that horse. By January, I was ready and raring to go. That’s when I met the Dr. Yale at a club one night. After a night of fighting over him with my friend, he somehow ended up back at my place. Seemed like he may be a half-decent guy…until  he emailed my friend the next week.

February brought a girls trip to Vegas, which, let’s be honest, always spells trouble, at least in my case. This excellent kind of trouble showed up in the middle of a dance floor when I met A.F. He was handsome, nice, and well-mannered. Not really the type you meet in a club. We spent the whole night dancing, talking, and later, making out in a corner.  Only problem was, he lived on the other side of the country. We did manage to see each other once again a couple months later, and things were as great as before, but the distance proved too much a strain, and alas, we went our separate ways. (I’d still hook up with him again in a second if he called… A.F. if you’re out there…)

In March I met P.G. He was the cousin of a girl in a group of girls I went out with. Actually he was a professional athlete, and good-looking… all the girls wanted to go out with him, but he chose ME. But something wasn’t right. Soon I found out what…he had just gotten out of a 7 year relationship, and wanted to jump right back into one with me. We were not on the same page, so I had to bid him adieu.

In April I decided to try the online thing which brought about all kinds of drama that I wished I never had tried it. (More on that later.) I also started “hanging out” with my ex again and for whatever reason, we sparked things up for a couple months. Luckily, he was moving in June, so that was short-lived. (Why is it always better when you KNOW it’s just a fling?!)

I spent the summer with my internet boyfriend who lived in the midwest. Emailed him all day long at work, texted every day, and talked regularly. I basically was having a serious, 3 month relationship with someone I had never met. (Now I realize how crazy that sounds.) So, as fate would have it, I ended up traveling to his area for a work convention and we got the chance to meet up. That chance put an immediate ending to any idea of a relationship that was in my head. It is to this day too painful to recall on paper. Needless to say, he now tops the list of guys on my hate-list (which is not really long, honestly). Heaven forbid we will ever cross paths again in this, or any, life.

After I fell off that horse, I decided to get right back on and continued meeting guys I met online (This time, however, I didn’t let it go 3 months without meeting first!)

First there was the Italian, in September, who basically did all he could to sweep a girl off her feet that did not want to be swept. His adoring demeanor was much too much for my independent streak, and he wore off quickly. Sad to say, my “break-up” with this guy I had been on 2 dates with included an hour long phone coversation where I think he ended up in tears. Just too much drama, but I was right in ending it sooner rather than later.

After him I went on one quick date with a guy who I thought was Mr. Perfect. He was exactly what I wanted! Tall, dark hair with blue eyes, handsome, in great shape, successful and about to start his own business…we even had mutual friends. We had one date, which lasted for one hour exactly, and I never heard from him again. (Of course, he told me he’d call me.) It’s my policy not ever to call guys who say “I’ll call you” and then a week goes by, and he doesn’t.  So, that was short-lived.

After him I had pretty much given up hope, but went out with one more guy from the website. A cop from a neighboring city. Not much to say there (I’m not going to even bother giving him a nickname). There was just no chemistry whatsoever. At least we both recognized it right away and were able to move on.

So yes…my 2006 wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped on the dating front. But as they say, when you’re at the very bottom, things can only get better, right?

Kicking off 2007 with a bang…and a kiss January 15, 2007

Remember the show “My So-Called Life”? That was one of my favorites while I was in high-school. Now, 10 years later, I’ve decide to write about my so-called life. It’s really not all that interesting, but it has it’s moments. A lot of times, it’s just a lot of nothing happening. That’s why it’s so-called. Anyway, this year I’m hoping for more.  7 is a lucky number, right? So 2007’s gotta be lucky. So, this will be a chronicle of my year… my lucky year.

Let’s start at the beginning. 2007 started out with a bang…and a big hangover. After much deliberation and several invitations to new year’s get-togethers, game-nights, movie-nights, and other married-friendly options, I decided to get all my single gal pals together and head to the city. I really didn’t care what I did except it had to be 1) festive 2) include lots of strangers and include 3) of course, dancing. My friends were on the same page, so we opted to pace an incredibly overpriced cover charge for a new year’s party at a less-than mediocre club in the city. It was $150, but included 10 drinks, and 10 drinks in the city could easily add up to $100. So we figured, hey, we’re actually saving money.

One of my goals for the night was to get a New Year’s kiss. I know my single girlfriends would kill me for saying this, but I really believe a good New Year MUST start off with a kiss. Now I’m not saying you have to spend the rest of your year with the guy (nor do I even aspire to that!), but a kiss just starts the year off right, pending it’s delivered correctly and by the right person! 

Anyway, I’m not usually much for approaching a guy, but after my 10 drinks and at about 11:50 p.m., I got extremely confident (and slightly worried!), and decided to go up to what I thought was the best looking guy in the room and strike up a coversation. He was 25 and a software engineer visiting from Wisconsin. (Perfect, no strings attached!) Whatever I said must have been charming, as a few brief moments later (according to my friends) we were making out (let’s be honest, we were mauling each other) by the bar. This went on for a good 2 hours, while my friends were doing their best to try and talk me into going home, which I was not having. I had been single for the past year! No one, I mean, no one was going to interrupt my New Year’s make-out session.

Well, after the bar closed, and me and my make-out buddy were not ready to part, so he came back to my friends for the after-party. We parted ways at 5am never to see each other again. But, I got what I wanted, my new year’s kiss!

The next day, however, I was wishing I didn’t take full advantage of the 10 free drinks. But, I can’t regret the way I rang in 2007.

Now to see what else the year’s got in store for me…

Hello world! January 15, 2007

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