If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been in a slump with the ladies… a pretty major slump. Brought on by DubDub and her teasing me with her presence and my own wuss-itude while sitting at a bar just staring at beautiful women, I did the only thing I know to do: hire a dating service.
So that’s what I did. I’m not going to name them here because I don’t want to advertise for them at this point. If they are a rousing success you might hear about it from me.
They called me on a Thursday (I had inquired about their services in the past) and asked if I was still available. My ‘advisor’ wanted to meet with me and see if she couldn’t match me with someone as soon as possible – she suggested we meet that night.
I drove to their office and met with my advisor for about half an hour (kind of quick, I thought). We sat and talked in this very small office and she asked questions about what I like and what I was looking for in a woman.
I explained all the usual surface material and wondered when we were going to get to the deeper issues. By the time I felt that, the ‘interview’ was over. I told her I had plans on Friday night (which was true) but that I was available any other time of the weekend.
She calls me the next day (Friday) and tells me she has someone and sets us up for a date on Saturday. The location is a bit of a trek but I can manage.
So I get to the place early (natch) and am watching everyone come in the place. There are 3 other couples in the waiting area with me and all I see walking in are couples.
When they call our names the young lady I’m to meet steps out of the bar, which was just behind the greeter’s stand. We shake hands right there and then are escorted back to our table.
We’re in this tucked-away room with several other people and right away I notice my date is a “loud talker”. As she’s talking, I notice the table behind her start looking over at us. It’s quite obvious this is our first date from the kind of questions she’s asking me “So, were you born around this area?” “What kind of hobbies do you have?” etc.
She seems like a nice person, has a nice laugh and very comfortable with herself but it becomes obvious pretty quickly there is no chemistry here. We’re adults so we shift into small talk for the rest of our time there. One of the biggest problems is actually the restaurant. She got the salad bar and had to go up to the bar to get it. I ordered a salad, which was there really quickly.
What this means is that we really didn’t have any “un-obstructed talk time”. We always had to deal with the food while we were talking. Then, before we were done with salads, our food arrived. Now we’re talking over our dinners instead of salad. It just made it all the more uncomfortable.
When the whole thing was over we shook hands and parted ways pretty easily. I didn’t feel bad at all.
The dating service offers 16 dates or 1 year – whichever comes first. The way they’re pushing it seems like the 16 dates will come first. I already have another one set up on Wednesday. It’s just for drinks and a little closer to home.
This gives me fodder for at least 16 more blog entries.
So that’s what I did. I’m not going to name them here because I don’t want to advertise for them at this point. If they are a rousing success you might hear about it from me.
They called me on a Thursday (I had inquired about their services in the past) and asked if I was still available. My ‘advisor’ wanted to meet with me and see if she couldn’t match me with someone as soon as possible – she suggested we meet that night.
I drove to their office and met with my advisor for about half an hour (kind of quick, I thought). We sat and talked in this very small office and she asked questions about what I like and what I was looking for in a woman.
I explained all the usual surface material and wondered when we were going to get to the deeper issues. By the time I felt that, the ‘interview’ was over. I told her I had plans on Friday night (which was true) but that I was available any other time of the weekend.
She calls me the next day (Friday) and tells me she has someone and sets us up for a date on Saturday. The location is a bit of a trek but I can manage.
So I get to the place early (natch) and am watching everyone come in the place. There are 3 other couples in the waiting area with me and all I see walking in are couples.
When they call our names the young lady I’m to meet steps out of the bar, which was just behind the greeter’s stand. We shake hands right there and then are escorted back to our table.
We’re in this tucked-away room with several other people and right away I notice my date is a “loud talker”. As she’s talking, I notice the table behind her start looking over at us. It’s quite obvious this is our first date from the kind of questions she’s asking me “So, were you born around this area?” “What kind of hobbies do you have?” etc.
She seems like a nice person, has a nice laugh and very comfortable with herself but it becomes obvious pretty quickly there is no chemistry here. We’re adults so we shift into small talk for the rest of our time there. One of the biggest problems is actually the restaurant. She got the salad bar and had to go up to the bar to get it. I ordered a salad, which was there really quickly.
What this means is that we really didn’t have any “un-obstructed talk time”. We always had to deal with the food while we were talking. Then, before we were done with salads, our food arrived. Now we’re talking over our dinners instead of salad. It just made it all the more uncomfortable.
When the whole thing was over we shook hands and parted ways pretty easily. I didn’t feel bad at all.
The dating service offers 16 dates or 1 year – whichever comes first. The way they’re pushing it seems like the 16 dates will come first. I already have another one set up on Wednesday. It’s just for drinks and a little closer to home.
This gives me fodder for at least 16 more blog entries.