Saturday, October 29, 2005

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Okay Good: ThatGirl not pregnant, and nothing else wrong....saw her last night to talk about all of this and what was going on.....some habits are hard to break,....I got home this morning. We haven't come to ANY conclusions,...nor are we pressed to. So, this may not be over, but then again it may, but then again not,....gees. I am going to catch hell on this one.

Match update: As of right now, my profile is still up. Of the emails I sent I got two "Thanks, but,....no thanks". Two others responded, one I like. Smart girl, pretty funny, attractive. We have been emailing,..but little more. Good pace for me right now.
Second girl; gave me her number and I called. Got voice mail,....left a messages that I would try later. I called her back, she was busy, but we talked for a few minutes. I told her to call me back when she frees up,....that was three nights ago......I have not tried back.....looks like that one is a no-go,.....but you never can tell either....

The nurse has returned no emails and I guess pretty much written me off.....that's ok too.

FLORIDA vs. Georgia tonight....man I love college football. The World's Largest Cocktail Party as per Guiness Book of World Records.....watching the game with friends,..always prospects there,...this is an annual event for me and I guess this would be year 10. Tomorrow dinner with friends and the Jaguar game......ThatGirl wants to see me afterwards.....still haven't decided.

More later and I still need to update,..but this is a busy weekend.....SOX SUCK!

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Match Dot Com Dating Guy

Yeah,..like the Bud Light commercials......thats' the profile for Match,...done like a Bud Light commercial...its pretty funny, witty and so forth....
I sent out 17 emails two nights ago....two immediately not interested (the hootest two in the mix) and one response,..possible date with her this weekend....(but I have a busy weekend we shall see). She's very pretty, hispanic,.....and I can tell that she is a fireball....her name is Tammy,...never, ever dated a Tammy before....so at least I am treading on sacred ground........I called her today and left a meesage, still didn't know her name at the time,....then called her again and she answered....She was still at work,......told her ot call me back when she got done,....we will see if she is worthy of a Dave Date,.....but I am willing to meet her because her pics are pretty good...More to come.

Updates,..The Nurse, never emailed me back after the "Dear Nurse Letter" that explained that I needed to take care of Thatgirl issues....never mentioned by name or anything,..just said I had an issue to take care of...women can see right throught his shit,..but truth is,..I was trying to keep her OUT of it.....so I had to stop contact until it was over.

Thatgirl has a Dr's. appointment tommorrow and she told me about it before we broke,..she thinks she is pregnant,..hopefully it will be nothing. I certainly hope so.....I am not too worried.....but you never know....

First date: will update all first dates including Thatgirl which is entertaining all on its own....

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Neil THE Diamond

Didn't meet a potential date,....but did end up sucking some married girls toes in the Limo and drinking way beyond my ability to handle it...great time......Neil was awesome. The limo was great,..the company the best...I haven't laughed that hard since,....ummm,.....last weekend when I went camping with the boys!!! HEHEHEHEH
Maybe things ain't so bad!!!!

Camping with Da Boys



Sometimes a man needs to get back to his very nature and Nature. I did that this weekend with two of the best friends a man could ask for. These guy have been "wingmen" and "hey let's get drunk to help you past it" kind of fellows. I have known them since my teens, so there are no secrets and they know exactly who I am.
We went camping in NC this weekend and spent total guy time,...cooking steaks over an oak fire,..shooting off about 3,000 rounds from various guns we own,...talking about farting and girls.....
There is little difference between now and when I met them.....we laugh hardily and fully to the point of tears and cramps.....they get along with each other so it makes for good conversation. They got me over ThatGirl this weekend and it was EXACTLY what the Dr. ordered to go off with them.....They are great and will most certainly be in my life for the rest of it.......I cannot explain the power of close buddies....they kick you when you are down,....then pick you up and do it again......but IT IS fun and I do it to them too,....but when it comes down to brass tacks,....we would all take bullets for each other.....and that is key........we have grown up together,..shared the love songs, and tears, break-ups and make ups....if there are two people in my life that I could not go without,..its these two fellas.......

THAT GIRL CONCLUSION

Well as I said before you meet mean people dating.....I mean not your normal won't return calls and so forth,..but general meaness. The tuesday night before I went camping,....ThatGirl came over.....fine by me,....a little somthing something before I go into the woods with the boys. We cooked dinner and watched some TV while I was prepping my gear to go camping. All was good untilt he end of the night about 1:30 or so. WE got into a little spat over something stupid......we settled it and I was ready for bed.....I asked her if she was coming and she said when she finished her wine she would be in.
I immediately went to sleep and when I woke up, she was not there, nor had she been. She had left sometime during the night. That's a bad sign......I grabbed my phone to see if she called and noticed it was in a different place than normal. I also noticed that my recently calle list had a name of a girl I hadn't called in weeks. Steph!
I knew that ThatGirl had gone through my phone. I got dressed and drove to her house to find out what was up. She was still awak and still drinking,......yep 12 hours later still drinking......
She came out and laid into me. Girls phone numbers in my phone and so forth....What balls she has I thought. WEll what I didn't know was that she was calling every name in there, from my regional managers to my sister and mom. That wouldn't be so bad since I wasn't cheating on her except it was 4:30 and later in the morning.
I confronted her about it and asked what the hell she was doing......she was still calling people at 7:30. Now to keep her from being jealous of friends, I told her one girl who is completely is a friend, but not a great friends was a lesbian.....well Thatgirl asked her such.....and the girl she asked is very sensitive because looking at her she could appear to be gay....well let's just say that one went over like a lead balloon. She still isn't speaking to me thinking I think she is gay, which I know she isn't....see lying doesn't pay even if its honest in its intent....
Needless to say I threatened to send some naked photos of her I have to every dentist in town,...she is a dental assistant, if she didn't stop. That was th elast time I spoke with her......so there you have the finale and what a finale it was.....the whole relationship was like that,....hot, fast, and destructive. It ended fittingly,..even if I don't like the fact i have to expalin to everyone why my psycho ex was calling them at 4:30 a.m.
It's over now and I miss what we DID have,..but I also know my lif eis better off withour her.....the committee will be glad to hear this and one round of "Itold you sooooooo" ought to cover it......all I can say is that the committee was right on, on this one.....I will miss her, we became very good friends and we connected on levels I have not connected on in years,..but the thought of having to deal with this type of thing long term: i.e., marriage.....is not something I fantasize about......
Dave

Monday, October 24, 2005

Vacation.....

I made it back from the great State of NC last night.....will post pictures soon.
I had a lucky break happen today!!! I have a suite at the Neil Diamond concert tonight and a Limo ride there. ALL FREE.....now I am not sure what kind of girl I may meet at Neil Diamond,....but at least she'll be all buttered up with 1970's love songs......hey I like the 70's, just not women that age,..unless its granny making dessert....
So,.....who knows what may happen,...but bank on this,..you'll read about it here.....did I mention dating sucks??? (This is not a date, but I am going with several girls and one committee member, who will proceed with the "I told you soooooo's" about ThatGirl [Aka CRAZY NUTBAG PSYCHO])

Coming updates.....
Fighter in Me
ThatGirl Conclusion and Final Break (Crazy Nutbag Psycho)
Hanging with Da Boys....Moving On!

Facts is Facts

Got this today in an email......Yeah,...very fitting for this Blog,....
DICTIONARY FOR WOMEN'S PERSONAL ADS:

  1. 40-ish.............................................49
  2. Adventurous.......................Slept with everyone
  3. Athletic......................................No tits
  4. Average looking..........................Ugly
  5. Beautiful...........................Pathological liar
  6. Contagious Smile..................Does a lot of pills
  7. Emotionally Secure......................On medication
  8. Feminist..........................................Fat
  9. Free spirit....................................Junkie
  10. Friendship first....................Former slut
  11. Fun......................................Annoying
  12. New-Age.................Body hair in the wrong places
  13. Old-fashioned....................No BJ??
  14. Open-minded......................Desperate
  15. Outgoing........................Loud and Embarrassing
  16. Passionate..................Sloppy drunk
  17. Professional..........................Bitch
  18. Voluptuous.........................Very Fat
  19. Large frame....................Hugely Fat
  20. Wants Soul mate.................Stalker

DICTIONARY OF WOMEN'S ENGLISH:
  • Yes = No
  • No = Yes
  • Maybe = No
  • We need = I want..
  • I am sorry = you'll be sorry
  • We need to talk = you are in trouble
  • Sure, go ahead = you better not
  • Do what you want = you will pay for this later.
  • I am not upset = Of course I am upset, you moron!
  • You're certainly attentive tonight = is sex all you ever think about?

DICTIONARY OF MEN'S ENGLISH:
  1. I am hungry = I am hungry
  2. I am sleepy = I am sleepy
  3. I am tired = I am tired
  4. Nice dress = Nice cleavage!
  5. I love you = let's have sex now
  6. I am bored = Do you want to have sex?
  7. May I have this dance? = I'd like to have sex with you.
  8. Can I call you sometime? = I'd like to have sex with you.
  9. Do you want to go to a movie? = I'd like to have sex with you.
  10. Can I take you out to dinner? = I'd like to have sex with you.
  11. I don't think those shoes go with that outfit = I'm gay
HEHEHEHEHEH,...that's some funny stuff.....and IT DEFINITELY OUGHT TO BE POSTED AS "RULES" ON MATCH.COM

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Camping............

I am going with my two best friends,...camping in western NC. I am looking forward to it,...few things rival the fall in the mountians. I will be catching up next week..........have a good weekend

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Updates

Updated "That Girl Post"
Eharm Match Match:....no response to my reply to her last email,..I am pretty sure this is how it went before.....so, you never know what someone is looking for, but since she didn't respond to me on Eharm after the last stage and since she is vague in her replies on match,..I have written it off....too bad,....I'd say we would probably have a good time in person....together,..but then again she may think I look like a troll...Chemistry sucked in college and its sucks now!!!

The Nurse: She has been trying the last two nights to get in touch with me,..I have obviosuly been pre-occupied with That Girl,.....never know when two ships pass and only waive to one another.....I emailed her back with an excuse as to why I will not be emailing for a while,.....if That Girl continues on THAT WAY, then who knows....

Mini Golf and Go Carts: Steph has been emailing and calling,...but it is rarely more than friendly idle chit-chat....she already told me no chemistry,..so no loss here, but why is she trying to even stay in contact????

More this week!!!
The Fighter in Me
Samsonite: For All Your Baggage Needs!
Break-up, Make-up

Thursday, October 13, 2005

E-harm & Match Match: is it fate????

So way back when when I was on E-harm, I got a match sent to me that was very attarctive....She was a hotty in fact. Tall, leggy, and according to some computer in India, we matched via the E-harm systems......I tried to contact her,..but never got a response,....that happens on E-harm if one or both of your subscriptions expires, the other won't know and they have to re-up to respond. Well the systems only lets you go at e-harm pace,..so you can't just email someone.....finally after a week or two I deleted her and finished my subscription.....
Next time I was lookign I went to Match,...and after a night checking out all of the profiles,..I run across this same girl.....so I think to myself, well if we are both still looking (two different sites) and we already got professionally matched,..this should be a shoe-in. So I emailed her and said hi,...we went back and fortha few times,..but nothign came of it....I think she was being vague or something and basically showing disinterest....I started to date someone and just let it go without follwoing up...
Today I emailed her again....when I saw her profile....she emailed me back......developing......She is one I don't want to do this email crap with I just want to meet her for a drink!!!!! DEVELOPING!!! I don't believe in fate,..so there you have it......

The Nurse....

Last night, while I was happily not thinking about my just miserable relationship ending with THAT GIRL and long before I got the call and email,....I met a very attractive girl I emailed on Match. we got along great and I had her laughing. We went back and forth 5 times or so,....she had me cracking up as well. She is very sweet (Oh no not that again) and very funny.....we have many of the same interests. It was late when I heard from her so we cut it off after that agreeing to do it again tonight, and probably chat adn hopefully talk on the phone...
Good vs. Bad
Good:
  1. Very attractive
  2. bad speller but, witty and sharp
  3. Funny
  4. Good Job
  5. Own house
  6. Similar interests
  7. Never been married
Bad:
  1. Has a child (unknown details, I am sure I will find out)
  2. Lives 50 miles away!
I'll keep you updated......
Dave

THAT GIRL

You meet mean people in your life,....and this one is definitely one. So I am going to be brief about the entire relationship.....
I met her on match, she contacted me first,..the same day of the concert with the DO NOT GIVER HER ALCOHOL GIRL, Angela!!! My wingman, Side show, took me to the bar (my bar) on the night of my actual B-day. I got a phone call from TG, asking what I was doing and wishing me a happy b-day (first time we talked),.....she came up to the bar. I was hoping she wouldn't and looking back wish she never did. But none-the-less,..she did.
We had a great time,...I was smitten....even stole a kiss in the parking lot as she left....we danced, we laughed, she was very pretty although a little big for my tastes.
we began to date,..lots in common, from morals and ethics to things we wanted out of life. We had more than most people in common....Sex was amazing and more than regular....we broke stuff in both her place and mine.
I had just lost about 42lbs. and she wanted to lose weight. Over the next 5 months I taught her Atkins.
She has lost over 30 lbs....she was beginning to look great (better than she did before and she looked great then too,...and there in lies the problem.....she got back "Hot Girl" syndrome as I like to call it. It means she rules the roost, can do whatever she wants,...and definitely start picking up guys......and that she did....In the course of our months (5) together,..she cheated on me (dates only as far as I know with two people). Hell it took me 3 weeks and an HIV test before I was able to sleep with her (fine by me, that meant she was careful)....but we always seemed to get back together.....I said and did things that were bad, but never cheated.....On it went.....
We finally broke up, but she has done things to me that it will be a long time to get over.....accusing me over everything in the book from, cheating, to being online with ex's, and everything in between and none of it true....
I have nothing more to say about her, except today I learned how shallow she is,....We have been apart 10 days or so and I thought it was over, but got a call from her last night (I didn't answer) and an e-mail this morning.....It came across as a plea for me to do something now to salvage it,..maybe,..ummmm no definitely it was not that way!!! I went and bought her favorite flowers within 20 minutes of the email and went to her house, to apologize and give her the flowers and simply tell her I missed her (this was a common theme when we broke up). When I got their I found another man's truck parked out front, his keys and cell phone on the table inside and no one to be seen.....Apparently she moved on and was playing me this morning,..I guess while he was asleep......Poor bastard has no idea. I went to her bedroom window and wished "him" good luck,..I know they heard me I heard something hit the hard wood floors in the house. I came back here crushed again by her,....but now able to know there will NEVER be anything between us again......EVER! I sent her that in an email to seal the deal.....hell I'll probably get banned from email over it,..it was nasty, vulgar, mean, and very fulfilling for me!!!! Just sealing the deal as apparently she had.....
Don't get me wrong,...this was not me thinking there was more than there was in this whole thing. We spent almost every hour of every day (except work and one night a week togther) We would talk on the phone about every hour we were not together......Its all very sad......Its all over,.......And I know it is certainly better this way.....I am fine,..just crushed....
  1. I got crushed by a woman that claimed to love me......
  2. I got had, used, and taken advantage of (not my style normally, but love can be blind)
  3. You can change someone's life,..but you cannot change their basic suckiness (Bitch)
  4. Good guys are often blind to what's going on...
  5. People will do whatever is in their best interest first and it may not be you....
  6. If someone is acussing you of everything you can imagine, then THEY are the ones probably doing it! To me this is now a FACT
It's all good I'll get over her, and I am trying to and keep on looking for THE GIRL,....I found out that THAT GIRL is just what I should have suspected....The committee was very involved in all of this and all of them told me "RUN FORREST, RUN"......but I no ran! My fault,....it just sucks looking like a fool. It sucks being a fool, and even more, you just never want to believe that people will do some of the things that they will do......I left a message for a Committe Member this morning, "CALL, BIG FAT IDIOT" (this is a term we use, becasue we both do stupid things). She called me I feel better about it all now.....just sad. I really fell for this girl and thought she had for me, according to all that knew her, worked with her, her family,..she fell for me too,...but it must have been only one othe personalities that Cybil had that was in love!!! I can never even begin to write all of the things we did and had together,..it was almost perfect, from naked slow dancing (regularly), to romantic dinners, and sitting int he summer breeze on her porch grilling out. There is so much I showed her that she had never seen, and some many things we did that she has never done. I taught her a lot, she will realize this one day and now I guess my lesson is complete too. I will say I was a dream man to her 90% of the time. I was faithful, loyal, loving, affectionate, caring and helpful. I did everything right except going back to her the last two times....Stupid Cybil (an no thats not her name). Luckily she has bouts of depression and she is very hard to get along with , compeltly pickky about what she wants in a man,..few will fit (I am a rare exception, we both agreed after several months). A girl that pretty (to me) never married, and has to be on Match and wore that out too with no luck, will be alone again. I am willing to bet months from now my phone will ring and she will want to know what I am doing,...I know two of her ex's from years ago (5 or more) and they confirmed for me all I have said here....She will get my voice mail when that time comes.....and it will....At least my conscience is clear, and the more I write the clearer it gets.....Yep this is therapy.....maybe I should go to the bank today and see my teller....Hmmmmmm ever onward.....
Dave


Update,..I just got an email from her asking what the hell I was talking about......and telling me I am an idiot...It was a friend of her's that I know, to drunk to drive back from the bar....mna my mother was right,.....look before you leap......toolate now,...can't unread an email......*STUPID DAVE STUPID DAVE* I can't win for losing and yes it is my fault,.....okay watch me trip and stuble, while I try to walk out of the room being cool on this one......FARK!

Updated, Update. I am a weak man!!!!! Man, I just can't seem to get away from her. We are not back together, but we have spent the last two nights together....not emotionally, but physically....maybe that's all it is.....Hell what do I know?....I am going to catch hell from "The Committee" for this,..but you know what? As I said in the top of this post, I have only scratched the surface of the dynamics of this relationship.....there are as many good as bad things involved...The great times are just that GREAT (not just sex) and the bad times are horrible...but each time we fight,....the dynamics change and we rarely fight about the same thing.....maybe its progress,...maybe its foreshadowing of what is to come.....I proceed catiuosly from here and will post the good from the relationship later....GEEES!
The idea here is for you to follow what goes on in dating and I would be BSing myself and the readers if I didn't show the break-ups and make-ups,....THIS IS DATING, and these are the facts. We have all done this same thing, we have all gone back to where we know we shouldn't.....I'd be interested to know who has done the back and forth thing and it's results.....
Dave

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Go Carts, Mini Golf, and Body Language!!!

So, I am at the tail end of the "That Girl" (to be posted soon) relationship (6months and hed over heels). I knew it was ending (and very badly, there was little doubt in either of our minds) and had I a fleeting chance with a girl I met online, before I met THAT GIRL (not her real screen name, its an inside joke). So I somewhat kept in touch with her, emailing funnies and so forth,...we rarely spoke on the phone,..except when THAT GIRL and I would break up for a week or so. If she was in between she would respond, if not I got a "Dear Dave" e-mail,..I started this when I got back with THAT GIRL and had already asked out Steph....
She stood me up for a baseball game one night and I was kind of bitter,...had she gone I probably would have never gotten back with THAT GIRL,...but the stars did not see it that way!!! Either way we still kept sort of in touch. We broke up enough (THAT GIRL) to keep frequent contact with Steph.
Finally we agreed to meet....Go carts and mini-golf........I met her at her apartment, She was absolutely HOT, better than her pics and waiting for me in a sexy convertible (Umm the same car THAT GIRL drives a Honda S2000,..super sporty,..but the cars looked just alike,...bad memories that night. Steph lived near where we were going so ther wasn't alot of time to talk....
We get there and we get along great,...plenty of laughing,..joking, making fun of people.....We even talked smacked to each other that day about go carts.....I told her she was going to get spanked in the carts, and to bring her hankerchief, she told me to tighten up the skirt......it was fun and we kep thtis up all the way to racing!!!!!
I BEAT HER ASS!!!!! AND TAUNTED HER THE WHOLE WAY!! SHE STARTED IT!
anyway then we play golf,..it was about he same either way,..at some point we lost track of the score.....it didn't matter,..we were having a blast....
She had plenty og homework and told me prior she couldn't stay out long, so we headed back to her place,....she asked me up....Oh Yeah Baby,...in like Flynn!!! We get up there and she offers me a beer, nice pad!!! We talke dabout all kinds of things....then went out to the patio to smoke a cigarette....listening to music.....all was right in the world!!!! Easy to talk to, easy to listen too...I was smitten!!!! She was great....
I left 3 hours later, she said we would do it again......when I got home I emailed her and told her I had a great time and that I would love to see her again and couldn't wait,..tell me the day,..but I did it in a classy way....Told her I would call her soon!
I got a return email the next morning pretty much blowing me off and saying that she didn't get her normal feeling, so we were not going to go out again unless as friends!!!
We still talk,..but we all know how it is,...if one likes and the other doesn't trouble will follow at some point. I decided to spare both of us....I completely misread her body language....I event hough she might be seeing if I would pursue her....So I amswered back.....her reason was vague and I told her it was all good and bowed out gracefully. I have spoken with her (she called and emailed me two times) since,..but I can tell it won't be more,..unless I am an idiot,..whcih may also be true......moving on!!!!! Any opinions!!!

Current Events

Okay so I didn't make the bank, yet, but I will this week. So we'll see how charm plays out on the cutest teller in the southeast later this week. Today I combed match from one end to the other, even bending a bit on my requirements. I -emailed 15 girls. I read every profile,..so it was time consuming....So far I have gotten one not interested and one I made fall off the chair laughing....you women I swear! How the hell is a fella supposed to meet you if you think and e-mail is enough to know someone, I must have hit the rejection jackpot,..at least she was nice ina rude sort of way and emailed me back....The second girl was funny too......HMMMMM??? Oh well. The second girl is very cute (big plus and southern, bigger plus), Has kid,....ohhhhh man not instant family just add Dave!!!! The first girl, was very vague in her profile and pretty much posted a picture and comment,..but little else....I smell bitterness.....maybe even revenge (not by me,..probably by her (she may have caught her significant other doing this or something else,..but either way,..alarm bells went off, I am ok with it)!!!!
The girl that email that emailed me the other night, is okay,..but also has a kid and loves country music!!!! WE chatted for a bit,..but nothing there and I gave her my #, which she has not called!!! Good luck to her! Ever onward!!!

The Psycho, The Concert, and My B-day Present Pt.II

We start to hit it off pretty good. She is pretty good looking, we are sitting close together, open posture on both parts. After three more drinks we are about 30 minutes to show time.....she plants one on me (nice kisser) and says she is going to the bathroom in the theatre....I finish my drink and go with her. She goes her way, I go mine... I come back out an no Angela,.....so I wait by the door for a little while,...then I go get us two more drinks,....then I wait some more,...finally she comes out and tells me that some lesbian cornered her in a stall and asked her if she was... Ummm ok what?
I hand her her wine and we joke about it,...she didn't seem too drunk.....Either that or my littlehead didn't notice or care............
We finish up the drinks and head into our seats,...we are 6 rows back, stage right. As the concert gets under way,...its a very mellow venue....people stay in their seats for the most part and hang out,.....but not Angela.....Have you ever seen the movie "Blind Date"?
Where the set-up tells Bruce Willis, "what ever you do,...do not give her alcohol!!! NONE! No wine, no alcohol!!"....Well it was like that,..next thing I know she is standing in the aisle flinging her hair all over the place, like it was a heavy metal concert. I laugh it off and ask her over,..she complies,...for now. Then she starts just flopping around in her seat,..like she was having a seizure!!! I almost pulled out a popsicle stick to keep her from swallowing her tongue,..but nope,..she just loves music.......errrrr apparently. This goes on until she has effectively annoyed everyone near our seats.....I take her to the lobby for a little chat (umm to see if she was okay). I ask her if she is drunk? No! I ask her if she is okay? Yes...she is calm,...We go back in and she is calm for all of about ummm 3 minutes then off we go again...Jesus, I really wanted to see this concert!
With about 20 minutes left in the show, she heads up for the bathroom again.....gone still at the end, gone still during the first encore... I'll call her mobile,..hoping she decided to call a cab home...or is waiting outside....no answer. I call her again,..no answer.....Finally before the end of the last song, I go to the lobby. I yell into the bathroom to see if she is there,..no answer. I walk over to the bar area, no answer, I walk upstairs no answer. I come back down and as I get near the front door, and I hear this banging.....bam,bam,bam.....WTF? I look out the entrance doors and there she is outside!!!!!
I open the door and say:
D: What the hell happened to you?
A: I got thrown out!
D: WTF for? How do you get thrown out, there is like one security guy and he's 90.
A: I got thrown out!
D: Okay lets go then~!

I walk out of the theatre and she begs me to go back in and finish watching....we go back and forth until she realizes I am walking towards my truck and leaving her there. I tell her to come on three of four times, but she keeps arguing that I should go back in.....
D: IT'S OVER ALREADY, LET'S GO!

Finally she comes running down the side walk and her purse goes flying up in the air as she stumbles.....it was like a NASCAR wreck! Car parts flying everywhere as the purse begins to roll down the sidewalk. I turn around and walk back to help her gather her SHIT (actually to just speed up my embarrassment). I open the door to the truck we get in, we leave!
I get about halfway back to her car, and she is just apologizing, but will still not answer how she got thrown out....next thing I know her shirt is off and she is caressing her stuff!!! YEP! Right in the middle of traffic (now I have tinted windows,..but),.....no sooner do I stop the car then she is all over me.....(un)zip! So we stay in the parking lot for a little while near her car, I mean she is almost naked, adult, and doing bad (good) things.....Happy b-day to me....
I tell her I have to go,..she gets out. I ask her again,..do you want a cab, or for me to drive you home? NOPE NOPE AND NOPE....okay, well nothing more I can do!
I tell her to call me and let me know she made it home....I have a 20 minute ride, she has about a 5 minute ride. I call her mobile after 20 minutes, then again when I am home.....I gave life to this beast, I must now put it out my misery....
She doesn't answer. 45 minutes after we left each other, she still has not called,...I am obligated to call one more time at least,..so I do! No answer. About 15 minutes later I get a call from her,..she is being followed!! WHAT? Yeah followed and she describes this scene out a movie or something...I tell her to pull into the next well lit place and call 911. She says okay,..but he keeps flashing his lights at me,....okay, just do it I'll stay on the phone with you. I had a description of where she was, and my other phone in my hand one number left to press if something happened. Apparently this car had been following her the whole time. Now I was worried....She pulls into a gas station and tells me she will call me right back....10 minutes later I get a call after trying her cell phone three or four times and almost calling the police.....but I knew where she said she was and nothing would have happened to her there.....
She calls me and tells me:
A: Oh its was just a friened trying to get my attention,....I didn't know that was him....
D: You are a jackass,...good night!!!


The next day I had three emails from her in my in-box all were apologies....
WTF,..women need warning lables......!
Lessons I learned:
  1. No matter how they talk or look they can still be crazier than hell
  2. Limit alcohol on first date to ummm errrrrr NONE!
  3. Online people can be freaks.
  4. The roomate she had was her ex and father of her kid,..neither I knew!
  5. NUUUUUUUUTTTTTTT BBBBBBAAAAAAAGGGGGGGG
  6. Its okay to get a bj on your b-day!

Monday, October 10, 2005

Options.....

Okay see, a man is faced with lots of options if he is dating,..but the bad thing is that he has to be on his game.....being newly single again (See:"That Girl" post when posted) I have, what I have. I have a cute little Columbian that works at the grocery store I am in every night or close to it....I love to cook and I love fresh everything (She has already given me her number)....I have the adorable little Phillipino that works at the local store where I buy beer and so forth....but something about a person that doesn't aspire to be greater than that,...just gives me the willies,...and then of course is tonights match girl (see previous post)......but there is one other....
The bank girl.....five weeks ago, while I was involved (see:That girl when posted) this young lady cashed my check,..as she does every 1st and 15th. She is super cute,..probably young (say 22-25) and flirts with me evey time I am in there.
Now just by my nature, people feel very comfortable with me, this is a plus,..but has made me often times mistake flirting for just being nice......I will go in there tomorrow,..looking sharp and ask her to lunch,via stick-up note (its a bank and all) HEHEHEHE that will be funny and if I don't get arrested two possible outcomes can happen,..she says "yes" or I get the inevitable in Jacksonville "no, I have a boyfrined, but thanks" Like the "but thanks" makes me feel any better.........getting shot down, is miserable.....
We shall see.. and you shall to.... stay tuned......she is a cutie......the bank girl that is,....umm and oh yeah Match girl too.....my odds doubled tonight...

New one

Okay so while writing my post for the night I get a hit on Match. A girl totally checked me out, but didn't email me...(this is the equivalent to meeting someone int he the "random" and she looks and winks and keeps on walking or says' "Hi" out of her way to do so.......I checked out her profile and surpisingly we match pretty good.....I emailed her simply telling her in a funny way,.."Hey , we might get along".
We will see. after reading her profile the only thing I can see bad is that she like country music....I HATE IT,...but she likes Sushi,..now how's that for culturalization......I'll keep you up to date and finish the last post tomorrow......I emailed her, so let's see what happens,..she IS cute based on four picture...COMITTEEEEEE, Get ready!!!!
Dave

Coming Soon

Should be able to post these tonight!!!
The Psycho, The Birthday Present, and The Concert.
That Girl (Ups and Downs of Love)!
Go Carts, MiniGolf, and Misreading Body Language!

I'll be current from there!!!!
Dave

Sunday, October 09, 2005

The Psycho, The Concert, and My B-day Present

I asked my dad for tickets to a concert for my B-day. The concert was months away, but near my day and asked for them as soon as I go an email regarding such. The concert: The Robert Cray Band in the Florida Theatre. This is an absolutely great place to watcha concert. It is a turn of the century (umm 1900's) theatre. You can see it here.
I get the tickets and two days before the show and 5 days before my B-day, I meet a gril online....Now I had ZERO prospects for the concert and probably would have taken a friend,...but as luck would have it, I meet Angela!
Online dating is strange becuase youc an totally get along with someone online and via email,..but in person you two may decide to kill each other.......Her and I?
we hit it off,..we began emailing getting along great,..we exchanged phoen numerbs and phone calls.......All good...
I asked her to the concert.........I wanted to spend my B-day witha new girl....ummm since I had no old girl to spend it with. I asked her to go.......and that I woudl meet her. Online daitn has other issues,..so I like to meet my date out or somewhere near both place (where we are going and where we live) this gives us both a bit of security...in mst cases, and often times its deserved......I asked her to meet me very near her house and on the way to the concert for me...She agreed....That was about all that went well,...until the parking lot later....( yeP, this is forshadowing,...you'll have to wait).
The night of the concert I leave my buisness early, go home shower, shave (yep them too) and get ready for a date,..it has been 5 months since I have been on a date and I learned a long time ago, that you never know!!!! And so I didn't know this time. I dressed in a nice shirt, jeans, combat boots and my typical fair,..but I looked good enough to get some.....yes, thats the whole idea ultimately..... I called her and told her I was leaving,..that was the last normal conversation we would have......
I meet her in a parking lot near where I used to work (back in the geek days,...and some might argue I am not out of those days,..but either way, parking lot).
She gets out of her car,...my first time seeing her other that one picture.....man, she dressed sexy,....see 25 things I know about women here. #6!!! She was looking good, I shook her hand and gave her a hug and told her it was nice to meet her....we left for the concert.
On the way conversation was easy, but strange,..I was noticing things....nope can;t explain them but warning flags were up all over.....but she was wearing a blouse that had lots of cleavage and being a man I forget sometimes based on surroundings what I was thinking.......Prime example....Women know this, men never see it coming....
I say" Man thats was a strange thing to say"
Lil Dave says: "No it wasn't,................................ look at those hooters"
Big Dave says "This is dangerous,..she may give me ruffie or somethign and I end up in a church parking lot in Lizella, GA (yeah thats happened before!!!)!"
Lil Dave Says: Good maybe you'll get some you loser!"
I wanted to beat him in the non-pleasuable way right then,..but what do I know???
We get to the concert, two hors early, plenty of time to drink and hangout, getting over htis "new car smell". The theatre has a bar and a park right across the street allowing you to take drinks and people watch,..this we did. She had wine, I had Jack and Coke......


This is just aprimer,..I'll be back to finish

The Youngin!

One night during my dry spell, I decide to grab a buddy and head over to the watering hole for a drink. It was a work night, but it didn't matter. We got there around 9 and started drinking and hanging out. At the end of the bar (we were at a table, half watching a basketball game) was a beautiful, young lady, drinking wine. She was conversing intently with the on duty female bartender and new friend of mine.
I flagged the bartender over and asked her about this blonde pixie. She said oh that's my great friend Jen!!! Hot damn........is she single?
Yep! Send her a glass of wine for me, please! No problemo.
Jen came over in person to thank me....she was a flat belly, with straight blonde hair down to the bottom of her back. Blue eyes, great body, with a little thong poking out the back. (Thats okay I had "boing" poking out of the front of mine). I asked her to sit and hang out with my buddy and me,..she did. We all proceeded to get annihilated. During this time I found out she was 21 (but I still asked for ID in a joking way,..hey man you gotta be careful these days,...you can do big jail time and I don't want to be inmate #12956's bitch, ya know) Sure enough she was 21. We exchanged numbers and agreed to go out the following Friday. We talked on the phone through out the week and met at the bar once.
Friday comes and off we go. Some Sushi and some drinks in a trendy part of town. Then we went to a bar right down the street that was featuring Martini Night. We sat out on the deck, drank Martinis, and talked. Lots of laughs and good body language. After a few we decided to go back to my place,...Oh Yeah BABY,..Dave's gonna get some action!!! We held hands to the truck and I kissed her as I opened her door.
We get to my place and Dave got his MOJO back!!! $110 for sushi and drinks, paid off. End of dry spell (cue singing angels and trumpets here).
Over the next several days, I learned what I was in for,....man NEEEDY AND INDEPENDENT AT THE SAME TIME! How in the hell can you do that?
Well in the first week, I fixed her car after driving her to work for car troubles, replaced her car battery (yeah her expense), a tail light, and listened to her whine about friends screwing her over....I also noticed she was a power drinker, wine by the bottle. But did I care?? Nope, she was fessing it up!
We went to lunch a few times (she worked near me). And we hung out at my place or the bar. I began to notice that she never really stayed at her house. She lived with her folks (now while I can understand that, was she tapping someone else?) She was a student and had a full time job,..so it was doubtful, I was seeing her a lot. Offten times she would come over late, drunk, and we were supposed to be together hours ago. I could never make plans with her for a date,..she said she hated being on a schedule,...umm thats why they call it a date blondie!!! But I was still getting action, she was pretty good in bed and she looked great. Whatever issues I had about being older were gone!!!
After getting stood up one night I found out her very close friend died,...OD'd at a mutal friend of her's house. He was 21. She was devastated, more drama for me....I prefer boring! But none the less, I had to be "The Shoulder" and let her cry,....she began to drink even heavier. She was calling me at all hours, drunk, depressed, and flipping out. I brought her to my house a few times, because she did totally trust me.
One night, she got so drunk I had to carry her out of the bar. She puked in my bathroom and all over herself. I showered her and put her in some shorts and a t-shirt, then into my bed.
The next day I was going to Tampa (4 hours away) and coming back that night for a wedding (one of The Committee" members). After the wedding I raced home to catch the end of a football game (Gators vs. Vols) and to see Jen. I got home around 11:15. I called her about 8 during the drive and asked her to come over, she agreed. I told her I would be tired, 8 hours of driving, a wedding, and just in general. She said she would be there by 12:00. Then 2:00 a.m. arrived and there is a knock on my door. She was sporting a bottle of wine, her bag of clothes, and a big attitude. I lost it,..I was tired of it....she just did whatever she wanted and didn't care if she was very difficult to get along with,..she had "Hot Factor", girls get to do whatever they want when they have this!
I promptly tossed her out. Who knows what else she was doing or who....it was just better this way! No more Jen,..but Dave had his MOJO back!!! Thanks Jen!

Next Came the Dry Spell

Dry spells suck! No dates, no sex, no candidates, nothing, nada, el-zippo!
I went through a long one, 6 months I guess. Something had to give....

The Girl From Down The Street

So, I have one bar that I love to go to!!! Its totally a hole in the wall, but I know the owners, and everyone knows me. Its a nice place to be social....lots of bar flies, lots of regulars, sometimes college girls (JU is only 1/4 mile away). Its not the best place to meet women, but it has its moments. I have been going here since 1996. I used to come here with my (live in 6 year relationship girl). We would do laundry at the laundry mat and eat lunch or have a beer here. Sometimes we would watch a game (its a sports bar).
I see this girl in there from time to time,..she's pretty hot, she is definitely sexy, and we have friends that overlap. Good chance I may get it going. After a few winks we start to talk....She is newly divorced and has kids,..but I was fresh out of GILF (see post here).
We hit it off pretty quick and began to hang out, her place on the river just down the street from my apartment (she was wealthy, well her ex was anyway), my place, and the bar. Kissing was great and who knew you could set a pair of jeans on fire from the friction of grinding on someone?? I never got past first base with her,...I think I got punked!
We went a annual agricultural fair in October of that year. We had a great time, counting all the things you can get on a stick, corn dog, pickle, apple, bannana, chicken, twinkie, you name it, 17 total). We watched some live music there from a grassy knoll (no, not THAT grassy knoll) and danced in the fall night to love songs. It was great drinking beer, holding hands, laughing, people watching. There is something very special about "Carnies" and fairs. Its like the poor man's Disney (rides, games, midway, food).
Two days later I dropped off some flowers at her door while I was at work and she was gone. By that afternoon I had a message on my phone, telling me we weren't going to see each other....I GOT COCKBLOCKED! Not by a guy either, but by a chick we both knew!! God only knows what she said, but this girl will lie about anything and sell out any friend. She is a bug eyed, close talker, with an annoying accent (upper midwest,..no offense) in her early 40's and single,....she frequents the bar, so we all know her....I wanted to donkey punch her in the forehead,..but instead I just told her she was a bitch. On to the next round......there was nothing I could do to save this one, she way sold me out and lied,..I didn't even know where to begin to undo the damage....so onward!

GILF

I'll let you figure it out.....
Almost everyday for two years I would go grab a sandwhich for lunch and sit by the river in my truck and eat lunch. I would listen to the radio, then take a 15-20 minute power nap!!!! The lot was usually fairly empty, but the view was good of downtown. People would come and go, and sometimes I could "people watch" folks walking down the Riverwalk.
One day I looked over and noticed a very attractive woman doing the same thing, eating lunch and people watching. She did this for the next several months and eventually since we saw each other everyday, we would waive to each other. I tried a few times to say "Hi", but she never seemed very receptive. So I eventually started getting out of my truck and throwing away my lunch garbage in the can closest to her car (being as suave as you can be throwing away garbage). I was trying to be a little sneaky in approaching her. She would just waive, but at least I got a better look at her....she was VERY attractive.
Finally after months of this, I decided I needed to do something a little different. The next day was Valentine's Day and I had nothing as far as relationships go. So Igot there earlier then her and waited. Over the last several months, she began parking closer to my truck (later she told me she felt safer near someone she saw daily and that area can be unsavory at times). I posted a note on the side of my truck. It read, "Happy {Heart} Day, Lunch Buddy". If she was there on V-day, I would know she was single. I mean a pretty girl not eating lunch with her significant other on V-day?? I knew I had a shot if she showed. And show she did.
I got a huge laugh from her and the first openess. She actually rolled her window all the way down and said "Hi". I got out and went over to talk with her,....holy cow great body, business suit, very pretty eyes. I thought for sure I would be shot down. I chatted with her and we exchanged names and phone numbers. I didn't call her right away, but I would park next to her and we would talk for 1/2 hour or so each day. Finally, I called and asked her out for an after work cocktail. She lived in Palatka (a very small town with few people ever leaving about 25 miles south of Jacksonville) so catching her after work was the easiest. She said tomorrow would be great. We spoke via NEXTEL radio all that day. She had brought clothes from home to change into before we met. I should have done the same but didn't, I was still in slacks and tie,...but oh well.
We decided to meet at the bar very near where we park for lunch. It was right ont he river and had a great view, plus it was nice inside. The only places in Jacksonville she knew was work and the lunch spot. She rarely ventured outside of "po-dunk" Palatka. I got there first and waited in the parking lot for her. I saw her pull in and headed towards her car, but not right up on her. She got out and holy shit, she looked amazing. She was in a very tight, form fitting dress, very colorful, showing lots of cleavage and leg. She had on what I call "Fuck Me Heels" Open toed and strappy and high. I had to keep my hands in pocket to keep Harry and the twins from wanting out!!
As we walked in, I got stares from every man in the place,....probably "Lucky Bastard Stares" or " What the hell is she doing with him?" Either way, I was there with her and she looked great. Her dress was somewhat shear, so her augmented chest was very enticing. I bought a beer for me, a shot of whiskey (liquid courage) for confidence, and a glass of wine for her. We began to talk for the first time as two people hanging out together.
She was sweet, nice southern accent, and very open. We even did the occasional touch of the leg or arm. Her body language was open and obviously attracted to me. My body language??? I can't tell you! I was speaking in tongues, man. It was all over the map. It wasn't body language it was An Epic Adventure. After a few drinks and watching the sunset over the river and the city, I asked if she wanted to go for a walk. She did.
We walked down the very Riverwalk (its about 1.5 miles long) we watched people on, she had never done that and its very romantic. There is a huge and very pretty fountain between the bar and the walk, we stopped there first. I pressed up against her and she against me....Hot damn! First kiss!(Oh yeah man tongue and all and hands flying all over each body,..no hiding harry and thwins now BOOIIINNGG)...We continued walking and talking. By the time we got to the end of the walkway, we were all over eachother and found a secluded spot where we began to get it on......yep while standing and leaning on the rail next to the river. IT WAS FRIGGIN HOT. The dress made easy access and the slacks I had on gave me room to move. We got walked up on a few times and had to adjust posture so that no one could really tell what we were doing. But inevitably it became difficult, so we stopped and agreed to meet again, this time at my house.
Two days later was Friday.I cooked dinner for her (Sirloin Pasta Portabello in red wine) and she showed up looking great, short shorts, tight top, tennis shoes. All very sexy. We talked about family, friends, and so forth. She was 42. Okay that's not so bad, and besides, booty calls can be fun. She was recently divorced after 23 years of marriage.....YEP THERE WAS SEXUAL FRUSTRATION BEGGING TO COME OUT (UMM AND I WAS JUST THE MAN TO LET IT). I knew she had kids, but we hadn't really discussed all that. After dinner we went for the homerun. On the couch, the love seat, the floor, the bedroom. She may have had kids, but she had abs of a 23 year old flat belly and great skin.
This went on for about two months. Usually at my place and at all times of the day and night. Each day we still ate lunch together, either in her car or mine,...even had a midday bj,..my favorite.
She confessed that she would do anything, video, pictures, whatever I wanted. I never asked her, but she was kind of wanting to be an exhibitionist. I kick myself everyday for not taking her up on her offer. But I respected her and could never just break out the camera and have my very own personal whatever.....*Stupid Dave*Stupid Dave*. But all the same, we began to get closer. I learned about her kids, umm way more than I thought (4) and then she hit me with it.....She had the oldest one when she was 18 and newly married,......GET READY!!! He was having his first kid in 9 months....YEP SHE WAS GOING TO BE A GRANDMA!! ARRRRRRRRGGGGHHH. I don't even have kids!!! If we hooked up and got married I would go straight from Single to Grandpa. UMMMMMM NO CAN DO! Then she said it "I think I love you" Gees man could this get any worse????
Well I broke it off... I had too. Months later we spoke again and still talk from time to time,..but the booty calls quit....Oh well thus is the life of dating....So what is GILF? Grandma I Liked to Fark!

Saturday, October 08, 2005

What I Know About Women

Well to be truthful,..it ain't much. I think maybe I have .000282% of the whole understanding, but none-the-less this is what I know or at least am relatively certainto be true, about women. These are generalizations only.
  1. Women love humor, as long as its not directed at any of their faults or insecurities, they love to laugh. You can tease,..but know when to say when!
  2. They love to be pursued. Flowers, cards, notes and the like. No, I do not mean stalked,..that's different,......and a no-no.
  3. They like to get their way, be it where you eat or how you dress.
  4. Women love spontaneity, they love surprises and they love for you to be different.
  5. They love to be treated like a lady,...open doors, pull out chairs, be a good dude!
  6. Compliments, compliments, compliments,...do I mean in the stalker way? NO! I mean like your shirt, I like your hair that way. If you like them and they like you she has put, much more into looking good for you than you have for her,..no matter what you did (take a shower, shaved your balls, whatever)
  7. She loves to talk about her, not you,.....bank on that!
  8. Pay attention to her body language. If she crosses her arms across her chest you have done something (this is a closed posture),..if she turns to face you and is "Open" then she wants you.....don't make mistakes here, this is for professionals. Here is some help.
  9. Don't be an arrogant ass. She doesn't want to hear about your sexscapades. She can find that out later (and will probably dump your ass when she finds out you were in a threesome in Korea), so be real, but hold the details unless asked.
  10. Don't be too chatty, mystery goes a long way,..she already knows this you have to learn. No, it doesn't mean be quiet or not answer her questions....it means actually listening to her questiosn and answering them accordingly....Be careful what you say,....I promise women never forget, and yeah! It will come up, you BASTADRD!
  11. Be confident, in who you are and what you do! This should be #3, but I am getting a point across here!
  12. Understand this! You may lose, you may win with her,..but the odds are against you! Its yours to lose,..just getting her to go out with you is the first step. And if she went and didn't stand you up then you should just be happy with that!
  13. Learn to cook. Food is sexual and sensual,...you can seduce any woman by cooking, even if they can't. It makes you a "do all, be all" kind of guy
  14. Like kids! Most women long for children (some absolutely do not!) Know the difference.Its a mother instinct that is bred into them and nutured by their mothers since birth...Dolls at Christmas, barbi at birthday and so forth. Remmebr they have a friend with kids that call her "aunt"!
  15. Pay attention to them. Look man, if you are interested in checking out the waitress, she will know. If you are watching girls go to the bathroom past your table,...she will know. While you are alone, if you must, but when with a girl, she is your focus. This is a trait they have learned since childhood whether you like it or not. They always know or worse, they may suspect.....trust me clear this up on the git-go,just be a good dude.
  16. Be over your EX,...no talking about her (past the information stage). Do not say you are seeing them, do not say you still think about them
  17. Be honest, about who you are, what you do, where you have been. You will be interrogated at some point and your dumb ass WILL forget. Using facts protects you!
  18. Culture,....like different music, art, reading (yeah the thing you spent 12 years of schoool getting away from....read more)
  19. Be reliable. If they need you and you WILL be tested, be there, do what you can even if it doesn't solve the problem...be there! This counts huge....you will be faced with crisis,.imagined or other wise, be able to at least face the challenge. It is less important that you can solve the problem, then it is that you are there!
  20. Remember this,....your girl puts up with at least 3 men a day that are willing to sleep with her, you get maybe 1/10 th that. Everyday she is asked for her phone number or hit on, unless you are an Adonis,..you don't get that. Just by being a girl she does.
  21. You can be replaced,......no matter how good a lover, no matter how you look, there is someone waiting to take your spot! It's a fact get used to it.
  22. Women for the most part are tolerant,..if you have the bulk of thier needs, you are safe. Stop worrying
  23. Women choose to be with you not the other way around.....
  24. You may be a loser,..but eventuallly they will catch on
  25. Women WILL catch you at whatever you think you are gettin away with....be prepared!

So, let's get on with it....


Okay now you know some background and what I am doing,..now its time to live it,...errrrrr virtually (for you at least). All of you that wish you were single,..may not after this. All of you single and want to be married, know you are not alone. So here we go,..off into dating hell.
I'll give you some insight into recent dates and then we will do it as we go. There may be days that I have nothing to post, so I may just give som random musings, but there will be posts every week of some sort. Please feel free to comment at will. I may need advice or something you see that I don't, so please let me know. This is interactive. If you're an ass in your comments, then you will get what you deserve blogging and in life "deletion".
So enjoy your stay, check back often, and let's have some fun. I can honestly say I doubt dating will be fun for me....but who knows.

The Committee

“The Committee” is made up of good friends, all women. I seek advice and counsel from them. Sometimes I take the advice, sometimes I don’t. They are my sounding board. This committee involves three colleagues Cheri, Kina, and Wendy, my sister Kris and a friend Karen. All of these girls love me and would not intentionally mislead me to be sure. Occasionally I add one or two people to the committee, but I pretty much stick with these women.
4 of these women are married, two newly, two more than once. The remaining member has been married but is now single. I think this covers about every angle in the advice department. I am in regular contact with most of them, so they pretty much know my day to day relationship problems. Being members of The Committee, means they get to see my online dating profiles and the emails between me and potential dates. They also get to see pictures of and rate my choices. I love having the committee, even when they are wrong. They are not wrong often and frequently I have to endure the “See I told you so!” from them…..
They also provide valuable insight into the ever changing psyche of women. They often times can make me see things that typically fly under a man’s radar. Anything from “She is totally cheating on you” to “Well maybe she actually does like you!” I have heard it all, and sometimes its ugly. The truth can be that way!
This "Committee" is not the same as my best friends, although there is overlap, it is not made up of my guy buddies. The best buds are supplimental to The Committee. For the most part the Buds, just get me drunk after being dumped, the occassional set-up, and usually say the same thing "Dude,....they're woman, we already surrendered"! Yep, both of them are married!
Then there is my buddy "Side Show", he hasn't been the luckiest in dating, so advice falls short. With that said, he's a good listener and gives honest opinions. He can also provide a good drunk. His best role though? "Wingman"....at some point he will become desperate enough to "take one for the team". We have both been "Wingman" to each other so we know how to fly deep into enemy territory, under hostile fire!!!!


I am officially adding a new committee member. Amy is now a full on member,..since she has not only set me up on dates,..she is also yelling at me about ThatGirl. She is trying to set me up on another one too,...so Amy is now the 6th member and is also married to one of Da Boys. Which means she gives me advice,..he gets me drunk when I blow it.....A Win-Win in my book!

The Process of Elimination Pt. III

A night out is different. Let just say you keep it simple.....eat some fast food with a buddy (“The Wingman”, more on this later) on the way out say, $8.50. Then get to a bar....maybe a cover, maybe not. Covers range from $5-10 so lets be fair and say $6. Some drinks...if you drink beer $3.00 per, if you drink booze $5 plus....then let's not forget tips....say $7 the whole night....If you have 3 drinks,....you are already looking at $40 for your night. This is way before you meet someone......then you buy a drink for a girl...if you are lucky, she won't want an expensive wine or special drink....either way looking at $5.50....Two things to consider here, she will drink free all night, either by you or someone else, and secondly she might not give you the time of day….

Meeting girls is a $60+ night,..so be prepared...with online dating, you can get to the date, without pissing away this $60 and only having less than a 50% chance of meeting someone. The real first date (which will cost you your left testicle without already spending the right,..umm yeah testicle.....you only have two,..some conservation is in order when one is one the line) if you do meet someone either online, "Random", or "Set-Up".

You can go easy or you can go hard, but either way you are going out to look for girl if you are single (which is assumed)....its in our nature. Its being a guy,....We will spend our last nickel to meet a good girl......or lay, or whatever. I think my very Christian father put it best when I was a teen. He imparted this bit of wisdom to me....."Son, Women have half the money and all the...." well we all know what they have all of, its what every man is looking for and that ain't the other half of the $$$.

If you are awesome looking, have a great body,a nd dress snappy, thsi will all be easier and cheaper for you. AS for me,..well let's just say I stick with personality. I am pretty normal looking and dress fine, but I am not built like a pro-ball player. The bottom line is that,...its gonna cost me and probably whatever I have in the pocket (nothing like waking up the next day alone, with just a couple of pennies and a dime, two wrong numbers, and a hangover).

Having a “wingman” is the one way to do this. It guarantees that if you meet a girl (who usually travel in at least pairs), that one of you will get stuck with the fat ugly one. Its called “taking one for the team”. On the other hand,…you may be the one getting the skank. Either way, you have a better chance with a wingman and probably double your odds. A wingman has responsibilities and the role can switch on a dime between you and the wingman (yes a woman can be a wingman,.errr woman,…but this creates a whole new set of problems for another post.

The "Wingman’s" responsibilities are as follows:
1. Take one for the team if necessary.
2. Occupy the friend to allow some conversation time with the target.
3. Bail your ass out if you get in way too deep, or if your onboard computer is stuck on stupid.
4. Provide the set-up for jokes or conversation.
5. Totally 100% back up the BS that will inevitably be flowing like rush hour traffic out of your mouth. He can add extra BS if needed.
6. Absolutely do not, under any circumstances engage your target with interest or “cockblocking” this is punishable by a fist fight in the parking lot and the wingman walking home.
7. Be the butt of some jokes, yep it’s a pride killer and should be used with discretion.
8. Remember exactly what he has done for you, for when the roles reverse.
The wingman can be single or involved, but you can see the various problems with both.
More on meeting girls at different places as they unfold in my life…so this is just a primer.

The Process of Elimination Pt.II


In online dating I have met a total psycho control freak, a woman that I got along with but that failed to mention an interracial child after $300 in long distance charges (we were matched by e-harm), and a former 365 lbs beast (yeah lots of extra skin). There are many more, but this is some insight for you. I have actually fallen in love with someone I met (Unfortunately it was like a month into a three month subscription, so I wasted most of it) . We managed to date for 5 months,..but realized that we were exactly alike and that DID cause major problems….. I have met people with common interests and major issues. This is an interesting point, issues. In most cases I knew why they were single and were using online dating (You can’t hear someone snort when the laugh if they are a PC away or see that they are total control freaks or jealous as hell). I think most people online use their alter ego to set up their profile, but it is more what they want to be then what they are. This is not true all the way around,…but just like a picture,..things may not be what they appear. (consult the mirror in your car “Objects may be closer than they appear”) I have been able to see pictures of most of my dates prior to meeting them and still amazed that the camera can just out right lie!!!! A picture is worth a thousand words my butt! I think the entire dating world uses photoshop! Truly though this is no different than regular dating especially if the initial meeting involves alcohol.....you never know what you have until 3 weeks into it!!! I guess the most fundamental difference is exposure.....online you can be available to 100 + people for $25-$50. And most are actually single, so good odds if you are the betting type.E-dating is all the time anytime…no matter their schedule, yours, or whether you like blackened redfish. The primary problem is that it is heavily weighted towards the woman. Yeah just like the entire world of dating. She puts up a picture and the emails start to flow. Its usually is the guy that makes first contact. Her inbox will be full, you'll be lucky if you get 5 responses to 20 emails you send. Now to be fair. The women that I have dated and had a good time with or even a relationship, emailed me first. Not that I didn’t find them attractive enough to email, I just hadn’t gotten to them yet. So it does go both ways, but I suspect it also depends on your area and your profile. I try to be funny as hell in mine. It is my personality. I am also honest about what I want and what I like. The woman, as always, will have her choice of who to email back. I would say that better than 50% of the men, just mass e-mail,....every girl they think even remotely cute and most don't read the profile of the women they are emailing. I have learned this through various dates with girls I met online. Here is a list of what the woman I have met (some good, some nightmares have said about doing online dating: 1) The men are usually short{thank God I am 6’1+} 2) Stupid love poems in the first email 3)stalkers, men that just keep emailing 4)Emails that completely try to sound like the man actually read the profile, but obviously didn't 5) Men with pictures posted and no shirts (that must be the testosterone and probably why they are still single) 6) Total BS in the profile 7) Unmentioned baggage, like wife, kids, ex’s, and so forth 8) freaks, guys that are online because they simply can’t get a date. There are more, but you get the point and these were the most I heard about. In online dating you have to still do the dance,..but you can be veiled in anonymity, and you may actually be able to get your personality or humor across before you actually meet in person. It completely helps you weed out some,….uhhh or be weeded out. But, either way I like the odds. At least you know that they are single and you have a fighting chance to talk. At a bar,..you may get shot down as you leave the runway or find she has someone she is dating or any number of other things….at least here you know that you are amongst the singles….for the most part. It also makes it easier to meet for a drink or date someone because you already know a little bit about everything regarding them…

Friday, October 07, 2005

Dating: The Process of Elimination Pt. I

Dating, as I see it, is broken down into three different ways to meet. The third is the newest. So to break it down.....

1) "The Random Meeting".. .this means that you meet someone anywhere. It could be the grocery store, the laundromat, or at a bar,..all of which are damn near dangerous! I mean groceries? She may be in her day off clothes, flip-flops, no-make up, and buying things she may not want you to see, like Vagasil or something,......Laundromat? It may be the first time she has done laundry in 6 months (multiple problems here) again similar to grocery store attire. A bar?..Well let's face it,..you risk spending all of your wad,...buying drinks and get nothing, then run the risk of getting a DUI,...or worse,..you may go home with someone after your tequila binge that you actually have to chew your arm off in the morning to leave.....Who is going to date a one armed, single, tequila drinker? (okay Mexico does not count). There are plenty of other places, like the sidewalk, the mall, coffeeshop (that'll be $34.69 for the latte, sir!), the bookstore (one of my favorites, because at least you know she can read). There are many others, but I am simply trying to make a point.
2) "The Set-up".......{insert Geronimo yell here}! The set-up can be good or bad. Letting other people decide what you may like is dangerous for you, the person you are meeting, and the friend him/herself. And the blind date is more disappointing than not. Occassionally, I must say I meet great people this way. This has been my most successful,..but again it depends on your friends.....are they looking to get another friend laid or do they just think that you two will hit off? It could be both. Probably the best way to meet someone new is when you go to a party and meet a friend of your friend or something similar. It could be a cousin for that matter (not your cousin, thats illegal in some states). It gives you instant insight, intelligence (in the military sense), and help. The "set-up" ranks at the top of my list,....but you still run the risk of chewing your arm off. You can be set-up by family (the worst), friends, or aquiantences. It doesn't really matter what the set-up is, it is what it is.....Be prepared for anything from a fire emergency to sky diving.....
3) "The NET": Here you have the best chances, most opportunity, and actual person shopping. Yeah BABY, welcome to the 21st century. There are three sites I have used: Match.com, Yahoopersonals, and Eharmony.com. My likes and dislikes vary like baby poo. Some you get to "shop" looking at pictures and read profiles (not in that order, it depends on the site). Some match you (E-harm as I like to call it does this), with people compatable, some are just a meat market with HTML language.

They are all three equally painful. All three produce the same reults, all three add to the suckiness of dating. If I had my choice, which, today I do, I select the 3rd option, since I have basically dated every person I can in the set-up scenario (no cousins). Being able to prescreen saves you from a lot of the BS,..but it has its problems as well....as you will find out...You get to see what people are about, how they live, kids, job, likes, and dislikes. Basically this saves you $82.50 on a first date. So in essence your first date with someone you met online is your second date,....interest level is already there (or not). The benfits stop there......now while this may be priceless,..it is wrought with suckiness (yeah, my new word).......


Next posts will give some more details on both online dating and meeting people randomly or via the "set-up".

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Why am I here????


Okay, yeah I made it to 35 with no kids, no ex-wife, and little baggage. I am just an average guy doing average things and dating. So, I will start with dating SUX!! I absolutely hate it! Yeah its fun to meet new people, but you can do that at the grocery store. Yep, you get to go to new places, but you can do that anytime you want with the flip of a coin. Yes, you get to have new experiences,...but you can light a bottle rocket in the zipper of your jeans and I promise new experiences will follow (Umm no I haven't tried this yet). Let's just say that I am experiencing enough.
So as we get a start here I will give you a little background. If I get a huge following on this blog and groupies too, it's better if you and the groupies know where I am coming from and who I am. My name is Dave. I am 35. I own a small business (umm a very small, but at least I don't have to be at work by 8 or be fired NANA NANA BOO BOO). I do however have to work 653 hours a week to stay in business, but thats not important right now.....
I am pretty average as my picture shows (except the great muscles, handsome goo d looks and obvious personality). I like sports and have played most of my life. I like also like jazz, but that doesn't make me a jewish, homosexual, transgender lover. So hold your prediposed notions. I am a great cook (yeah more than spaghetti O's and enough to make your mom say we having dinner at Dave's tonight). I love the outdoors. I am active in politics (but I will remain silent on my affiliation until I get some groupies and some press). I love to go camping, fishing, boating, shooting, and everything a good man should love. I love racing (Go 8, 12, 97), football (Go Jags, Go Gators), and baseball (go Braves).
October is the best month of the year! Why do I say that? Well, Baseball is down to the final games,.....Reggie Jackson was Mr. October! It all matters now. The NEXTEL Cup (someone please explain how you get into the top 10 of the final for the race to the chase of the final 10 or whatever, why couldn't it just stay you win the most you win,..you lose after winning the most you suck!, but I digress). Football is just getting geared up. College is halfway through the regular season and NFL team are jockeying for positions. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR~ ESPN is fun, Saturdays are fun, Sundays are fun, Mondays are fun, and October is fun. The leaves turn, halloween, finally a break from 102 heat index. And the weather finally hits camping temperatures in Florida, yes this matters! Does all of this make me an "Athletic Supporter"? or a Jock? no, just a guy that likes seeing people just about kill each other to win. That is kind of fun....
Back to me. I am a hopeless romantic and funnier than hell,...in case you haven't noticed...... I have friends all over the U.S. and World. I am loyal, faithful, trusting, and a great lover. I am what most women claim they want,..but its never quite that way. I have a great family. I have a good career. Good character. I have some college. I spent 4 years in the Air Force as a Military Cop. I have done and seen things that most people only read about (and when you are done here go outside and experience will ya!).

I am moral,...well that would depend on who you compare me too of course, but ethical can be used too. I have a high regard for integrity and honesty. I love being social and making people laugh. Sometimes they laugh with me, sometimes they laugh at me. Either way I love listening to laughter.....

In short. I have rarely made a girl's mom unhappy with what her daughter brought home. I have a great background and family. I want what most normal people want, a family, a wonderful wife that is my best friend and lover. I want to share and make the most of this sometimes suckass world.....yeah I want it all baby,...I WANT IT ALL. Actually I just want to be happy.
This brings us to here. "Why am I blogging?" Well, the simple answer is that all you married poeple need to be friggin grateful (more on that later), and all you single people, you are not alone! So here, I will share what its like to be moderately handsome, moderately successful, moderately funny and still think that dating SUX! Here you will learn that it may NOT be so bad for you. Here you will learn that it does suck all over and that hey, one day you, you will get to see the end of this blog when I either get married or taste gun oil (just kidding)! So enjoy your stay! Relax and read to the soap opera of a dating a 35 year old man that hates to date.
Follow me as you get a live, or virtually live, look into a man's life. I will be honest about my adventures and experiences. You will get a blow by blow (ummm maybe that was in bad taste) of dating. I will address each person and how
we met.
Just so that we are clear, I have had many very healthy long term relationships (err training). I know what its like to be in love and who is who.....so let's get on with it. Some will be date stories, some posts will be methods of meeting, but either way you will have fun and learn that life IS a soap opera, maybe even better. If it can happen, it can happen to me. Follow me to marriage.....the story starts with some background and then you will live what I live........as I live it or at least as soon as my hangover subsides. Feel free to respond at will. I have friends that will be, so it could get interesting.