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So I’ve tried meeting people online through all the MAJOR personal ad websites such as match, yahoo, and POF (that’s plenty of fish for those not in the know). I’ve also tried Great Expectations and Its Just Lunch with NO success whatsoever. Great Expectations is ROYALLY screwed up and now they’re bankrupt and Its Just Lunch tries to set up the busy professional with a lunch date. They set me up on 4 dates and none of them was even writing about. Now, I am on meetup trying my luck there and have decided to become an organizer for 8minutedating even though I know nothing on how to get ladies 25-35 to attend my events. So far, we have 3 VERY LONELY gentleman looking for some ladies to meet at Ruth’s Chris Steak House on Jan 6 09 at 6:30 pm. The event email just went out yesterday so I know a LOT of people are on winter break already so I’m not worried but should I be? This town is full of flaky people after all.

Maybe its because I was with my ex-husband for 5 years then in a relationship for another 18 months, but I remember kissing as, well. . . a lot better.  I remember sweet kisses, passionate kisses, tender kisses- all sorts of great, wonderful kisses in my life.  Since my first kiss!  Actually my first kiss was horrible.  Teeth knocking, slimey tongue, but I have to say, they got so much better after that.

So now that I am dating, two of the guys from the last post have made it to the third date/hang out and well the kiss.  Maybe I am too judgemental.  I don’t know.  Maybe its me.  I’ve never had any complaints.  It’s just well, ok, High Five- well he kept biting my lip.  Maybe he was trying the uber-passion, whatever, but it just hurt.  That’s a habit I don’t know how to break.  I just kept pulling away.  Then Short But Sweet.  He kept trying to suck my lip.  My ex-husband use to have a thing for that- a little tug here and there, but this also hurt!  I mean, it’s a lip not carpet soil, and it’s a mouth not a vaccum.

I just remember when I would kiss my ex-boyfriend- well, our first kiss was this spontaneous, full of passion, crazy kiss that I can still remember to this day.  But even after all of that wore off, I remember I could just kiss him for hours.  I always wanted to kiss him and we shared so many different kinds of kisses- soft, hard, sweet, sexy.  I don’t know.  I probably shouldn’t be thinking of my ex at a time like this, but it makes me wonder so much about kissing.  Is it something that is just there or something that can get better?  And how does it get better when you don’t want to kiss them for fear of pain!

So the online dating experience thus far.  Truthfully, I only did the 7 day free trial then deleted it, but during that time I did find a few finalists and have been casually here and there.  Which I must say is fun, although I do need a break now and again- I just can’t go out every night- I guess that is a big difference between the 20s and 30s!  My friends and I have been nicknaming them so they can stay anonymous here and we don’t have to name then Yahoo #1, Yahoo #2, although for some of them, that would work.

So the first one I spoke with on the phone was pretty bad.  FIrst his kid answered the phone and told me I had the wrong number.  Then he called me back and explained he thought it was his ex-wife calling from another number.  RED FLAG!  Not knowing what to say, I asked if the divorce was amicable.  After explaining what the word amicable meant, I cut the conversation short.

The midget:  He was very nice.  VERY nice.  He was also very short.  I wore heels to test the height factor.  By the end of the date he had offered to help me move, help me get applicances, a laptop, etc.  When I explained I was a little uncomfortable with gifts and favors right away, he thought that was absolutley brilliant because apparently he felt taken advantage of in previous relationships.  Gee.  Go figure.

Short but Sweet: Yeah, he is NOT 5′10″.  Very sweet.  A little young.  Not really anything I see myself with but very cute and fun to hang out with so will probably hang out again.  By the way- I guess women lying about their weight is equivelent to men lying about their height.  Everyone does it and you should just expect it.

Teeth:  Went with my roommate to a locals place to meet up with this one.  He was tall- very tall.  About 6 foot 7 to be exact.  Educated, well spoken, intelligent and then he laughed.  Yeah, if you make that much money, why wouldn’t you fix your teeth!

High Five: So I walked into the bar and went up to the wrong person!  LOL!  It was freaking hilarious.  I saw a picture, but it was kind of fuzzy and he said he was pulling in and was in a suit- having just got out of work.  So I walked up to the first white boy I saw in a suit walking in- funny stuff.  Seriously.  When I introduced myself to the right guy, I was impressed.  Cute, nice, normal it seemed, job- all the stuff us ladies look for in a man.  Then it started.  You’re buying a house- that’s great!  Hi Five!  The Cowboys won- Hi Five!  I counted 8 high fives and 2 fist bumps.  hmmmmmm…. at least this is a breakable habit- I mean, I can always run over his hand.

So that’s it for now!  Tune in soon for more fun, fun, fin!