So,
we kept on chatting. A lot. He told me where he works and as it happens, I know
one of his colleagues so of course I contacted her immediately to ask her about
him. She gave him her highest recommendation, said he was a really nice guy,
sweet and easy going, and encouraged me to go on a date with him. Which I did.
We
went out for dinner mid-week, at a cosy Italian place. Nothing too formal or
overly romantic, very relaxed atmosphere. Jonathan turned out to be no monster
at all, a little too thin for my taste perhaps but healthy looking and
presentable. The conversation over dinner was very entertaining and I
discovered to my delight that he‘s one of few who‘s familiar with my favourite
musician, Neil Finn! He sure scored a few points there.
The
weather was so lovely that after dinner we popped round to his place to collect
his dog and went for a walk with it. It was all so casual and relaxed, didn‘t
really feel like a date. In fact, I didn‘t have any butterflies or sense any
fireworks. BUT...that‘s what usually gets me into trouble with men so I
definitely think it‘s worth giving this one a chance. Besides, he‘s around my
age and I really should try to associate more with those, it‘s not like all the
older ones have proved to be so great.
So,
I‘m determined to see him again. And he wants to. Unfortunately, he went out of
town for a week, but we stay in touch via text messages, quite lively ones too.
Simply
must tell you about some of the messages I‘m still receiving through the dating
site. Yet another 18 year old wrote and said he really wants to experience
being with an older woman! He then described himself in some detail, stating he
has a 7.1 inch penis!!! Out of curiosity I did think about it for a few seconds,
but he blew his chances by referring to me as an older woman.
The
same day, I received a message from a 52 year old who stated both there and in
his profile description that he only wanted younger women. I didn‘t even reply
to him and got into a really bad mood after reading that.
Why
is it that one man so desperately wants to meet a woman 20 years younger than
him, without having a clue what she looks like, what sort of a person she is or
whether she‘s intelligent enough, mature enough or funny enough to be compatible
to him? Meanwhile, other men just can‘t get pass an age gap of 15 years, 13
years, even just 10 years, despite having gotten to know me very intimately? I‘m
beginning to seriously wonder about that excuse of theirs...
