GOOD-BYE, MATCH!

Went on a date with Night Man, Bachelor #3 yesterday.  It was fun.  I was initially a little annoyed when he suggested we go kayaking because on our previous date I told him that I was afraid of the ocean and sunk like a stone.  But I decided to be a good sport about it, since it’s such a huge part of his life (nature, the ocean, etc.).  We got lifejackets and kayaks and paddled on our merry way.  I actually had a lot of fun.  It was very relaxing and the scenery was beautiful…. Everything seemed so bright and glittery.  It was a beautiful day to go kayaking.

My pants got all wet, but that’s fine.  It’s just (dirty, polluted) water.  And before that we went to a really great Mediterranean restaurant.  When he dropped me off at my house, he walked me to my door.  I entered through the back door so that I could let my dog in, and apparently my sister was in the back yard and heard us… she thought we were some rascally kids trying to bother our dog and she yelled (very angrily)  “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!”  My date was really terrified, momentarily, but it ended up being very funny after everything was explained.

It turns out I almost ran into him on Melrose Avenue last night!  He took his mom to dinner at the restaurant across the street from ours.  Deja New and I walked right past his restaurant on our way to the show, and almost stopped in afterwards for a drink, but I was tired, annoyed and wanted to go home.  But what a small world!  That would have been SOOO awkward if I had seen Night Man while out with Deja New.

I told Night Man that I’m seeing two other guys (he asked), which is kinda the true number because I don’t think I’ll hear from the other two or three.  Three guys have asked me out on last-minute dates and when I didn’t drop everything to go out with them right away, I never heard back.  So the other ones might be finished for good, dunno.  I assume so.

Anyway, he asked me to cancel my match.com account.  I’m not sure I’m into him enough to be content with this, but I suppose this is only fair.  We’ve already been on three dates and he hasn’t even got to first base (only PG kissing) yet, so I have to give him some sort of assurance, and a semblance of a real chance.  He’s been very patient and is okay with me continuing to see the two I’ve been seeing for a little while, before making a final decision on one, but I think he’s trying to curb the influx of eligible bachelors.  

I agreed to do it.  All the dating manuals say to keep dating other men until you're in a committed relationship, so technically I shouldn't quit Match.  But I figure that right now I have a small reserve to last me a few weeks, so canceling my match account isn't stopping me from talking to the other guys.  If I'm still not ready to commit to him within a few weeks, then I'll break up and rejoin Match.  You gotta shit or get off the pot eventually, I suppose.  Anyway, a few hours after he dropped me off, Night Man called and left a VM, and also emailed me to remind me to cancel my account.  It will be a month any day now, and he wants to make sure I cancel it before it’s up, otherwise they’ll just charge me for another month automatically.  And if they’re going to automatically charge another month anyway, I’d probably reason, why not get some use out of it and be open to fresh faces?  I think he wants to make sure I don’t have an excuse why I’m still on it, which is exactly what I was hoping to do!  Foiled again!  He runs a tight ship, I guess.  :  (

Have lunch with Mr. Show Biz (Bachelor #6) today… crossing my fingers : )

 

Daddy Warbucks  (Bachelor #10) asked me out to lunch this Saturday.  He suggested we meet in Santa Monica since it’s between us- although MUCH closer to him (he lives in the hills of Malibu).  I did NOT like that, so I waited a day and then replied:

 I'd really love it if we could meet in Long Beach : )

I didn’t think I’d hear from him again… a lot of guys who don’t suggest driving out to meet you will flake or cancel if you ask them to do it, but this morning he wrote:

Yes, Miss LB Woman...your wish is my command.   To which I replied:   Well, I like the sound of that ; )   So, it is on like donkey kong!