TO HEEL OR NOT TO HEEL?

Went on a date with Mr. Show Biz.  I like him.  A LOT.  Smart, attractive, funny, great style, great taste, an inquisitive, thoughtful listener and so personable.  He’s just a really great, well-rounded guy.  We had a few good laughs, a pretty good repartee (English spelling: repartay?!)  and a lot of similarities and things to talk about.  He’s a very skilled conversationalist (the best I've met so far), so he was doing most of the heavy lifting, but for the most part it was 50-50.

I was very comfortable around him.  We definitely have a very compatible, laid-back vibe.  He’s very likable, but you have to be careful in Show Biz land, because that’s everyone’s job… it’s your job to be charming and likable, or else you don’t get very far.  He’s gone pretty far.  But he does seem genuine and really down to earth, so I’m going to buy it, hook, line and sinker!

I told him that I’m seeing a few other people on Match and I assumed he was, too.   He kinda waved it away and said that I was the only girl he was seeing on Match.  The way he said "on Match" made it sound like he, too, was dating other people, but he just hadn’t found them on Match, just around wherever.  Which is totally fine, of course.

Negatives:  at the end of the date he asked me to call him and I agreed, but I NEVER initiate the follow-up call, so I guess I lied.  I don’t want to lie, so I’ll just plan to call him in the far, far future… Hopefully he’ll get tired of waiting and just call me.  Oh, and I broke a rule and ripped out a page from a magazine to give to him.  You’re not supposed to show that you’re thinking too much about him in the beginning, but I thought he and his son would have fun attending a visiting exhibit, so I gave him the magazine clipping when I saw him.  I just couldn’t stop myself, although I really wanted to practice restraint.  He looked shocked when I handed it to him, and I could swear I saw the wind go out of his sails.  Not literally or in a nasty way… but I think maybe it killed his hunter-mode… maybe it made me look a tad too eager or obsessive… but maybe I’m just imagining things(?!).

Oh, I forgot he was 5’7” and I wore heels, which was maybe obnoxious of me?  I’m at least 5’6” but not quite 5’7”.  I’m not really sure about the etiquette there.  If your height is close to your date’s height, should you wear heels, or is it better to wear flats?  I would think a guy would want his date to look her best, and that usually means heels.  But I don’t know!  I don't have a lot of flats- just a pair of black and a pair of white... that's it.  Need I invest?

And the restaurant was great.  Great atmosphere, great service, great food.  Superb.

Daddy Warbucks called and we had a pretty good conversation.  Although he was driving in the canyon, so the reception sucked and I couldn’t hear a lot of what he was saying.  I got tired of asking him to repeat things, so I just pretended I could hear everything he’d said.  I probably made some really dumb and nonsensical responses, and now he thinks I’m a little slow or a renob.  Who knows?  But overall, the convo went well.

Deja Eew (thanks for the re-name, Kara!) called, but didn’t leave a VM.  Usually I'll call back if I see I missed a call, but I don’t plan to this time.  Hopefully he’ll get the hint and we won’t have to have the whole break-up conversation.

Have been e-mailing back and forth with Sushi Fanatic. Looks like we're going to be at least friends.