My friend and I started talking to 2 guys that were there, that particular night the overall attendance was quite low and it was pretty lame all around and as I happened to be a few beverages in to the evening I was free flowing with my chatter ... ok I don't have to be a few drinks IN to start the chatter! I am a total chatter box and pretty much willing to tell anyone anything about me! gee ya think!
We laughed, we drank, we made fun of people on the dance floor, we danced a little and then my number and one of the guy's number were swapped. Disclaimer... that was a total first for me! and notice I didn't say it would be the last :) the next day I got a text pretty early and for over 3 weeks straight received numerous texts throughout the day and evening.
I did meet him for 2 quick coffees and each time we chatted easily and the conversation flowed.
He did have a new puppy (and ok I could smell dog on his clothes and I never even gave him a hug or hand shake just sat across the table, I am a tad allergic and my nose was twitching ) and my newly adapted fear of a man's relationship with the critters had me a little on alarm.
I actually asked him " so what would YOU do if you were at the Grey Cup and your dog got out at home and was roaming around? would you leave the game and your date that you took to the game? if you got a phone call and said the dog is at your place but you didn't feel you could be totally sure? what would you do?" ... if you are wondering if the above was asked out of experience you would be totally correct! see post and picture below :) his reply " well if the dog was at the house then I wouldn't leave but if it was wondering all over the place then I would want to go" yah that was pretty much it for me, not that I was that interested any ways but based on my personal experience and feelings about ditching a human for a dog... well I was done.
He thought we had quite a "connection" which I found interesting cuz I didn't know what he meant. I certainly didn't FEEL the sky move or anything else for that matter. I told him several times I was not interested in anything more then friends in any way shape or form, that I simply wasn't ready. He assured me that that was fine with him and he just liked "talking" to me.
I live with my phone pretty much at my side but this guy took texting pretty seriously. I found I rolled my eyeballs a time or 2 when he sent one thinking, again?!!!
There was talk about going to a movie ... as FRIENDS I kept insisting .... and for some reason or another all attempts had to be cancelled due to the numerous offspring I have the pleasure of raising and once due to his 1 child. It just wasn't meant to be and I found I was relieved. I couldn't bring myself to not respond to his texts and was probably too proficient in reminding him that nothing would come of it. He kept insisting that was ok and he understood.
Then as quickly and fierce as his texts came they suddenly stopped.
Like stopped stopped.
I actually have wondered ... did he get hit by a bus or something? I do hope he is ok, I am sure he is, said with a little guilt at having no idea what protocol is in this situation.
It was a good lesson in trusting my gut and being upfront, maybe did a little over kill on the upfrontedness but it felt like he needed constant reminders.
So this frog never did get kissed, he was too busy texting the wrong girl :)
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