#gooddate

Date 1 (Tinder)

Pediatric Nurse. Nice. We had a lot in common given our jobs, but not my type.

Date 2 (Tinder)

Finance Manager at an insurance company. Asked me questions and then answered them for me. Reminded me of an ex-fwb.

Date 3 (Tinder)

Army officer in training. Was really nice, incredibly sweet. Moving to another state in a month to continue training. Said he wanted to meet a “nice, smart, liberal girl” before going back to base. After going on two terrible dates I said I’d see him again.

Phone interview (OkC)

English professor. Told me he does a phone interview with all prospective dates because why waste his time and money on someone he hasn’t met and doesn’t know if he’ll click with. “Online I can’t see her sassy raise of the eyebrow or get a feel for the banter I would have with them in real life. Looking at photos makes things so superficial. The phone conversation is to make sure I’m not wasting my time.” (notice all the I statements). We talked on the phone for 45 minutes because I couldn’t find a way to politely excuse myself. He asked me questions and then, like the finance guy, answered them for me. He tried telling me about living in New York City, after I’d made it very clear I’d lived there for 5 years and he had only visited a few times. Maybe I was having a bad day, but I got really snarky with him and he made an excuse to end the conversation. 

Date 4 (OkC)

I had a really good day. I woke up really early this morning because my roommate was leaving to fly to Houston (leaving the apartment to me again!). I have been contemplating waking up early to go for a run anyway, so I pulled my lazy bum out of bed and hit the sidewalk at 5am. There is something really wonderful about New York at 5am.

I was energized and awake for work (for the first time in forever). I had planned to run before the date, and with that out of the way I texted him to see if we could meet a bit earlier. I met him at a very hipster bar near my apartment. We talked for three hours. Laughing. He walked me back to my apartment, and kissed me goodnight.