Name: Karl
Age: 48
Status: Twice married: first one, six months; second one, 10 years – AND another 10-year relationship he’s JUST gotten out of (or has he?). Two daughters, 17 and 13. They are very close.
Job: Senior Vice-President of marketing for a technology company, finishing up a 2-month sabbatical. He actually tried to quit the company (mid-life crisis stuff?), and the company asked him not to quit and recommended that he take a sabbatical and come back on a special projects basis. Hm. Leaves me wondering if his recent break up has anything to do with this. Goes back to work a week from today. Is looking forward to going back. Very passionate about what he does, and it sounds like cool stuff, too. I like that.
Lives: A very nice neighborhood a few blocks from downtown (very close to JKD’s place. Remember him?). Probably a 10-15 minute walk from my place.
Length of Date: 3 hours
He Looked: Sophisticated casual. Super soft-looking chambray shirt, off-white denim jeans…and I didn’t catch the rest. I found out why he’s such a sharp dresser during our conversation. He uses a stylist! I love this about him because he is exceptionally well dressed and is not afraid to admit he gets help with his look.
I Looked: Exactly, and I mean down to the last detail, like I looked for my last RAD date, so I will copy/paste! Okay, I guess. I wore my “first date” giraffe print dress. It’s always flattering on me because the color is perfect for me and the animal print works well with my red hair. And it doesn’t hug my curves too tightly. I also wore my lace-up wedge sandals, which give me a little height and they are kinda sexy. And of course, my fancy watch.
We Did: Brunch! My favorite weekend activity! It was fairly impromptu, too. We’d been texting for a while on Tinder and then he went away on an Alaskan cruise and told me he’d get in touch when he was back. Guess he got back Saturday evening and sent me a text asking me to brunch the next morning, and voila! I suggested the venue. He made the reservation. He was early (again, bonus!) and I was right on time. Place was busy with the brunch peeps but not too crowded. The atmosphere was sunny, airy and crisp…would be an awesome joint to sit out on the patio when the weather cools down a bit. I drank three mimosas and he had three fancy concoctions that were something like an Old Fashioned. I was definitely tipsy by the time we finished up.
Convo: Conversation flowed flawlessly. We both had so much to talk about…from his job and the sabbatical he was taking to travel to my job and even to past relationships, politics and religion (!!!). We were on the same page about everything, at least from an understanding perspective. The only thing I’m not 100% on board with was that he told me he’d finally ended his last relationship three months ago, when my super-sleuthing has put them together on a trip as recent as three weeks ago. Not sure if it’s totally over.
First Impression: Good. Not knock me over with a feather AWESOME, but very good. He’s a handsome, smart, successful, seemingly sweet guy. I’d say I’m cautiously optimistic.
High Point: The good vibe in general.
Low Point: Again, my intuition is getting the best of me regarding the end of his recent relationship…oh, and that he seemed shorter and thinner when we said goodbye than when we said hello. Weird.
How It Ended: We both decided we didn’t need another drink or a dessert, so after our three hour conversation, we got up and he walked me across the street to where my car was parked. A hug and peck on the cheek goodbye. No real discussion about getting together again, but I don’t think either one of us wanted to push it. We wished each other a good rest of the weekend and went our separate ways.
Chances Are: Probably about 75/25. I’m thinking he wants to get out there and check out the dating pool. I’m only the third person from Tinder he’s been out with, and there are LOTS of fish in that Tinder sea. I’ll absolutely go out with him again if he asks, but I’m not sold on the thought that he wants to ask. We’ll see.
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