I’m a little afraid to post this due to the way my last several RADs have gone (i.e. never going out again), but as you know, I have to write this stuff down, so here you go. Also, please see previous entry for how this all started).
Name: ACE (first two letters are his initials, last letter stands for “Exceptional”…hopefully!)
Introduction Platform: Organic - at the bar while out on the town with girlfriends! We came to dance our asses off - not meet dudes, so when ACE came up behind me while I was dancing right at the bar (the stage where the band was playing is directly up and over the bar, if that makes sense) and asked me to dance, I said no. But then I thought about it for a split second and was like, yeah, I really do wanna dance (in my head), so I turned around and grabbed his hand and started dancing with him. It completely surprised him and he asked me if I really wanted to dance with him I jokingly said NO again…though we kept on dancing. When he asked for my number, I said NO WAY. But then again, he was cute as hell so I told him he could put his number in my phone if he wanted.
Next morning, while eating a wonderful breakfast at Lovely’s, she told me that I have to contact that cute guy who put his number in my phone!
OMG, I’d forgotten the whole thing until we started recounting the evening/night! I had NO idea what his name even was, so when Lovely told me (thank goodness she remembered), there it was!! Just a first name - and it’s a fairly common name, so I was surprised to see that I didn’t have anyone else in my phone with just the same first name.
I sent him a text saying hi and he wrote me back right away. After texting back and forth a bit about the prior night, he sent another text telling me that he wanted to take me on a date. I took the bull by the horns and suggested that very afternoon since I was going to be heading past where he lives on my way back downtown.
We met halfway!
Age: Probably 50? I tried to find out in a roundabout way, but he wasn’t giving up the deets. We seem very close in age.
Relationship Status: Divorced for about 15 years. Two adult children, a boy, 22 and a girl, 19
Job: Architect / Designer
Lives: In a neighborhood that’s farther away than I really like to travel, but could be worth it. The ironic thing is that he JUST bought his house and moved in about 2 weeks ago, and before that he lived downtown in my hood about 3 blocks away!!
Length of Date: 2.5 hours
We Did: Met halfway at this new establishment that I actually wanted to try! He texted me and told me that he was upstairs at the bar. I’d kind of forgotten what he even looked like - but I was very happy to see him! Anyway, we had a couple of drinks and a little bite and a friend of his had seen his car parked outside and came in to say hi - he ended up staying and hanging with us for about the last 30 minutes until I had to go to pick up the dog.
He Looked: I was pleasantly surprised! My “bubble goggles” the night before did NOT steer me wrong! He stood up to hug me when I walked up the stairs…he’s tall and extremely svelte. He has graying blond hair, blue eyes and the nicest smile that includes dimpled laugh lines. He was dressed casually in nice shorts and a polo shirt. He looked great!
I Looked: Well, it was lucky that I’d worn a cute, cotton summer dress the day before because I ended up putting that back on while I was getting ready at Lovely’s. I was also lucky that I’d packed all of my toiletries and getting-ready stuff for the night before. I was as fresh as I possibly could be after the wildness we’d had the night before.
Convo: He was laughing as soon as I walked up because of all of the NOs I’d given him the night before. We did a recap of the night and I told him some hilarious stories from the night and he laughed and laughed. He also told me that I’m exactly his type and held my hand and told me that he is into me. He made me BLUSH because at one point during the night before I’d had a nip slip while we were dancing (YES I DID - a MAJOR ONE!!) and he told me that he saw my whole breast and that he thought my boobs were lovely. We talked about his new house and all of the “guy” things he wants to do. He’s creative and artistic and I’m soooooo curious to think about maybe seeing his place. His friend showed up at the end, and he was telling the friend about the night before and laughing all over again. And then he went on and on about me and how awesome I am (giving me the feels), and his friend told me that I’m JUST HIS TYPE - just like he’d said about an hour earlier! I loved hearing that.
High Point: The tingles! The chemistry! PLEASE let this be real!
Low Point: There was a point when he and his friend went on a joke-telling roll, which was kind of funny and kind of inside joke-y which I thought was a bit dorky…but then I also thought about how I’d be doing the same thing if one of my girlfriends were there.
How It Ended: I looked at the time and even though I actually had a two-hour window to pick up the dog at her boarding, I decided to quit while I was ahead while I found an opening. ACE gave me a hug and a peck goodbye and his friend and I bid each other adieu, and I turned and left the joint. I was a tiny bit surprised that he didn’t walk me to my car, but it was truly no biggie.
Chances Are: 99.9%. He has already asked to see me tonight and I said absolutely NOT (which means yes!). We are going to see a show in my neck of the woods this evening! I’m beyond excited!
Date Rating: A strong B+
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