Right, fine, I get it. The reason people generally post on dating websites is not because they are fit young stud-bucks that just have absolutely no spare time between the gym and city trading to find a girlfriend, so figure they'll save time and advertise their gorgeousness to the masses, oh no. The reason is because they look like milk-fed simpletons with receeding hair, incapable of approaching women in real life. Dammit, dammit, dammit! Why couldn't he have been at least moderately attractive?? And p.s. 'greying dark hair' means dark hair with a few flecks of grey. You have GREY HAIR, my friend and not much of it.
Oh, by the way, Ad Man sent me his pic...just in case you didn't get that.
So now I am in the oh-so-fun situation of having just received a photo and the ball being firmly in my court. If my responses become somewhat cold and tail off, it's the equivalent of sending him an email saying 'No thanks, you look like my friend's dad'. However, do I string along this (admittedly nice) guy giving him false hope and making him think I'm still interested having seen him? That's just cruel!
The nice part of me (I do have one, honestly) thinks maybe this could just be a new friend in the big bad city and does it honestly have to lead to 'romance'? Neither of us have ever said 'girl/boyfriend', only 'friend' so I could play dumb and imagine that's what we both believed from the start. So you know, where's the harm in one drink? After all, we do have similar tastes, specifically quite unusual taste in music.
Then the childish, shallow part of me wakes up and wails 'But I want him to be fiiiiiiit! Waaaaah!' Honestly, just to hell with it all. I've learnt my lesson (she says). Unless there is an accompanying photo that a) you find attractive and b) are convinced is actually the person you're emailing/was taken very recently then just don't bloody bother. In fact, it might be better not to bother at all and just try your luck with the drunken barflys. Sad though it seems at least you can SEE them.
On the job front my line-manager is coming down tomorrow so I'm planning on 'doing the deed' then. Enough with the scary situations, please!
All I can say is thank God I didn't tell anyone about the whole thing - at least I don't have to explain my sudden loss of interest in my new email buddy.
How many days til the Canadian gets back...?
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You should try being completely honest with him - it could be fun. Tell him exactly what you think and how you feel generally in shocking detail. Anyone has potential to inform or at the very least - entertain!
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