It's a good thing that my first dating experience (after a long drought) with Mr. Man was such a positive one. Had THIS guy been the first one, I probably would've turned tail and ran back into a corner never to appear again. We shall this guy, Metal Man.
Metal Man and I talked for probably close to 2 weeks before going out. He was interested in a baseball game (local minor league team) I was attending but didn't really know the game. So we agreed to go together and I would teach him the game. Over the course of the 10 days, he was very smooth. Used all the cheesiest pickup lines that made me laugh (I am a sucker for cheesy pickup lines!) and in general was very interesting to chat with. And in typical Angela fashion, I really didn't think my day through before the date. You see, I was attempting my first 5K run right before the game. I literally had 15 minutes to get presentable for our date.
So here I was in a bathroom by my office (the company sponsored me in the run) stressing out over the fact that I could NOT STOP SWEATING. I was covered, every inch of me was covered. I got dressed and used the cool setting on my hair dryer to dry up my hair and cool my body off. It worked! I quickly fixed my face and made sure that I was looking hot and confident despite being nervous.
I walked out and there he was. And he didn't look like his pictures that I had seen. He probably hadn't looked like his pictures in 10 years! Let's just say that he looked less appealing that his pictures but me wanting to give him the opportunity to be his sweet self, ignored this. I like to be physically attracted but sometimes brains and sense of humor really do make someone look more attractive than that initial appearance. I went in for the hug....I hug all the guys I meet....and the smell hit me. I swear he had not showered in 2 days. Here's the thing, his profession is not hard labor. But I thought that maybe he picked up some side work and had worked all day. If that were the case, I could be okay with the smell and so I was going to find out. Next he handed me a lavendar rose. Very smooth because he was the first guy to give me a flower on the first date.
So we left and went to the game. In the course of discussion I did in fact learn that he had not worked since 11 am that day. This really ticked me off. Here I was stressing about me being sweaty and gross, with only 15 min to get ready.......and this guy had 6 hours in which he could've showered! Am I really not worthy of a shower? I also learned that he lived downtown (he walked to our meetup spot and I drove us to the game). This means one of two things, he is either loaded with money or he is homeless. There is no inbetween because of the expense it takes to maintain a home in the downtown area. I became very suspicious. So when the game ended, I decided to cut the date short. I knew he wanted to move on to a bar somewhere but I was legit tired and really......he wasn't getting another date out of me. So when we got in the car I said "I am so tired, I guess I will drop you off at your place and we can chat later?". Sheer panic spread across his face. Then he said "Well, no matter what happens tonight...I have to go to the store." No matter what happens? What in the flying fuck does he think is going to happen????? So I said "So you want me to drop you off at the store" and he replied that it would be great. So I did. That's when I knew. He is homeless.
I went home and immediately blocked him. No. No no no no no no. I can date guys who don't have a lot of money and are creative with dates. I can date guys who work at McDonalds or is a mechanic or whatever. I can't date guys who are homeless, who are insecure about their jobs, or assume that somehow I am too good for them (seriously, be confident!! If I am talking to you, I have deemed you worthy). So this guy is a big fat no. He needs to get his life in order before dating.
The upside? I came home and had a message from someone else about having a coffee date. On to the next!
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