Hmm….number 46…here I took a BIG step out of my comfort zone (more like a giant leap!) and actually asked out this man myself…but I will explain!
I met Mr 46 when I attended a tailgate at a sporting event. He was pleasant , but didn’t seem to pay too much attention to me but there was something about him that really clicked with me. The tailgate ended, the game began and we all went to our respective seats. A couple of days later I realized he was on Facebook and I friended him. No big deal, right?
As his fb friend, I got a great sense of what he was all about and I really liked it! He was funny and kind and had a social conscious–it only intensified the click I felt. Feeling at a deadend with dating services, I figured why not go for it and ask him out myself. So I did. On an instant fb message. It was certainly a leap, and something I’d never done before. (or since, actually!)
But it worked, sort of. We did go out to brunch and while I knew he lived over 2 hours away, I didn’t know he had no plans to move here anytime soon–certainly not a great way to start a relationship. We parted amicably and I went back to dating services. But we ended up being friends and attending other sporting events together as part of a bigger group–but he still lives far away and I still think he’s awesome. Sigh.
Lessons learned:
- Take a risk–no guts, no glory
- Long distance relationships are tough–especially if you start out that way!
- There may still be some good guys left out there