Call me an eternal optimist but I alway hope for the best and that goes double for online dating. So when I saw a unconventionally attractive (See? Told you that I am optimist) professional guy who actually had taken the time to completely fill out his online profile, I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. Sure, his profile was so boring that it took me 3 times to finish reading it but hey! Hope springs eternal.
We texted back and forth and finally agreed to meet at Starbucks. I put on one of my Date outfits, put a little extra curl in my hair and a little gloss on my lips. In my humble opinion, I looked fierce! I got to the Starbucks and looked around. Oh! Is he that cute, bookish guy in the back? Nope. Hmmm. Maybe he's the Lone Cafe au Lait-er in the corner? Yeah, not so much. I know what you're thinking and yes, I did see his pictures online but re-read the above "eternal optimist." I was (admittedly stupidly) hoping that he was more attractive than he seemed to be in his online pics. Then he walked in from out of the the rain..... and was exactly as unconventionally attractive as he appeared in his online pics.
No matter! While looks are important (let's be real, it is!), what matters more is that the guy has a witty, intelligent and engaging personality. Many of my friends have accused me of dating guys who resembled Muppets in the past but come on! Who doesn't love the Muppets?! No one, that's who! But I digress. So, I put on my best Southern Pollyanna smile and introduced myself. He introduced himself..... and that's as interesting as the date got.
He regaled me with tales of engineering, bridges and that one wild weekend when he and a couple of buddies played 24 rounds of golf in one day. 24 rounds! In one day! I soon regretted my decision of getting decaf coffee but I was raised right so I kept my smile on and kept asking questions in hopes that there was something interesting about this guy. I thought I had something when he said he had gone to England to attend a concert. I asked what he liked best about London (where the concert had taken place) and he said he didn't know because he didn't go sightseeing. He'd gone to see the concert and that was all he'd intended to do. He didn't even remember what groups were playing at the concert. Oh come on! If you're going to tell a boring story about how you managed to have the most boring time in one of the world's most fantastic cities, at least have the decency to remember which bands bored you so much.
After a more-than-respectable hour of such tales of crazy, wild shenanigans, I made my
Now, I know this date doesn't fit the stereotypical "Worst Date" framework but for me, being bored is torture for me and boring people are my torturers. Why be boring when you can be fabulous? Everyone has the capacity to be fabulous, even if they don't think they do! So, stop being boring and live life to the fullest! Live the kind of life that requires editing of stories, not the embellishment of them. That life will be different for everyone but find yours and LIVE!
Stay sexy (and interesting), Ladies!
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