Michael

i had only been chatting with michael briefly on POF when we decided to meet up. that's the way i like it, just cut to the chase! ha. a bit of background: michael is 31, 6'2", has been a web designer working for the National Capital Commission for 10 years, produces music videos for his friends on the side, originally from ottawa, has an older sister (+2 yrs) and an older brother (+10 years...living in BC), is currently renting out the basement of his sister's house while he sells his house in almonte and then plans on living in westboro or centretown. oh, and he's separated. to be honest, i didn't notice this detail right away on his profile. i decided to give him a chance - you never know what the full story might be, and it's not like he has children with his ex. also, i keep forgetting that i actually dated someone who was divorced, so it's obviously not a strict dealbreaker for me. that being said, it is a flag to proceed with caution, in my opinion.

we met up for drinks at the moonroom on preston. awesome date spot! as cheesy as it sounds, it's completely lit up by candles and the atmosphere is really romantic. i had been several times before, but when it is much busier than on a snowy monday night. the best news? our date went really well, yay! so much so, that we're already talking about a second date. he is very easy to talk to and while we have some things in common, we are definitely very different at the same time, but that kind of draws me to him. reasons why i know there was chemistry: if i like someone, i have noticed that i go out of my way to touch their arm when i'm talking; he sat beside me at the table; our body language; sort of flirty banter, etc. our conversation just flowed. at one point he said that it was nice that we didn't have to fill the silences. i like that he's interesting and creative - he can be a bit intense/serious too. michael has been on POF for 4 weeks now and has gone on 4 dates. he said two of them were extremely short (20-30 mins) because either the chick didn't look anything like her photos, or she grilled him about whether or not he was a convict/gang member (really?! also, good news is he's not). i wish i had the courage to walk out on a bad date so soon... i'm guilty of being too nice sometimes (that, or a sucker). he mentioned a few times that he thought the date was going well and said he gave me a "5", so i asked "out of 10??" and he said "no, out of 25", obviously as a joke. talk of his ex obviously didn't come up on the date...i am very curious, but would never ask so early on.

after just over 4 hours of chatting, it was time to go. like a true gentleman, he paid for all three of my drinks. i gave him a hug and blurted out something about how he should call me and then sure enough, i was the one to send the "thanks for the fun night" text and he replied immediately saying that it was fun and to contact him soon so that we could line up round 2. stay tuned!

i am supposed to have a date with a different guy tonight, alex, but he has completely fallen off of the POF radar! i can tell that he hasn't been online since Thursday evening. i think it's a bit rude that we were supposed to meet up tonight and he hasn't even bothered to check his account to figure out the time/location of our date. boo! i can only imagine his excuse, if he even bothers to contact me at all.