As I recall these events, it appears that my office downtown was a two-stop shop: A place for earning a paycheck and a place for meeting men.
Single dads. Those are a slippery slope in that they can go either direction.
Top 10 Worst Dates (#8)
Alcoholism is a serious problem in our society. I have seen it first hand in a family member, lots of it in my ex-husband’s family, and see the effects of it in the hospital all the time. I guess that is my disclosure before I start this tale of woe. I am not picking at the alcoholics – just bad dates.
They joys of singlehood are long behind me, and even though I have been with my husband for 10 years, I reflect back on some of the highlights of dating.
I have had some amazing dates, met some wonderful guys, and even though they weren’t “the one” for me, I remain friends with a few and have contact from time to time. Most have married, have girlfriends, and are still seeking someone that will change their world. I like that we can be friends and laugh at ourselves all these years later. I do believe that men and women can be friends – but maybe that’s just my own perspective based on my own experiences. It doesn’t make me wrong, and it doesn’t make me right. I love the gray areas of life.
Then, there are those dates that will live in infamy in my memory. I have no shame in admitting I went out with what some might consider “a lot” of guys…but I did date often. I guess I should define “date.” The word doesn’t equate to “slept with.” I will define it as simply a single (or a guy I believed to be single) and I going out without other people or children for an evening of entertainment to be shared by both parties. Yes. That is always the plan, is it not? It sounds utterly simple, but somehow, all of us can screw it up. It may come as a total shock, but I am far from perfect. I am certain I have been the bad side of a date, and as I think of them, I am happy to share them.
Seven is my lucky number, and I wouldn’t be me without pointing out my own flaws. Therefore, I will own #7. I was a bad date.
Digging back in the archives of my dating life, not all of them feature me as the recipient of a bad date. This story is told in the spirit of humility and if I were this guy, I’d had written me off permanently.
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