Date 100: Spooky coffee and more
R is a well traveled, very educated, former FBI agent in his mid 40's. I'm not sure the age is accurate; if it is, they've been tough years.
We agreed to meet for coffee at a nice little place out on 360. He appears out of nowhere and catches me off guard. We go inside and he's obviously attentive and well mannered. After finishing our drinks and enjoying some light conversation he decides he'd like to take me to dinner.
He's still fairly new to town, and I'm happy to play tour guide for him. We head out to
The end of the date was awkward... I was thanking him for the date and he seemed to brush me off like I was going in for a smooch or something. I wasn't. He says something about wanting to "take things slow". I feel weird and icky as a result, like maybe somehow he thought I was coming on to him.
His phone call 2 minutes after I get home completely turned me off. It could be that he wanted to check to make sure I got home OK, but he didn't leave a message. There's voicemail and email waiting as soon as I get to work the next morning. There's a freakish intensity about him. He's contacting me incessantly. We speak on the phone once more eventually, but I'm wondering if I'll need to file a restraining order.
I feel guilty for not returning his calls, but something tells me it's better this way.
Weeks pass. I'm traveling for work and generally very busy with other things. He finally settles down, but just this morning was fishing for a second date. You gotta give the guy credit for stick-to-it-iveness.
posted by Master Dater @ 12:03 PM
1 Comments:
At 4:38 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi MD,
Wow how did you date an FBI agent without feeling completely interogated? I would be so nervous for this date. I suppose though interesting as you could learn some interesting things of his profession if he was happy to talk about it :-)
How do you afford all these dates? I am curious for my own experiment that i might try and do and being a university student i can't really afford to dine out three times a week. Do the men usually pay? Hvae you found yourself in any sticky situation and awkward moments where they try to get out of taking the bill :-) Suppose its safe if you meet a coffee shop the worst you can get out of it for is under $10 not too bad for a little adventure.
It must feel good, flattering like to have someone calling you all the time, even if you aren't into him. Yes it does become a problem thought when you start to feel a little worried and scared, i can't imagine this is a very good feeling.
An alright date for your first one. Looking forward to reading number 99.
Regards, A
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