Flash forward a couple of months and I’ve met three people offline. One ended up being a schizophrenic who I met once only because I thoroughly enjoyed his writing and his philosophical mindset. I just wanted a friendship from this stranger who was a character who stepped out of “A Beautiful Mind.” Another ended up being very dull. Being dull was dreadful but at least I can compensate. Not liking dogs or my Teddy is a deal-breaker.
There was one guy who I did like and we had gone had several dates. We weren’t much of anything still at that time and I was still just trying to get to know him. While my profile was still active, I had removed all pictures and profile content after we exchanged our first few messages over a month before. I also realized that while the idea of dating can be exciting and I did enjoy meeting new people, chronic dating is not for me. I enjoy meeting and talking to one person at a time in that context.
I didn’t want to be bothered by emails from Match anymore, so I signed on for the first time in a long time to cancel my account prematurely. I still had a month or so left but didn’t think I needed it. Out of curiosity, I checked to see who had viewed my profile. To my surprise, I saw your name.
I felt a little excited and flustered to see you were back. You hadn’t messaged me, so I did not want to be the one to make connect. But then again, I had clearly given the message on Match that I wasn’t participating anymore with the removal of all my content. So, why would you message me then? I’m definitely not one to initiate, but once again, I found myself messaging you.
I was happy to get your response and that you remembered me. We ended up setting a date for our first date and the rest was history.
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