Are you free tonight?

"D"

I was scrolling through my list of "D" words in my mind and came upon a word very worthy of this challenge. It's something I haven't done in a very very long time but everyone does it so lets explore it shall we?

My "D" word is Dating....

I dated frequently when I was single, I dated cops, military, a dog trainer, surfers, a felon even { don't ask, long story!}, bartenders, waiters you name it..... all ages and back rounds. Some of it was fun, most of it not so much! Now there were a few memorable ones....

On my last memorable date I went out with a very handsome guy,  he was a Coast Guard officer and his first name was Gordon. He was very polite and quite handsome and interesting to talk to. He held the door open and really was the full gentleman package. The problem; he was really very much in love with his ex. Not the worst date I'd ever been on but that's not the whole story.

Sometimes we find these things out over a lovely dinner of seafood and wine; { I'm referring to the wife} but that's OK he really was a nice guy regardless. What could possibly go more wrong than going out with a guy in love with some one else?

Unfortunatly food poisoning did! I kid you not; I was sick for four days..... I will spare you the details of my projectile vomiting and my poop stories!

So Gordy and I pretty much fizzled out after that date but I knew eventually lightning would strike; so I was determined to date on!

When I recovered my girlfriend called begging me. " Please come with me there's this hot guy bar-tending at such and such a bar."

So even though I felt rather weak I went with her to see Mr Hot Guy.  While she flirted I hung out nursing a beer looking a the beach and as I remember I was NOT having a great time.

An hour later while contemplating my toenails {the most interesting thing in the bar} and about two minutes from leaving she walked over grabbed a guy and brought him to where I was standing." Here," she said,  "meet my neighbors friend Bill talk to him he's a nice guy I won't be long."

Remember that lightning I was talking about.....?

“Attraction is not a choice.”

              David De Angelo

Bill and I dated.
We married.
And my girlfriend got the honor of being our first born's Godmother.
I wasn't on a proper date where I fell in love- we fell in love -it was a chance meeting.
What about you?
Any dating stories?