Good Morning!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Good Morning!
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Sun, 05-22-2005 - 9:32am
Just thought I'd pop in while I had a free minute...life has just taken over. Besides having computer issues at work and not being able to get onto ivillage, I've been busy with cub scouts, PTA carnival, and little league. So to take a break from my reality I did something crazy...I posted a personals ad on Craigslist in the DC area (closest location)....don't know if I got more responses from married men or from men who wanted to talk sex!! Anyway, I did get an email from a guy who seems very interesting. We've IM'd a couple of times and texted/talked on the phone several times (since last Saturday). He seems great on paper!! Too good, actually...that's what scares me. We get along great on the phone, he's got a great personality and very funny. Though he lives about an hour away. He didn't have a picture to forward until yesterday. He was sailing with a friend and sent me a picture thru his phone...kinda blurry, alittle far away..not a good one. Describes himself as 6'1", 210lb, salt and pepper hair, athletic, business type...BUT his blurry picture looked alittle overweight and not in shape...okay, I'm being shallow..but he also says he crewed on a sailboat for a year recently (don't you have to be in shape for that!?)..we're supposed to meet either tonight or tomorrow night for dinner. I'm very nervous that I'm going to have one of those "oh no" moments when I see him. That IT'S not going to be there. Do you know what I mean? I know I'm overanalyzing already but I just get this feeling that the chemistry is not going to be there in person. I'll just wait and see...
Oh, I am so sorry to hear about peanut and sunshine's breakups...that sucks!! But you guys are incredibly strong women....
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Registered: 02-07-2005
In reply to: donna710
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 12:02am

Hi Donna,

It's good to hear from you again! I hope that the meet goes well for you. I know how hard it is to do the meets with a stranger and not get your hopes up.

Thanks for your kind words. The guy I was seeing and I talked tonight and we are going to try it for a little while longer...he said he missed me alot and is going to try to make compromises. So we'll see...

Sunshine

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Registered: 09-18-2004
In reply to: donna710
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 12:05am
wow sunshine is this for real?? is he going to get help?
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Registered: 02-07-2005
In reply to: donna710
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 12:16am

Hi Rosema,

We didn't discuss total details, but are giving it a try. I said more in a new post titled - Trying it again. Sorry Donna for posting this on here.

Sunshine

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: donna710
Wed, 05-25-2005 - 9:14am
Wow!!! What a great date I had! oh my gosh! We met for sushi and talked for about 2 hrs. And his picture didn't do him justice...very attractive...(not Patrick Dempsey or anything!!)...but there's something about him!!! He brought his dog along (kept in the car) so afterwards we took a drive and then walked his dog around town for about an hour. So nice..so sweet!! We agreed we'd like to see each other again. I hope it's soon!! Great guy! I wasn't expecting this at all..
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Registered: 10-17-2002
In reply to: donna710
Wed, 05-25-2005 - 11:51am
Great Donna! I'm glad he turned out better than expected. That is always nice! Good luck and keep us in the loop of how things are going.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
In reply to: donna710
Wed, 05-25-2005 - 5:02pm

I believe the correct phrasing is, "He's no Adrian Paul, but...."

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Registered: 02-07-2005
In reply to: donna710
Thu, 05-26-2005 - 11:30pm

Hi Donna,

That's great that the date went so well. I hope things work out for the two of you. Good luck...

Sunshine