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The OLD Gods were smilin on Lou this W/E
| Mon, 09-19-2005 - 11:53am |
Hello All!
I started talking to a guy last weekend.
| Mon, 09-19-2005 - 11:53am |
Hello All!
I started talking to a guy last weekend.
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That is excellent Jodie – glad to hear it. That’s cool you and Libra are in the same location.
I believe in romance and the excitement in the beginning but just keep in mind that it takes time to really get to know someone (everyone is different in the beginning). It’s their job to go fast and our job to pace things. If your meant to be slowing down to make sure will only validate that. But that’s me not you so enjoy whatever you do!:-)
SP
Hi Peanut-
Thank-you for keeping me grounded.
CL-Truewild1969
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I hope you didn’t think I was raining on your parade. Please enjoy the new feelings because life is full of crap so enjoy the sunshine when it comes out. However use sunblock and go out a few hours here and there not all at once, LOL.
Trust me, I get caught up too – I remember a time I’d be posting about new guys every other week, jeez, I feel I have come a long way. It took life experiences to get me where I am and I still have a ways to go “work in progress”.... I’m now going into dates with a different attitude and being very selective on whom I meet out. I’m also cutting them off if they aren’t getting the basics not the other way around. I haven’t had a boyfriend since May and the next guy I become exclusive with will hopefully be a better match. I also seem to do better if I’m not overly physically attracted to them (always gets me into trouble more often then not). You ignore character flaws etc.
Glad you have a full schedule, consistency is the key – I hope he stays consistent with you. I think if you date him at least a month and he’s still the same then you might have a better idea of who you’re dealing with.
I’m glad you found someone – u deserve it.
SP
That is fantastic, Jodie! Dates like that make all the OLD worthwhile and gives the rest of us hope! I know you will stay grounded, set the pace, etc. but don't forget to enjoy yourself along the way!
P.S. - Does he have any brothers? ;o)
Debbie
Hey Jodie,
Glad to hear that you have a great prospect. I'm wishing you and Libra the best of luck! I would say it's certainly due.... I just had a second date with a woman yesterday but we both decided the chemistry wasn't there afterwards. Back to the drawing board..... :-)
TT
That is great.
That sounds wonderful!!!
Keep your feet on the ground, true! Let us all do the anxiety-great-expectations dance for you!
Seriously, I am pretty excited about your good dates. Hope you get a third.
amjay
Yep, the OLD God's were smiling down on Louisville this weekend..especially at Joe's Crab Shack Friday night. LOL
I started talking to Popeye (that's what his grandson calls him)last Monday by email, Weds. we moved to the phone and began laughing the moment we said hello like we had known each other for years. We decided to meet Friday night at Joe's and unbeknowenst to me, Jodie and Ronnie were planning the same thing. I did have the advantage over Jodie though, as we sat on the patio and had to pass by them on the way to the ladies room...so yes I did check her date out and he is all that she says he is. *wink* She looked so pretty and she was all a flutter in the ladies room.
She wasn't the only one who was pleased with the outcome of her date though. Popeye lives in Lexington which is about 70 miles from Louisville. We ended up meeting in a parking garage several blocks from the restaurant because there was a rock concert downtown and parking near the restaurant was full. I already was pretty sure that we'd hit it off but you can never be sure and I'll admit that the first 20 or so mins we were both a little nervous. We stayed at the restaurant for about 3 hours. As we walked back to our cars he asked if he could hold my hand, which I thought was very sweet. At my car, he kissed me on the cheek and then gave me a very sweet gentle little peck on the lips then asked if he could see me again soon, when I said yes and asked what he had in mind he said, "how about tomorrow?". I had cancelled a second date with a guy that I just didn't feel any chemistry with and had no other plans so I accepted his invitation.
Saturday's date started around 5:00, we went to a local festival and then found a nice little intimate lounge where we could sit and talk without a lot of loud music and interruptions. We ended up closing that place around 1:30am. If there's a subject we haven't talked about I don't know what it would be. We have the same warped sense of humor which I find refreshing because not everyone understands me. And he seems genuinely interested in me, asking me questions about myself from my childhood right up to the present.
Yesterday, he called around noon and asked me if I had afternoon plans. He offered to help fold laundry and put groceries away if I needed him too since that was what was on my agenda. I declined those invitations but my daughter wanted to meet him so I invited him to dinner which he gladly accepted...that was trip #3 from Lexington. He manned the grill while we fixed salads etc. She scrutinized him carefully and gave him her stamp of approval. He arrived around 4:30 and left at 8:30. I know he had to be tired from all the driving but he insisted he was fine.
It was a whirlwind weekend, but it was also a very calm and peaceful time. We spent hours talking and have more in common than I could have imagined. He makes me laugh like I haven't laughed in a long time and it felt great, that's something that's very important to me, a man has to be able to make me laugh in order for me to really feel a connection with him. We've discussed not rushing into things and taking things one step at a time, but we do know that we'd like to continue seeing each other. And we'll deal with the distance thing as we see fit. It's not that far really and I kind of like that he doesn't live close so we can't see each other too much as that tends to go sour for me real fast. He's been a perfect gentleman in every sense of the word, even commented when we walked out of a restaurant about me pushing the door open instead of waiting for him to step ahead and open it for me. OOPS!!
As of right now we don't have an official date set for when we'll see each other again, but I have a feeling it will be soon from our conversation this morning.
I'm like Jodie, I tend to get carried away with all the attention etc at first, but I'm really trying to remain grounded and to keep things in proper perspective, it's still early yet. And so far there are no red flags that I've seen. So we'll see how it goes...I'm crossing my fingers. Hopefully, Jodie won't be consoling me, yet again, because he didn't turn out to be what he presented himself to be. She's very good at that in case ya'll didn't know. LMAO!!
Edited 9/19/2005 4:16 pm ET ET by libraclass
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