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| Fri, 01-13-2006 - 7:00pm |
Hi there all,
I just got back from a couple of days in DC for the job. I posted in Craig's List under the platonic section asking for someone to have dinner with. I emailed back and forth with a few guys and eventually chose one for dinner and had a really nice time last night. He was smart, funny, and a gentleman. He even insisted on buying dinner even though it was meant as a friends kind of thing. Turns out that he's really cute and I found myself attracted to him and.... he's only 5'9". I am sure you all have heard me say I am not attracted to men under 6'. Hal, in particular, will enjoy my eating crow so I thought that I would share the experience.
I had drinks with a friend planned for after dinner and he came along for the first part of that too which was really nice. He is here for work every few months and I am there now and afgain so hopefully I will see him again soon and see whether I can kiss someone who is barely taller than I am. I may have to buy some flats...
Jules

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My so-called "laundry list" (or grocery list, if you prefer):
Hugh Jackman
What I got:
A blonde-haired, blue-eyed, 5'9" guy, who reads every book he can get his hands on.
What I'm saying is if you walk around with a list of what you're attracted to and size up every single guy to this list - "he's great in every aspect except he's just three inches too short - oooh too bad. Next!" You'll be single for a very, very long time.
Great people are everywhere. I'm attracted to dark haired, dark eyed men but I got a blonde with blue eyes. And I wouldn't trade him for anything. I could have thrown him back - thank goodness I didn't.
But, hey - that's just me. If what you're doing is working out for you then, by all means, do it! :)
Edited 1/15/2006 4:50 pm ET by emdeesea
There's a difference between listing the things we need and listing the things we want.
I need a guy without a temper, who treats me well, I'm attracted to, and who understands what I'm about.
I want a guy who doesn't smoke, who doesn't have kids, and who has a similar family background.
Jules was simply posting about something that surprised her- that she found herself attracted to someone she normally wouldn't be.
Then the laundry list got brought up, and we wondered why in the world it's called a "laundry" list because the name simply doesn't make sense.
I don't think anyone was saying that they have a list of "absolutes" that are based on looks- except to say we have to be attracted.
As my responses tend to do. :-)
I just can't help it sometimes.
Unfortunately, I am pretty sure that he gave me the brush off today. I had told him that I would invite him to join my friendster account (he heard a friend and I talking about it), so I sent that to him on Friday. He does not have a computer at home and got the invite this morning and sent me a response saying that it was nice to meet me and that he hoped I enjoyed the rest of my trip and got home safely. He then said to take care and signed the email.
If it sounds like brush off and smells like a brush off, it's probably a brush off. :-)
Not a big deal since we live in separate states, but I would have liked to see him again.
I'm glad you learned something about yourself though.
I had that in part of one of my posts recently. I almost felt guilty that, after having gone out with a guy, I was thinking more about myself and how I felt about it than I was of him. I think we have to take those learning opportunities though.
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