Online dating, version 2.1
My next foray into online dating came at the beginning of 2012 - new year, new you, new stories. This time Carly helped me set up my profile, and I thought it came out pretty good. I mean, I would want to date me if I were a guy...I like sports, beer and fast cars. What else could you want? Unlike others who spend a bit of time getting to know the person through email first, I wanted to just meet the person and see right away if we liked each other. That's the point of being on these sites, right? Besides, it's harder for someone to hide the crazy in person. I met a few interesting characters; I'll tell you about the Gunman and Adrian.
I met the Gunman on OKCupid. He appeared to be a normal-ish person. Except for the fact that there were guns in almost every picture he had on his profile. I hadn't noticed really; isn't that a manly thing? TK didn't think so and wanted to know when I got home to make sure he didn't kill me. Because Brady's in Ramsey is known for letting men bring in their shotguns...
So I meet him at Brady's on a Tuesday night. And of course I know within 2 minutes that this is not going to be the love of my life. But I'm here, he's buying me Bud Light and so I stay. The conversation comes around to marital status, and he says something along the lines of "well, you've never been married, right?" I correct him, yes, I was, but I have been divorced for a number of years. He says, "I don't remember that being on your profile." Um, yes, it was. And by the way Gunman, how long have you been divorced?
Gunman: You want the truth?
Me: Yes (?)
Gunman: Since Thursday.
I ask him where in Ramsey he lives. He had mentioned it was close to Brady's when he texted me to ask if it was OK to meet at Brady's instead of the Mahwah Bar & Grill. Yes, he lives walking distance from Brady's...
Gunman: Yeah, I was glad you said you were OK with coming here instead. I didn't want to have a few beers and then have to drive through Mahwah - the cops in Mahwah are crazy.
Me: <Speechless>
Let me get this straight. You wouldn't come to Mahwah for fear of being pulled over after having a few drinks, but you were OK with ME driving to Ramsey with the possibility of ME being pulled over after a few beers. What a gentleman! For the remainder of the time (I know - you can't even believe I'm still sitting there with him), I just entertained myself. An example of one of the last things we discussed:
Me: So what do you do you do when you aren't watching the Devils or shooting things?
Gunman: I don't shoot things - I go hunting and target shooting.
Me: Right - shooting things...
Then I met Adrian. Adrian was a 38 year old widow from Ho Ho Kus. We knew some of the same people, he liked Pearl Jam (but preferred Nirvana) and was a really sweet guy. We went out a few times, and after the third date, he came back to my house. To play me Pearl Jam songs on his guitar that he had learned so he could play them for me. Like I said - sweet. That same night, he told me how nice it was to meet me, that I wasn't like the other crazy girls he had met so far, he really enjoyed spending time with me. He left and we said we would see each other again soon.
A few days later, Eddie Vedder announced a mini-tour which included shows in Florida but not NJ. Since Adrian and I had discussed my "love" of Florida among other topics, I texted him about the tour and how it would make being in Florida better (since I would be there for work at the time). He texted me back - yes, maybe I needed a friend to go along.
And then I never heard from him again.
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