Would You Like Whip Cream On That?: Mr. Kind Heart Part 1

Over the years we as humans live through an abundance of experiences that shape us into who we are as people. Today's blog is about dating. I was in a long relationship that provided me with a lot of learning experiences in matters of the heart. When I ended that relationship with good reason I might add, I then realized that I am a grown woman with two children that does not know how to date! I decided to throw myself out there and date my ass off just to learn the ropes.

On the morning of date nights I usually woke up a bit like this.......

I like to call my dating experience dating palooza 2009! I decided that I needed to seek advice from other single gals on how to tackle my new adventure. In talking to my single lady friends I realized they all had one thing in common and that was a list. A list containing all the things these ladies required in a man. I thought I should read their lists before I started my own. After reading through list after list I discovered all my single gal pals were looking for the same man!

This Guy.....
Yes Prince Charming!!!

Most little girls dream about Prince Charming sweeping us off our feet but we need to remember that is fantasy not reality. My thoughts on the list that single ladies are making is that it is a good guide to what a gal may want in her man but no one is perfect. If a woman seeks perfection she will probably be single forever. I think a woman should make a list of her 10 most important wishes that she would like in a mate and pick the top 6 on the list. If she can find a man that embodies those 6 top qualities she is doing pretty good if you ask me. After all do we want men looking for the ideal not realisitc woman?

Cinderella...
Not exactly realistic...ha ha :)

My journey began.......

I wish I could tell you all the details of all the dates but to be honest that would be a blog way too long to write for today so you will get some interesting highlights. I went on some dates with some very interesting men. Most of the men were set ups and blind dates. Since I didn't know what these men looked like I had them describe themselves so I could spot them at our meet up. Most of the men described themselves like this........

Mhhmmmmm.... Sure dude you are tall dark and handsome? Funny that is exactly what they all say!

Needless to say many times they looked like this......

Ha ha ha not all of them but yes a few could have been related to this guy!

The men I went on dates with ranged anywhere from very intellegent but socially lost to muscle guy that can't seem to tell you anything more about his interests then his love of working out at the gym. I walked out on a few of my dates which I am pretty sure is frowned upon. I felt grossed out about one man in particular because he was so rude to our waitress. If he treats a random person that was helping us with such disrespect I would hate to see how he would have been in a relationship. I was looking for a kind heart and he wasn't it. Most of the men brought flowers for me to the dates and I was surprised by that. I didn't realize men still did that kind of thing. It was a nice gesture but in some cases the flowers were in no way able to make up for having to spend time with the strange man that gave them to me...lol I decided that my quest was getting exhausting and I would take a break from dating palooza 2009.

One fine day at my place of employment a lovely lady I worked with came to me with something urgent. She stated that she was worried that I would go back to my ex relationship because I stayed in it for so many years. This was a woman that although we were work friends we were not very close friends so I had not shared with her that I had been busy dating and there was no need for worry. That being said I wasn't prepared for what she said next. She explained to me that she had started a dating profile for me on a free dating website and had stolen my pictures off of my facebook to create this profile. She met her husband on this very website. She informed me that it had been up for 2 weeks. 2 weeks???..!!!!!! AHHH!!!!!!

Her face looked something like this......

My face looked something like this................

As soon as I was off work I rushed home to see what my profile said about me and delete it. It was pretty blank considering I didn't write it. There is a spot on the website where it has a picture of a person you might possibly like to date pop up. I'm not sure how the website links you to that person whether it is age or geographical location. Just as I was about to delete my profile his face popped up. A man that in my opinion had kind eye's and a nice smile. I sent him a message explaining that I had not started my profile myself and it was to be deleted and he may contact me through facebook. I saw that he had a daughter and he looked like he adored her. She was a year old at the time coming up on her 2nd birthday.

Like a good italian girl I immediately emailed his picture to my mother to get her opinion. She agreed that he had kind eyes and a nice smile. The next thing I knew he was on my facebook and we were planning a date. We lived 2 hours from eachother so our plan was to meet halfway which would be at the ferry dock in Edmonds Washington.

Cyber dating? Ok here goes!

When I was off work the friday of our date I picked up my two precious children one boy age 7 and one girl age 4 and brought them to my mom's house. The kids were to spend the night and make cookies with grandma. On the way to the ferry I was hit by a truck shattering the back window in my jeep. I called my cyber date and explained to him that I would need a drink after that! I also explained to him that he would not be getting any vagina with dinner. Only bread baskets come with my dinner not vagina and that my grandma always said nobody buys the cow if you are giving away the milk for free! My date laughed and agreed that it was ok not to give up the goods. My cyber man asked where I would like to eat and I told him the first place off the ferry which was a little sports bar because if I didn't like him I was going to run back to the ferry. I also didn't want to get into a car with my cyber guy. No matter how wonderful he seemed to be he could have been an axe murderer for all I knew!