Tuesday, 22 July 2008

• Practice Dates? Really?

  Tonight I am going on a...'Practice Date'.
  Sort of.
  Its not really an offical 'Practice Date' but I am going to use it as one.

  So my friend and er husband recently moved out of town. Her husband is back in town and tonight we are grabbing dinner. I dont know him as well as I know her. Usually when we get together it is just her and I and their children. She and I talk alot through the computer and I would say (since she has been reading my other blog for a few years! ) that she knows me very, very well. She is one of the most laid  back people I have ever met and actually suggested he and I get together while he is in town. He doesnt know he is my practice date. I think it might actually freak him out...

  A while back, Joline suggested that I have trouble getting to know guys without factoring dating in. I put guys into two categories when I meet them, Date or NotDate.
  I think this is what happened to 'NiceGuy'. The way I met him, as a friend on the internet, instantly put him in the 'NotDate' category and we became friends. I cant seem to think of him in a 'Date' way.
  The idea is, get to know someone without being compelled to date them. Get to know them as a person.

  This sounds so silly. I feel kinda silly putting on paper but it...makes sense in my head. Shouldnt I know how to do this already? LOL Remember, my ExHusband was the 3rd guy I dated and...really, I wouldnt say I dated in the traditional sense before that. It was like 'Hi! I am Joe! Will you be my girlfriend?' and...yeah.

  I missed all this 'How to get to know someone' stuff.

  Hmmmmm....

   

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