I haven’t been on a date in several months, mostly because I’ve begun to question my choice in men. The last several have been about as far from Mr. Right as you could possibly get. To put it nicely they were downright crummy. After the last one, I’ve been pretty gun shy. I have honestly started to wonder if there was such a thing as a “good guy”. I’m still working on that one, but I’ll let you know if they exist, I just have to find one first. So far, no luck!
Tomorrow will be my first date in quite a while. I don’t know the guy. I randomly chose his tie out of a box at a church singles activity last Sunday. It’s their way of getting us all out on a date without the awkward asking each other out phase that seems to be the norm among today’s single population. I’m not expecting much from the date. Definitely no eternal commitment here, but it will be nice to get out of the house for the night. As a single mom there aren’t a lot of opportunities to go out. You’re usually tucking your little ones into bed and rushing to get those few last minute things taken care of before it’s your turn to lie down for the night. There’s not a lot of time for a social life.
So even if you aren’t looking for anything serious at this point in your life, take the opportunity to go out when it is presented to you. If nothing else, it is a free meal with some adult conversation, something we don’t get much of when we’re cleaning up after the kids. You never know, it may be the start of a great friendship. Or even better, he may be the one to prove us all wrong. Maybe there is some hope for the male species…then again, maybe not!