Dating

get ready to laugh your butt off.
when I said I couldn't make this stuff up I wasn't lying.

Just know? I'm pretty sure I have an invisible tattoo on my forehead which says
"If you're crazy date me"...
It's written in invisible crazy men ink. ;)



So, I didn't even think about dating until probably Spring 2012. I was busy just maintaining, but it's no secret that I've always dreamed of the white pickett fence, cape cod, family life.
I want a husband. I want a family. That's my picture of happiness and sometimes I wonder if I'm a little TOO determined. Anyways...


It dawned on me that I go to work, pick up G at daycare, and go home.
REPEAT.
My weekends off? I spend typically at the farmer's market, maybe church, outside if time allows, and just running errands...this means WHERE DO I MEET SOMEONE?

First date after becoming a single mom?
I went with "easy"
I went out for drinks with a guy that I used to date. Like 5 years or more ago.

Probably not my best idea, but we had fun, had things in common still, and enjoyed each other's company. NOTHING at all came of it. And I got irritated quick...I'm pretty sure I suck at the whole dating just to date thing. I don't multitask well and I'm an all-in kind of girl.

After that went no where I just kind of maintained for a while.
Just the routine of life, and then I got grumpy.
And joined match.com!


Let's just say online dating is the craziest, most aggravating thing in the world.
After weeding through the obvious crazies.
And e-mailing.

And getting over the fact that I'd eventually need to give these strangers my number...
I did it.
I went on my first REAL date!
I ordered filet mignon and he never asked me out again.
We got along fine and actually spoke on the phone several times before meeting, and seemed to hit it off...we texted afterwards but that was it.

Then I met another guy for coffee.

It was awful. He was cute. BUT not funny. And he thought he was.
Not to mention he still lived at home and was unemployed. To say that I'm not picky enough is probably an understatement. I like to give chances...and we'll learn that's also how I get walked all over! LOL


Then, I went to dinner.
And in hindsight, he talked wayyyy too much about his ex-gf. RED FLAG!!!
But we got along and he asked me out again.
And we went to a concert, where he proceeded to be a complete gentleman and I proceeded to make a FOOL of myself.
And he asked me out after that incident! So...sure.
We dated off an on including dinners at each other's houses for a couple of months. It worked for me because I didn't always have to have a sitter. But we hardly ever talked other than via text and while we ate dinner. No real phone calls. It should've told me something but honestly I was DATING to DATE. It was easy, somewhat enjoyable, and someone to eat dinner with that didn't throw half his plate on the floor or just want pb&j.
WIN WIN for this single mom!
Well that one ended abruptly one night after he picked me up from a late night flight and took me to my car. He basically dumped me for his all so popular ex girlfriend who happened to be back at his house...WHERE MY EFFIN CAR WAS!
Jerk.

So, after I picked myself up off the floor after his shenanigans I hit up POF.com after recommendations from a co-worker.
Again, weeded through all the crazies. Or so I thought.
Texted a few.
E-mailed a few.
Even skyped with one.
Then? A first date.
Which ended up being a double date with a couple friend of his.
IF YOU'RE A GUY? NEVER DO THIS! STUPID!
And I should've said no...but who wants to be that b****?!
I should've been. Dinner was fine, but I didn't learn much about the guy.
We texted constantly and he asked me out again, this time wanting to take me out for the day and just chill. We did dinner, a movie, lunch, long walk, ride in the car. Basically a perfect date for me. We listened to the same music, laughed at the same things, and he held my hand...all the time. The perfect gentleman.

I fell head over heels for this dude. We basically spent all of our free time together. He was huge in G's life and we just had the perfect little thing going.
Til he started acting dumb. And weird. AND I let it go.
And kept letting it go. Until I HAD ENOUGH.
At that point? I was pretty sure he was cheating on me, but all of my friends said there was no way...he was too stupid to cheat and actually pull it off.

WRONG.

Dude was cheating on me. Like a lot. Scary. And then he got mad at me when he found out I knew?! Say what?
Yeah, I told you I find the crazies.


Soooo. Since him? A whole lotta nothing.
And I'm getting to the point where I can't quite figure out what's wrong with me.

So every other week or so I throw a pity party for my single self where I remind myself that God has a beautiful plan for my life and I WILL meet Mr. Right. But I gotta be patient, and girls I AM SO NOT GOOD AT THAT!!!


So I've pretty much sworn of online dating. So that leaves me to the mercy of my friends and family and co-workers to hook me up. Or a random meeting...I'm pretty frustrated with that, but this too shall pass, right?


I'll promise to blog any more crazy dating shenanigans.
At least we know they will be entertaining!