So tonight, I went on a first date. I had been corresponding with this fellow online for a few weeks now. I was a little leery about going on another date after the events this week, but I had already made these plans before that happened. So I kept the date.
I knew from the start that he was a really nice guy, really easy to talk to, but while talking about his hobbies I got the feeling that I knew the perfect girl for him...which wasn't me! The girl I had in mind is very sweet, shares the running hobby, and like me, has had bad luck with online dating.
So we had two beers at the bar and decided to eat dinner. I let my thoughts marinate a bit. How do I tell this nice guy that I'm not interested romantically...but I know someone who might be? I finally caved towards the end of dinner. I prefaced with, "Hey, don't take this the wrong way, but I think I have the perfect girl for you..." and he was totally cool with it. He admitted it had never happened to him before (and probably never will again) but it was really funny and he was totally open to talking to her. So I texted her RIGHT THERE AT THE TABLE (she thought I was nuts) and long story short, they have never met each other, but do know several of the same people. She texted one of them and that person gave her approval of my date. So I gave my friend his number, with his permission, of course, and hopefully they will be chatting this weekend!
How cool-and crazy- is that?!? At the very least, this guy has a new friend in me and another new running buddy. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and this is just too big of a coincidence. Stay tuned, I'll let you know what happens.
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