Who came up with the term blind date?  Was it when a blind person went on a date? Is there such thing as a deaf date, or a mute date? Hmm… who knows.

All I do know is I have a ‘Blind’ date tonight with the couple setting us up and I’m admittedly very nervous. It feels like going into a test I didn’t show up to class for (*Cough Spanish*).. me gusta la telephona?.. I don’t know what she likes,  I don’t know if she’s tall or short or blonde or anything! How are you supposed to make a good impression when you don’t know what topics you can touch, and which you can’t?

Okay, so maybe it’s not that bad right? Maybe we get along great, we have a great conversation at dinner, we like each other, we hang out again, we kiss, we date, we have sex, we meet each others parents, we move in together, we get a dog, we get engaged, we buy a house, we get married, we have a hot passionate honeymoon, we have a kid, we get a cat, we fight, we move into a bigger house, we have another kid, we take our first kid to kindergarten, then our second, we fight more often, we seperate, we divorce… and then I’m on another date.

Or maybe we hate each other, and it’s done?

Anyway, beyond the dramatics, besides my nervousness, I’m looking forward to being able to say ‘Yes I’ve been on a blind date and it was ____’.

And there’s bound to be a blog about it tomorrow!

Wish me luck all!

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The furthest I’ve gotten on the game above is to Level 3, then I stopped because it was frustrating. But it serves as the perfect metaphor for my dating life lately. Now I’m the first to admit dating is never easy, but honestly the past month has literally been a minefield. Right when I think I’ve gotten to Level 3, BOOM I hit a mine. Then I can’t seem to get out of Level 1 for a while. But rather than speaking in minefield metaphors, let’s get into some stories!

But, for the sake of privacy of the girls involved, I’m going to change their names to celebs. They’ll obviously know which one is them based on the story, but that’s okay.

[DDET Riley Steele]
Riley is a girl I had a fast relationship with. It was based on lust and not much else. We got along great when we were fooling around, but other than that, everything was terrible. She’s recently got back in touch for amusement purposes. I’ve told her I’m not interested which is true. Her time in my life is over, but I fear her persistence may one day pay off and I’ll get back into something/nothing with her. I guess it won’t hurt me long term because it’s always been purely physical, but still, I should probably grow up.
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[DDET Giada De Laurentiis]
Giada was a strange case. One ‘hangout’, one date. Things were going great, we got along well, no shortage of teasing each other, even a fun (mostly sexual) game of ‘Truth or Truth’ we’d play after 11PM. She’s got lots going for her, and really was what I’d call exceptional. Then at the end of our date, I kissed her… and everything changed. She let me know another date wasn’t a good idea. Damn I must be a bad kisser! In all honesty though, peculiar case. Not what I expected.
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[DDET Kaley Cuoco]
Kaley is an ex who recently texted me letting me know she’s not over me. I asked her point blank “What do you want from this? What’s the point?” and she doesn’t exactly have a straight answer. I’ve never been friends with any of my exs. Once we break up, that’s usually how I leave it. It’s possible I could be her friend. It’s possible I could be interested in something more physical with her. I haven’t decided and really, until I know what she’s looking for, I’m just going sit on it. Though, ice is thin, so figure out what you want Kaley.
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[DDET Zoe Saldana]
Zoe… well… she’s a beautiful, Italian-Guyanese mix girl. We went out for coffee and let me know many times(like, kept bringing it up) how disappointed she was that my eyes weren’t blue. At the end she said the eyes really was a dealbreaker for her. I just laughed. (I have sexy brown eyes haha.)
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[DDET Jenna Elfman]
If you’ve seen my formspring, you know about Jenna. She’s a lunatic stalker that’s been trying to wedge herself back into my life after 3 dates almost a year ago. I’ve changed my online habits as a result, no live updates to Foursquare for example.
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[DDET Others]
There’s others I’m currently seeing that I don’t want to bring up for simple reason it’s either too new and there’s promise, or the date hasn’t come and gone yet. So we’ll see if the trend continues!
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The girls I’ve brought up, with exception of Jenna, are all good girls. For whatever reason it hasn’t worked with them, and that’s okay. They shouldn’t take this blog as a negative post against them because it’s not. Now call me crazy but I wouldn’t change anything. It’s a rollercoaster. However, I learned a long time ago that anything good in life normally is! Buckle up.

What’s your craziest dating experience?