Twenty-nine and dating...

Twenty-nine and dating....gross.... those two words do not go well together, at least until now. Over the last few months I have learned a lot about who I am, what I want as well as what I dont want, and most important- guys make no sense at all!

Over the last few months, I have been set up a few times and boy it has been a rollercoater. Guy #1-was super sweet, good guy who would do anything for anyone, but in the end we are better friends, which is fine by me. Guy #2- good guy, good dates, but super busy and did not have time for me. When I date someone I want to talk to them and see them more than once every two weeks. You can not build a relationship with little communication and not seeing them but twice a month, so unfortunately it did not work out either, but again, we can be friends. Guy #3- we only went on one date and that was enough for me. I think it is great you have a boat and a job that lets you travel and see things and you make lots of money, but I need more than that. In the end, money does not matter the most. Guy #4- Hands down best date I have ever been on. This guy gets it...Discovery Place, Imax movie, dinner at Rock Bottom and then because things were going so well we decided to head somewhere else to watch some football and the race. A date that I thought would last a few hours ended up lasting 10 hours. I have learned not to have high expectations when it comes to dating, but if I had them, guy#4 exceeded them! I look forward to the weeks to come to see what happens.

What I have learned through all of this is that I need to keep an open mind, be myself, and just enjoy the time with whoever I am seeing and then if it doesnt work out, I can look back and at least say it was fun while it lasted. I do not worry about the future, but just the here and now. I have realized that I am worth it. I do not expect to be anyones priority, but a simple phone call, text message, visit, flowers, whatever it is, I just need something that makes me feel like at least they are interested. As modern and independent as I think I am, when it comes to dating I am still pretty old school. I think the guy should make the first phone call, plan the first couple of dates, make the first move, etc. If that is too much to ask, then that is not the guy for me.

I am sure there are going to be more dating adventures to come....until then....onward and upward my friends!