Anyway, let the adventures ensue. I'm definitely not getting anywhere by following my set routines here at home--even if those routines involve hanging out (occasionally) at the NV hotspots. (Yesterday at brunch this 60-something man, drunk on mimosas I suppose, asked me if I was with someone. The answer was, of course, yes--I didn't want the guy bothering me! This is what one deals with here. Old, drunk, horny men. Wonderful.)
I feel entirely unconfident about this latest online dating attempt, but what's a girl to do? Last weekend I visited a friend in SF on what happened to be a gorgeous, sunny day. Everyone was out picnicking with their friends and family. I don't know if it was a ticking of the biological clock or if it was just loneliness, but I wanted that: the friends, the chubby children, the barbecue. I think my girlfriends felt it, too: the slight sadness of witnessing strangers' happiness. (But on the flip side, we have no diapers to change and no husbands to pick up after, though I know there is joy in caring for someone else.)
hah! i know exactly what you mean: sometimes i want to walk in central park w. Funny Guy just to show him off, to say to the world, "i've got one! not alone anymore!" -- of course, when you're alone & witnessing other people's togetherness, it's really comforting to hear their fights...particularly (as happened to me in my single days more than once) when you're walking behind a couple arguing and you know that their days are numbered and at least you're not in that situation....
ReplyDeleteanyway, at this time of year everyone wants to couple. i'm a great believer, as you might have observed, in seasonal determinism, so i'm hoping the best for you.
Good luck, and keep us posted! I've had a few decent dates from that site lately, but I do know that NY is different from where you are...
ReplyDeleteHey, they're not all rubbish on OKCupid - I'm on OKCupid...!
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