Tuesday night date

I had a date on Tuesday night. I almost canceled on Tuesday afternoon. I just wasn’t feeling it, and honestly would have rather just gone home and hung out in my pjs. But, It Girl wouldn’t let me cancel. So, I threw on a dress and boots, and actually put on some make-up, and went. It’s weird going on a date where I actually had to worry about what I wore. The last few have been so casual. But, I guess it’s an excuse to wear a dress, and I often don’t find excuses. I met the dude at this fancy place. Well, back-up. He called me Monday night to confirm. I was with It Girl when I got his message. As I called him back, the TV was on, and an eharmony commercial was playing. I was saying how funny it was to have that on in the background when I was calling. So when he answered, I was laughing and really happy sounding. He must have thought I was just so happy to be talking to him. Um…sure. Back to Tuesday. So I show up at the place at 7:45, which is when we were supposed to meet. At 7:47 I texted him, cause I didn’t see him inside. Just wanted to let him know I was there and waiting outside, in case I missed him inside. I felt like it was slightly less awkward to meet out front. I’m waiting outside, and up walks this real short guy. Ok, he wasn’t like super short, but I SWEAR he was shorter than me! And I’m only 5’3 and a half! He said he was 5’8. Liar! We walk in to the place. I see him check me out, which is awkward. I’m walking in front of him to the table. Seated at a big round table is a group of businessmen. One of those guys was so incredibly good looking! We locked eyes for a few seconds and he smiled at me. It may have been the best eye contact I’ve ever made with a guy, and it was wasted! I wondered what the protocol for hitting on a guy while you’re on a date with another was. But, I figured that’s probably bad form and decided to just ignore it. We sit down at the table and he asks if I want an appetizer. I was leaning toward no, as that would just add time, and I already knew I wasn’t feeling shorty. But, he decided he wanted to order oysters and caviar. Who the heck is he trying to impress?? So, he orders a bottle of wine and the appetizer. It was ok, since I’ve never had oysters OR caviar. It’s on him, so why not? For my main course I ordered this amazing salmon. Then, I casually mentioned how I was so full I couldn’t even finish my meal. Yeah, that went unnoticed cause shrimpy ordered dessert! That was good too, of course, because this restaurant was just amazing! 52 courses and TWO HOURS later we were finally done! He asked if I wanted to go grab a drink somewhere. I channeled my best inner d-bag and said “I would love to, but I have a meeting at school at 8. Raincheck?” Yeah, there’s no way I’ll actually catch that check, but what else was I going to say? I feel bad. The guy was real nice. But, there was no love connection. For starters, when I brought up my love of Family Guy, he commented that he didn’t watch cartoons because they were “juvenile”. And that was during appetizers! Check please. He talked about his boat. A lot. Yeah dude, I get it. You have a boat. You’re still short! And not cool! And hate Family Guy! The waitress was flirting with him a lot. It was actually pretty funny. I told him that he should leave his number for the waitress. Or that I could step away and he could talk to her. It’s a bad sign when your date suggests you hit on the waitress. After creating an excuse to not prolong this disaster, I went home and called the Personal Trainer. He came over for the post-date debrief. We drank some wine and hung out for a while. He’s really easy to be around. Really nice and down to earth. Oh, and he watched Family Guy with me, so he’s already 50 points ahead of half-pint.