It's been awhile since I've published updates, and not a lot has happened. I received a single new match over the Christmas holiday, but I closed him out due to a significant volume of Jesus/Christ/God/Faith mentions in his personality profile. Nothing against those who are religious or outwardly spiritual. That's just not the way that I am, and I know that I wouldn't be a good match with someone who is so out and proud regarding their religious preferences.
While the online dating pool has been relatively dry, there was a noteworthy meeting before I flew to visit my family for Christmas. Despite my best efforts to stifle my excitement and remain cautious, I must admit that I'm excited about the prospect of getting to know this guy, Ryan, better. The night before my flight I went to a bar with a good friend to celebrate her roommate's birthday. I was having a great time catching up with the people in our group, but I kept making eye-contact with this tall-ish, cute guy standing a few feet away.
After three drinks, I was feeling a bit sassy and the eye-contact led to a conversation. I don't recall exactly who started talking to whom first, but the conversation wasn't very long - just long enough for us to exchange names, for me to tell him that I was flying home for Christmas the next day, and for him to tell me that he wasn't going home for Christmas at all (but he's spending 5 days over New Year's at the beach with his family). His friends were ready to go, so he asked for my number.
Given the trickiness of the 2-day and/or 3-day rule, coupled with the holidays, I wasn't sure when I'd hear from him. Imagine my surprise when I was hanging out with my dad on Christmas Eve and a text came in:
Hi! It's Ryan from Friday night. I hope all is well with you. Have a great Christmas!
I was really excited and happy to get the message. I hadn't felt this excited about any of the guys that I'd been out with lately - with the exception of Mike (but that date was more than a month ago). I wanted to reply immediately, but I found the strength to play it cool and waited a few hours to reply back.
I haven't heard anything back from him yet, but I'm sure I'll hear something in the next few days. Fine, I'll openly admit it: I'm excited!! I'm really looking forward to getting to know him.
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I like that he sent a text- doesn't want you to forget him while you're out of town. :)
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