It's inevitable. I've been prepping for it like a winter storm. You know the ones Houstonians thrive on even it's just chatter among the weather enthusiasts and meteorologists. But doing some mindless research for this blog, I realize everyone has experienced a dry spell a time or two. I'm sure worries of a Meals on Wheels volunteer discovering a lonely body has crossed minds now and again. And like a thunderstorm ends, so will a dry spell. Mine may be come Spring, but I have to have faith it will end.
I had hoped the last date for some time would have been a good one. But I think I wrote about it last time.....can you say awkward? And the profile of the man I dated during the summer I saw on Match was just that....a profile. He probably wasn't that good of a catch anyway. That's what I'm telling myself. At first the fact that he "viewed" my profile and didn't even reach out hurt a little, but I got over it.
I'm planning my New Year's Eve and this year I will be spending it at home, organizing my kitchen, cleaning cabinets, etc. I've gone out the last two years and to be honest it wasn't what I expected. The first year all I did was sit at a bar, drank champagne from a plastic cup, and ate cold tater tots and bacon from the illicit "expansive midnight buffet." Last year it was a little better, but again, stood on the sidelines and watched other girls get asked by guys to dance. What fun is that!?
Maybe a long winter's nap is what I need. A "man-cation." I have had little to no interest from those on Match, let alone just in my own surroundings. I go out with friends and no approaches me. I've had a couple that "want to keep in touch and learn about me" even go as far to exchange numbers. What good is having a number if you're not going to use it or chase after it? Dating in my 40s I've come to realize is probably a lot harder than it was in our 20s. Tell me, are the men scared or do they just not know what they want?
Besides, the endless "me time" might do me some good. I can do whatever I want. Although I tried that once and the online dating world always seemed to suck me right back in. Not this time. I've been creating a list of things I want to do in 2017. Surprisingly "meet a man" is not on it. Take a cooking lesson is. Try my skills at a pole dancing class is. Finally make my vision of a new bedroom come to life. As turning my spare bedroom into a dressing room....with pink and black.
Of course, as you know, once I'm settled in for this long winter's nap (and I mean long), that's when someone will drop down in front of me. Appear in my life for a reason. That remains to be seen.
Y'all have a great Christmas and a fantastical Happy New Year!! I'll toot my horn in my pjs while watching Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve. Oh, do they still have that?!
This is Christina.........and as always, I'm dating and afraid!
Besides, the endless "me time" might do me some good. I can do whatever I want. Although I tried that once and the online dating world always seemed to suck me right back in. Not this time. I've been creating a list of things I want to do in 2017. Surprisingly "meet a man" is not on it. Take a cooking lesson is. Try my skills at a pole dancing class is. Finally make my vision of a new bedroom come to life. As turning my spare bedroom into a dressing room....with pink and black.
Of course, as you know, once I'm settled in for this long winter's nap (and I mean long), that's when someone will drop down in front of me. Appear in my life for a reason. That remains to be seen.
Y'all have a great Christmas and a fantastical Happy New Year!! I'll toot my horn in my pjs while watching Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve. Oh, do they still have that?!
This is Christina.........and as always, I'm dating and afraid!
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