I did something quite unusual this evening. Unusual for me. I went out on a date. I can’t even remember the last time I went out on a date. However, that’s not the unusual part. The man I went out on the date with asked me out just the other day. Typically I say no to such inquiries. The reason I said yes to this one is that the man looked amazingly like Roy Dupuis (Du-Pweeeeeee!). He had the same close set eyes and long (romance novel cover) hair. The main difference between him and Roy is that I don’t ever recall Roy calling Nikita “man” or “dude”. The conversation went like this, “Dude! The weather is so cold, man!” “Awesome bar, dude!” “Dude, I can’t believe you agreed to go out with me, man, like no way!” Oddly enough, I had a good time. I can’t imagine we will ever go out again but it served it’s purpose. I had a great time, dude!
donnaville
sugar and spice and everything groovy
Isn’t the idea to have a good time ? 🙂
You are right. But typically when I go out with a man that I don’t really know, well…. it’s not ususally a pleasant experience. Let’s just say there is a reason why the man is still single. I have cried on the ride home more times than I can count.
Dude…errrrrr… Donna – Sounds like a blast! 🙂
Somewhere in cyberspace there is a guy blogging about a date with a spinsterish woman he had last night. He thinks she is awesome, but she kept talking about foreign film, and commenting how much he looked like some dude named Roy Doespiss or something like that.
Anyway, he’s saying he probably won’t hang with her again, but that he had an awesome time. She was totally rad.
Donna, Paul has it right. Having a great time is a definite start. If he had one too, why don’t you give it a chance?
OK! Number 1– I don’t like being called spinsterish by anyone besides myself! Number 2– I didn’t tell him he looked like Roy DUPUIS! Number 3– I didn’t talk about foreign movies or anything weird! I was very well behaved, thank you very much! 😉
But seriously, I did give it a chance and I think Mr. Roy Dupuis and I will be friends, but I didn’t feel that connection and neither did he. In fact, Mr Roy Dupuis said to me, “I think you need to find an intellectual, dude– someone that you can like connect with, ya know? At like, another level.”
Donna,
Don’t you hate it when some 3rd party gives you advice, when that 3rd party doesn’t even know
your likes and dislikes? No, past age 30 you are probably looking for more than “just a good time”.
You are the expert on you, not someone else.
Let no one tell you what you “ought” to do when
it comes to matters of the heart.
Single people get pressured by their friends and family into making rotten decisions.
“Oh, all my friends are married! I must get married too!” Rubbish. There are reasons why so many marriages don’t make it…don’t be a statistic. Make your own well-reasoned choices.
Donna:
Eric does kind of have a point though; ever had one of your dates find your date with him amusingly summarized on the donnaville? Recalling a few of your posts this past year about your eHarmony-suitors I can imagine they’d be prety upset or even hurt!… heh 🙂
That said, this was one of your funnier dating posts. 🙂
Funny you know, you’ve got a pseudo-intellectual (me) interested in you. I am well educated, and am redily able to converse on a variety of topics.
I do love annoying you, which is an awfully good sign. You have met your match.
Call, write, fax, or ignore. My first three wives can provide you with impeccable references.
Rule #1 in dating: avoid anyone who posts on this blog
It is a fine line to walk, that is for sure. I really try not to post descriptions of dates i go on. Although I veer from that sometimes. I think it’s clear that I am not being nasty, especially with Roy Dupuis, that is exactly how he spoke. My old friend Glenn struggled to accept my blog and ole Heiko used to tell me I was an exhibitionist for having a blog. Well, love me, love my blog.
Ian, that was exactly my point. Glad to see at least someone got it. Romance and love is indeed a personal thing; far be it from me to advise Donna on what she wants. But it should not be lost that it is personal for TWO people.
That said, however, Donna you DID post this on your public blog with an “add a comment” tag at the bottom. You may indeed “hate” it when a 3rd party comments on your love life. But I suspect the reason for the entry was to elicit that very thing.
I simply wanted to point out (as tactfully as Gomer knows how) that there are two sides to every story. It sounds like your intellect scared poor fratboy just as much as his lingo impressed you. I embellished the rest as a way to make my point, namely that there MAY be things about YOU which could provide fodder for someone elses blog posts after a date. I stand by my assertion. Sorry to offend 🙁
Eric– YOU DIDN’T OFFEND! Not at all! Please don’t get that idea. I was only teasing about the first points… that’s why I included a 😉 emoticon. i don’t hate when ppl respond to entries– unless they are cruel… I have a comments section to get responses.
Oh, and believe me– I have acted very strangely on many dates! Without a doubt I was prime fodder for blogging. And if not blogging, I have become anecdotal material, I am sure! 🙂 My feeling is, at least I was memorable!
–Donna
PS I went on one date to a Mummers Parade and one of the Mummers pulled me out into the parade and we danced around… I had the greatest time but when I went back to my date his face was pale and he was visibly upset by my dancing. He didn’t say much for the rest of the date and he never called me afterward. 🙂
Actually, I don’t even mind the cruel comments, I get a kick that a person cares enought to want to hurt me. Of course, I am referring to the troll comments that I try to delete before anyone gets to see it. Your entry wasn’t cruel in the least.
You would be memorable, that much is certain! I did not really think I offended you, but I wanted to cover all the bases.
Thanks
85.195.123.29 — you always keep me on my toes! For a moment there you had a comment I didn’t need to delete but you followed it with something vulgar which required deletion. If only you didn’t have such a potty mouth!
Hey Sexy Donna-
Glad to see that I can be of help. I just like to bust on you – all part of the high school courtship ritual I haven\’t evolved beyond.
I don\’t consider myself to have potty mouth; I\’m just direct.