Date Wrap-up

I've gotten some emails from folks wondering how the date went last Sunday. We met at Clyde's in Reston which is sort of a fancy-upscale pub. We had some really good food (Eggs Maryland for me - like Eggs Benedict but with crab cakes instead of ham), and some good conversation. There were some potential red flags I made note of during our emails, and I wanted to meet in person to see how things played out.

There were a few concerns: T made a comment about doing something to solely piss off the ex-wife (not for any other reason). He kept giving me suggestions (kind of pushily) about what I needed to do to go into the Coast Guard Reserves, and get back onto Active Duty even though I said I didn't really want to get into the law enforcement side of the CG. And he brought the conversation back to that topic later on. I got the distinct impression that T was "partier," and even if he didn't drink often, when he did - things could potentially get crazy. (I'm sort of wondering how truthful the Drink: once or a twice a year part of his profile was.)

I decided that even though I had a very pleasant time, T wasn't what I was looking for in a partner. It was nice figuring this out on my own practically and logically. Without getting swept up in the "potential" for the relationship and just taking my own thoughts and feelings about it.

And I did offer to pay for lunch since I suggested meeting in the first place. He politley declined, and then I offered to leave the tip and he declined again. If we went on a second date, I would have paid.