Saturday 12 February 2011

Will X Mark The Spot?

Dear Anyone,

You know how I have been saying (or at least thinking) that I'd really like to go on a date soon? Well I did last night!

Let me give you a little background: We'll call him X. He sent me a random message on Facebook about three months ago, saying how beautiful I was, yadda yadda, so I clicked on his profile to see that we had my friend Shar as a mutual friend, so naturally I asked her about him. She said that they only spoke, nothing happened between them, but that he's a really cool guy, and I should see what he's saying. So I decided to indulge him in his conversations, but I wasn't being very eager, because I thought he was being a bit corny. I didn't add him as a friend until I came back from Ghana, then the following week I gave him my phone number, and he called me three days later. He's very easy-going, easy to talk to, constantly complimenting me, and we were joking with each other pretty much straight away (on the phone).

We finally managed to agree on a day to meet for the first date, which was yesterday. I was excited about finally being taken out, but I think more than that I was intrigued about meeting him, and it turned out to be totally cool! I met him in Finchley Road, and we went to a bar in West Hampstead. It was really nice, he made me laugh a lot. We had a couple of drinks, spoke about his thesis for the Master's degree he's studying for, places we have lived, music, we people-watched; it was all very comfortable and there was no awkwardness. I think it helped that we've chatted a bit on the phone for a couple of weeks before meeting. As much as I would like to meet and be with someone, I am a person who likes to take the time to get to know them and be comfortable first.

When the bar closed, we took a quick trip to his apartment, because he had to "quickly get something." Don't worry, I fully took the piss out of him and told him that I know his game. He has a very nice place though. We stayed for about 20 mins while he checked his emails or something, so I spent the time updating my girls on the evening. Afterwards he dropped me home, and I won't lie... I allowed a kiss. It wasn't a deep kiss, but it was nice enough for me to feel how soft his lips were and only right since I had been looking at them for most of the evening... That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

So... there we go... I had a good time, and I guess as per usual we shall watch this space...