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Originally Posted by Kristy
Happy Belated Birthday!
I live in rural MN, having grown up in a city, and yeah...I can't see spending much enjoyable time with the "born and raised" locals. How far are you from a city? Do you think your potential winter travels might be more fruitful?
Also, thread needs more dating stories. I want to hear how the **** in a bucket/shower 1x/week conversation goes down, please.
I'm not sure if this ever posted successfully. Not everyone digs it:
A couple months after I moved here I met a woman who lives on the other side of Cayuga Lake. She had two kids, and we were 45 minutes away, so we'd typically hang out twice a week. That was all really new for me, a much more moderated pace. Anyway, there are no good stories there, which is why I sort of hold out hope that not everyone is mortified by what I'm doing.
I'm definitely more normal that "**** in a bucket" would lead you to believe.
I went on a date last week with a woman who won a local election. I was seriously excited, just to have someone to talk politics with. I think I made her cry. No second date, needless to say.
I went on a date with someone who was either so nervous or awkward I only learned her name when we ran into someone on the street after lunch.
When I first moved here, I went out (once) with someone who lost in the 2nd round of a popular cooking show. She brought it up quickly, like it haunts her.
I'm not going to turn this into a Cabin Hillbilly Dating Blog (though, good thread idea). But it's fair to note I used to be a serial monogamist. In some ways I'm just now really learning how to be alone, and it's pretty awesome. Dating the woman with kids was an entirely new experience. I knew I'd never be her primary concern, and that there were parts of her life that I didn't fit into. (I did get to know her kids, actually, and they were adorable, **** I kinda miss them) ....