PGP- Morals: We haz them??

[GraceRyan]

Originally Posted by corianderstem

Holy shit, I'm going to Moncton.

Yes, we shall meet! All the cool kids are doing it. Being on the east coast helps.

[corianderstem]

The last date I went on, he was quite a bit younger. I'd met him at a party, and he was nice, so we got together. I hadn't realized quite how young he was. Probably early 20s, but in school, and we were just in completely different places in our lives. It felt weird.

[Ms The Edge]

Originally Posted by Thora

WOOT!


I normally don't go for younger guys either. I did date a younger guy once, and that ended REALLY awkwardly. I was 19, he was 16. Learned my lesson with that one. Never again. Gotta be my age or older.

I briefly dated a guy that was like 22 when I was maybe 24? I probably would have been fine except he was shorter than me and had a smallish build, so when he took his shirt off, I totally felt like I was making out with a kid.

[ryancoke71]

Alicia, that is great. You only live once, so be wild and crazy while you can!!!

[corianderstem]

Originally Posted by GraceRyan

Yes, we shall meet!

HUZZAH!

Flying direct on a red-eye into Boston. Land Friday morning. Will rent a car and drive maybe about half way, if not further. Stay at cheap, crappy hotel, likely somewhere in Maine.

Drive the few remaining hours on Saturday morning, which allows for delays at the border and any traffic hassles I was afraid of if I'd planned on getting there in the afternoon.

Camp out in car, then drive back on Sunday, as my flight is in the morning on Monday. Which is great, as I'll be back in Seattle before noon (with the time change), so I can relax the rest of the day.

OH MY GOD.

[VintagePunk]

Originally Posted by Thora

MTE, feel free to send me the pic via PM.

VP, about the flirting:

 

he's the son of one of my co-workers, and he was helping out with our event this weekend. He helped me move some bulky signs, and we were chatting about hockey, because he saw my security pass, which has a Canucks sticker on it. I flirted a little, he flirted back, but then I had to go take care of some other stuff. I didn't see him again until later, when he called my co-worker Mom. I'd heard lots about him from his mom since we're friends, but didn't put two and two together that he was her son until I saw them interacting. I backed away quickly right after that.

Lol, although I can see why you backed away, maybe you didn't need to...? Maybe your coworker would have been happy about it? But yeah, potential for awkwardness.

Grace, good for you for doing it that way and having it work out!! I just find myself getting really cynical reading those sites. Very ordinary (or lower) guys are demanding supermodel types. Then with myself, I find the same thing, I browse and feel really dismissive toward guys that don't meet my "criteria." It just feels shallow and unnatural to me. Not that it is...it's my own issue.

[GraceRyan]

Originally Posted by corianderstem

HUZZAH!

Flying direct on a red-eye into Boston. Land Friday morning. Will rent a car and drive maybe about half way, if not further. Stay at cheap, crappy hotel, likely somewhere in Maine.

Drive the few remaining hours on Saturday morning, which allows for delays at the border and any traffic hassles I was afraid of if I'd planned on getting there in the afternoon.

Camp out in car, then drive back on Sunday, as my flight is in the morning on Monday. Which is great, as I'll be back in Seattle before noon (with the time change), so I can relax the rest of the day.

OH MY GOD.

Where are you staying Sunday night before your flight?

[corianderstem]

I'll get a hotel near the airport so I can just be right there when it's time to roll out of bed.

[VintagePunk]

Originally Posted by corianderstem

The last date I went on, he was quite a bit younger. I'd met him at a party, and he was nice, so we got together. I hadn't realized quite how young he was. Probably early 20s, but in school, and we were just in completely different places in our lives. It felt weird.

For much of my adult (separated/divorced) life, all the guys I've dated have been younger, by an average of about 7 years (which is what work crush is, ha).. My longest one was my age, but it was the disastrous, 5+ year off and on quasi-relationship thing, the one who still calls me.

And yay for Moncton!!!!

[corianderstem]

Now watch - they'll finally announce dates in Dublin or something, and Moncton will no longer be the last show.

[GraceRyan]

Originally Posted by corianderstem

I'll get a hotel near the airport so I can just be right there when it's time to roll out of bed.

I can still ask my friend about crashing on our floor the night after the show. We do have to drive 2 hours back, but we can caravan to Boston the next morning since I'll be getting dropped off one town south of Boston.

What time does your flight get into Boston?

[Thora]

Originally Posted by VintagePunk

Lol, although I can see why you backed away, maybe you didn't need to...? Maybe your coworker would have been happy about it? But yeah, potential for awkwardness.

Maybe I didn't, but once I realized his age, then I definitely wanted to. He seemed like a really nice guy, but I couldn't date someone who's 10 years younger than me. It might be fun for a little while, but that's too much of an age difference in the wrong direction.

[VintagePunk]

When I was 37, I dated a guy who was 24. I was in university, and he was in my program, so we had a lot of classes together. He asked me how old I was. i told him and he didn't believe me. Said he'd buy that I was 27, but not 37. I had to show him my ID. He was a sweet kid, but immature. I knew it wouldn't last, but it was fun.

We kept in touch for a long time after school ended, but it's been a couple of years now.

[corianderstem]

Originally Posted by GraceRyan

I can still ask my friend about crashing on our floor the night after the show. We do have to drive 2 hours back, but we can caravan to Boston the next morning since I'll be getting dropped off one town south of Boston.

What time does your flight get into Boston?

I'm definitely buying the camping pass from my friend, because I don't know that I'll be able to face a 2-hour drive after the show, after a red-eye flight and all that driving. Plus a concert! But if she's cool with it, it would be nice to have a back-up plan, just in case.

I get into Boston at about 7:30 on Friday morning.

[GraceRyan]

Originally Posted by VintagePunk

Lol, although I can see why you backed away, maybe you didn't need to...? Maybe your coworker would have been happy about it? But yeah, potential for awkwardness.

Grace, good for you for doing it that way and having it work out!! I just find myself getting really cynical reading those sites. Very ordinary (or lower) guys are demanding supermodel types. Then with myself, I find the same thing, I browse and feel really dismissive toward guys that don't meet my "criteria." It just feels shallow and unnatural to me. Not that it is...it's my own issue.

Oh the stories I could tell. First, 5 foot 6 means something different to men. It really means 5 foot 3. One guy, I was taller than him in my sneakers. I'm 5' 3. One guy - also shorter than what he said - large head and dainty hands. They FREAKED me out. Also, thought he was pretty awesome. Notsomuch. Another guy sent me his college photo....when he had hair. Another guy didn't hide the look of disappointment when he saw me. You saw the photo. I look the same asswipe. You aren;t muchto look at either.

With my husband, he really was my last ditch effort. He looked like a nice guy and after the last guy I 'dated' I was ready to go against type. It was one of the few online dates that felt like we met at a party. No weird interviewing. We watched TV on the phone for hours. It clicked. So, it can happen. But I had to go through the above to get there. Him? I was his first online date. He so lucked out. He missed a boatload of crazy.

[GraceRyan]

Originally Posted by corianderstem

I'm definitely buying the camping pass from my friend, because I don't know that I'll be able to face a 2-hour drive after the show, after a red-eye flight and all that driving. Plus a concert! But if she's cool with it, it would be nice to have a back-up plan, just in case.

I get into Boston at about 7:30 on Friday morning.

Oh, be careful driving. We'll have to swap numbers - if that's not too forward - to link up later on Saturday. I think my plan is to bypass the hotel and go to the venue to scope out the scene. That could change after 6 hours in a car. KNowing that I'd have to turn around and go back to the hotel 2 hours away. But we are getting up asscrack of dawn to get there. I just need to figure out if the lot will be open and such.

[corianderstem]

Oh, for sure we'll exchange numbers. Yeah, as for driving on Friday, I'll likely take it easy. It'll depend on if I was able to sleep on the plane or not. If not, I'll have to just find somewhere to go right away once I get out of the city to take a nap, like at a rest stop or something. Or maybe it means I just have to stop driving earlier and check into a motel, and then get an earlier start on Saturday.

Can someone please find me the link to the Moncton thread? I ignored it ages ago, since I wasn't going, and I can't search for it. Thanks!

[VintagePunk]

Originally Posted by GraceRyan

Oh the stories I could tell. First, 5 foot 6 means something different to men. It really means 5 foot 3. One guy, I was taller than him in my sneakers. I'm 5' 3. One guy - also shorter than what he said - large head and dainty hands. They FREAKED me out. Also, thought he was pretty awesome. Notsomuch. Another guy sent me his college photo....when he had hair. Another guy didn't hide the look of disappointment when he saw me. You saw the photo. I look the same asswipe. You aren;t muchto look at either.

With my husband, he really was my last ditch effort. He looked like a nice guy and after the last guy I 'dated' I was ready to go against type. It was one of the few online dates that felt like we met at a party. No weird interviewing. We watched TV on the phone for hours. It clicked. So, it can happen. But I had to go through the above to get there. Him? I was his first online date. He so lucked out. He missed a boatload of crazy.

Ha!! I lurk at this other site (Cori, SF) where there is an entire thread about their dating, much of it online, experiences. I read it and shudder. I just don't know if I have it in me to go through that right now. Maybe (years from now?) when I'm stronger? But seriously, props to you for being able to do it, and finding success! I know that a TON of people do. I actually had good luck on a message board I used to hang out on that was male-centric. Its purpose was not dating, but got to know a few people, and there was an attraction. I think I'm much more comfortable in that kind of setting? Like Interference. Except the guys I've gotten to know here are more the brotherly type, and that's just...wrong.

[corianderstem]

I've had some success with online dating before, I think both were through Yahoo personals. Would definitely try it again.

[Ms The Edge]

<-- totally holding out for the dude in the hat. (Well, either of them, I guess.)