Mormon Matchmaker

Last week a few of the ladies from Mormon Matchmaker (http://www.theldsmatchmaker.com/) were in town. They hosted a free meet and greet at Kenny and Ziggy's and also held complimentary "Meet the Matchmakers" consultations for those who wanted to do so.

So I made an appointment on Friday to meet with a matchmaker. I showed up and met with Lily. She was so nice and asked me all about myself (family, job, likes, dislikes, hobbies, type of guy I'm looking for, etc.) She explained to me how the process works. Their clients (guys) come to them for dates. They then use their database and resources to find girls for them to date. If one of the guys likes me, then the Matchmakers contact me, tell me about the him and get an OK from me for him to either contact me himself or for them to set up a date. I told her that I am willing to travel for a date...you never know! :)

Side note, the guy from last week (No K Cupid J) keeps texting me asking to see me again. Apparently he had way more fun on our date then I did.......

And then there is this guy..he's 64.........

"What a man writes depends on that which touches his soul it can happen in a great slow wave over days and weeks and years or in the twinkling of an eye as you lift the veil from your own soul to show me what no one but me can see. . .

Dear Christi

You have a nice smile and good background. I appreciate what I saw of your values. I'm a loving man who is very young for age, healthy and strong. I'm looking for a woman who wants a family. I'm a professor of pediatrics; I invent math skills-enhancing puzzles for children, I sing with the symphony and I can write you a sonnet. Let me know if you would be interested.

These days I’m only interested in a relationship that is soul to soul. And I want you to know that the most important other thing for me is to have a child with someone in the context of love. I know you may prefer a younger man but if you can allow your heart to open to me, many wonderful things will follow. They are worth our talking about and seeking.

Communication is the key. Let us find the best in one another.

W

Reason says-- i will win You with my eloquence...
Love says-- i will win You with my silence...
Soul says-- how can i win You when all i have is already Yours?
---J. Rumi"

Lucky me! I'm sure he is a lovely frog for someone, just not me.

(No) K Cupid J

Well last night I had my first date from OK Cupid. I matched with J (again with the J) and we text a few times and he asked me to meet him for a cup of coffee. We met up at Starbucks on Westheimer and Post Oak. (And since I don't drink coffee, I had a Jamba Juice!) 

I should have known this was going to be a disaster as soon as I got there. We met up at 8:30 pm and I began to notice more and more motorcyclists arriving. (J has a motorcycle). Did you know that Wednesday nights bike riders meet up at that Starbucks and go on rides together? Me neither! Imagine my surprise when all of his buddies began showing up and talking to us (well him, he didn't introduce me to anyone) So I feel like he only suggested that place so he could show off to his buddies he was on a date. (Strike 1)

We (well he mostly) talked. Now I am familiar with motorcycles. I have 2 brothers that had had bikes. I have friends who have bikes. I've been on bikes. But to talk to me about it for an hour....BORING! He talked about how he recently started going up to hospitals to see guys injured in bike wrecks. (actually I thought that was kind of cool....the cool part ended there!)

He talked about how he is an only child. I told him I have 4 brothers. He then said "What, did your parents keep trying for another girl and finally gave up?" (not amused, strike 2). He said he has 2 ex wives. (Now I am ok with being divorced, but 2 ex wives by 30.....kind of freaks me out) 

Now, anyone that REALLY knows me, knows that I am SUPER sensitive about my weight. I was ALWAYS referred to as the "Skinny Girl" and I was always asked if I ate, was anorexic or bulimic. Hell I graduated high school at 95 pounds. (I wasn't any of those, some people are just jerks and its not funny to tease people about their weight. It's just not nice!!) So needless to say, I am probably the only person in the world who gets excited to gain weight. Last night, we are sitting there and he says this to me "From your pictures, you looked bigger." WTH!?!?  I looked bigger!?!? What does that even mean? Are you sad I'm not bigger? Are you calling me fat!?!? (Pretty much strike 3)

So at 9:40 pm I told him that I was going to go so he could hang out with his buddies. Then he said "If you want to me again....." (yeah doubtful) He stood up and made a big scene about hugging me and I walked to my car and left. Then at 3 AM, I get a text that says "It was a absolute pleasure meeting you." (I'm sure it was, but not at 3 AM! We all know how I feel about 3 AM texts.....VETO!)

Geez! With all these dates, eventually I have to get a prince, right?

Until that happens, I am still kissing frogs.....

Updates and Ok Cupid

It's been a BUSY couple of weeks. I feel like I always say that, but it has. Work is just not slowing down....until this week when my boss is on Spring Break! (Please don't let him email me!!!) I haven't had a lot of time to invest into dating. Let's face it, dating is time consuming. And I have just been feeling a little burnt out........

So at the recommendation of a close friend, I got on OK Cupid. She met her boyfriend on there and they are very happy!! It's an online site like all the others, and man the pick up lines keep coming!! I thought I would share some with you, just so you can understand how crazy and funny it is clearing out all the freaks. There were more, but those were the best ones...and that's not really saying much. 

• Happy rainy Thursday. Not gonna hit you with the normal lines that I'm assuming are blowing up your inbox, but I will ask if you can have any super power besides flying what would it be and why? I'm D if you care like talking.
• wow will you marry me :) lol? 
• Might not reply because of age but.. is like to take the time to say that you're very very VERY gorgeous :) (he was 21)
• Well aren't I lucky??? Hi pretty girl. Just woke up for a bit. Let's talk later.
• I am a matchmaker with a great match for you:,Me! lol. I am the gentleman type and believe in treating the girl right. :). I am sort of a nerd as well, as I am an engineer, or as my former professor called it, an enginerd.lol. I I am a fun guy.:).
• Hello! You didn't have much on your profile but you're very cute and I'd love the opportunity to chat and get to know you better. Have anything fun planned for the weekend?
• "Ctrl + v" sounds like the name of a screamo band. Hi there I'm E and I've always wondered how did that cow jump over the moon? What are you up to? I like corny jokes so I'm gonna ask you to tell me one.
• When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible (he was 54)

Oh, the update on M....we are just going to be friends. He is GREAT guy, FANTASTIC! I can't say enough nice things about him. We are just on 2 different pages at the moment.  I wish him nothing but the best and I know he feels the same.

I have been asked why I don't do a singles cruise...I'd be down. If anyone wants to go with, let me know! I'm going to venture out in open water alone, but if ya'll want to go, then let me know. Even if we get there and it sucks, who cares. It'd be great blog post!! :)

We shall see how ok cupid goes. Hopefully I will get some dates out of it. 

Until then, I am still kissing frogs......

Cowboy J

It has been a UBER busy couple of weeks. Sorry its taken me so long to blog about my date!

What is the deal with me and J names?? I feel like every guy I meet has a J name! Not to mention all the guys I dated with J names! Hell, my car is even a J name!!

Cowboy J and I matched as soon as I swiped right. We messaged and soon exchanged numbers. He seemed cool and he asked me out to dinner last Wednesday. He even called me to make sure that I was actually a girl! How funny is that!?!? 

We met up at Pappasitos on Richmond and Hilcroft and had dinner. He had just came from work (he works off of Wilcrest) and so he looked nice. I noticed his dimples right away. So cute! As we ate we talked about generic first date things. He is from Brenham so we talked about that and how Brenham does this Maifest. Apparently its a HUGE deal! We chatted about our families. He is divorced with 2 kids. I learned about barndominiums. (Google them, its actually kind of cool) Overall I liked him. Great start for a first date, I thought.......

When we went to leave, he gave me an awkward side hug and left. I got him and texted him "Thanks again for dinner. It was fun!" His reply "You're welcome" Wait what?!?!? You're welcome!?!?!? No we should do it again sometime? No I had fun too? No I'll be in touch? Nope....just you're welcome. Now, I'm sure some of you are thinking that it's not that bad. But guys, help me out here. You're welcome is code for you will never hear from me again. (Sort of like, it's not you, it's me, but it's really you.) I kinda hoped that he was just nervous and didn't know what to say, but its a been over a week and zero contact. 

So on to the next. In the meantime, I am still kissing frogs.......