Ah...the Single Life

Intriguing, right? I know everyone is curious because when I talk to anyone I haven't seen for a while, the first question is always, "Are you dating anyone?"...so I will give you the rundown of my dating life this summer. I'm not making any of this up.

*An 84-year old guy at the gym likes to take me out to lunch at the Golden Corral. If I let him, he would probably take me out to lunch every day, so far I'm trying to limit our outings to a couple of times a month. He also brings me yarn dogs and airplanes made out of soda cans. I'm not sure how to get out of this...it's a downward spiral.

*I was set up with a guy who sounded pretty nice, until he kept making suggestive comments about me wearing spandex once he heard that I road bike. Him: "You ever wear spandex on a date?" Me: "Well, I have gone biking on a date, but I've never just shown up in spandex, although my jeans do have a bit of stretch in them." Him: "We should go biking. You wear your spandex and ride in front of me." Me: "Um...that sounds nice? Do you have a bike?" Him: "No."

*My mom's friend wants me to meet her really good friend. Turns out...I already met him in my singles' ward about 7 years ago. He was kind of a jerk to "regular" girls then, had a policy about not dating girls in the ward, and even though I've been to his house, he has no idea who I am. I guess that explains his "40 & still single" status.

*At great persuasion, I tried out the Match.com for a month and kept getting messages from a Catholic guy who said I was "normal-looking". If that doesn't boost your self-esteem, I don't know what would.

*As the single adult representative in my ward, I often feel obligated to go to the firesides and such that they plan for the 31 and older crowd. Let me just say, that the "older" actually means 100 and these are the only people who come. If you walk into the foyer and there is a guy with a walker, you are in the right place. According to the Church, this is my niche. I found it.

I hope this answers all questions. I'm not dating anyone, but apparently I would date anyone. So, if you either have someone that you think would be fun for me to meet, or that you think would make a better blog story than my previous, oh, let's call them "dates", have provided. Let me know.