I really want to write this entry, but my body is telling me to go back to sleep. I shall persist and fight sleep so I can get this out of my head.
I restarted my dating profile recently and while it wasn't moving along as dating apps normally do for me, such as being flooded with likes from guys who clearly swipe right on everyone, it has gotten much better.
Like I said, normally I'm flooded with those likes, but I only receive a few every day or every other day and at least a third of them seem like real people instead of fakes.
There is one like that I received and matched with on Sunday (June 14th, the day I restarted my profile) that I have talked to every day since then. I think I'll call him C from now on.
When he 'liked' me, he also sent a comment on one of my pictures saying, "Cute."
His profile says that he is 28, likes video games, kpop, anime, DnD, and likes to have "stay-in dates."
C has a job, a car, a dog, a cat, and lives with his mom. He usually works 5-6 days a week and it seems like he doesn't have a regular schedule (same days off every week), but his hours are the same, 6:30am-4:30pm. Not a bad schedule to be honest and it won't conflict too much with my own when I eventually go back to work.
It seems that we are a good match in terms of affection because he says he really enjoys cuddling, too. He also likes to be in a colder environment and use lots of blankets. What a match!
I don't quite remember how we got to this topic, but I found out that he, like myself, really loves penguins. Like, really loves them. We had a discussion about them and he sounded just as excited as me!
I told him about this date idea I've had for over a year now: to go to this science center where they have lots of animals, but most specifically go to the penguin exhibit. On weekends, they have a 40 minute class where you get the opportunity to actually TOUCH a PENGUIN! This costs $40 plus admission which is $14.50 per adult.
He loves this idea. I told him that if we don't work out, he cannot take another girl there. It was my idea and he can't steal it lol. He said, "Ok fine I wont. I much rather take you there."
We have already made several plans for watching movies and tv shows together, all while cuddling, of course.
Speaking of, I found a meme that said, "I've decided to start saying "moopy" instead of "movie" just subtly enough that people will silently question it but will never ask. I deserve this." And we have mutually and unspokenly agreed to call movies moopies.
All of this has culminated into us wanting to meet each other as soon as possible. Initially, I told him we could wait a week to see how things go, but I don't want to wait. 🤷♀️ So after just about three days of talking, we decided that we want to go on a date to our separately but mutually agreed upon favorite fast food burger place, Wendy's. We plan on going this upcoming Sunday (June 21st).
(Note: I just looked at the calendar to see what Sunday's date is and I realized- shit- Sunday is Father's Day. I don't think he has a father figure involved in his life, I don't know, but I hope my dad will still be okay with me going on a date that day...)
Honestly, when I brought up the idea of us going on a date, I didn't realize that we had only been talking for three days. I don't really think the length of time matters between initially meeting (via a dating profile) and actually have a date.
I mean, I'm pretty sure I've had sex (like one night stands) with people after talking with them for even shorter periods of time. My only concern here is the same I had with Jon: that he isn't who he says he is, that he might take advantage of me or otherwise hurt me.
Unlike Jon, C doesn't give off the vibe of being "too good to be true." I haven't seen any red flags aside from the fact that his profile pic has been the same since 2014. After some prodding and sending plenty of pictures of myself, he has sent me pictures of himself, too. So that isn't a worry anymore.
Even more so, we have not discussed sex at all. Yeah, I enjoy sex, but I'm so happy that he hasn't made any attempt to go down that path. I've made at least two sexual jokes that were relatively innocent and it hasn't gone any further than that.
(The first joke I made was related to the city he lives in. The city's name can also be a girl's name. He said, "I'm in -city name-." I told him, "You're in -city name-??? You perv!" He said he laughed really hard at that and the conversation moved on. I don't really remember the other joke though.)
Long story short, he seems nice and funny, I like him, he likes me, and we plan on having a date Sunday.
I haven't told my parents or grandma about him yet though. 😬
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