Gaining Momentum

Dating is proving to be quite fun and the momentum is picking up. I'm really quite pleased. There is a certain amount of fun in having first dates, but the real fun starts when you go beyond that.

Each has its own story and will require me to create some new "Cast Names" so I can talk about them on the blog. Let's start now, shall we?

Also, I had a birthday this past week. Plays into the conversation here.

So, here we go:

1. Kate
2. Kitty
3. Rosie

OK, so not they're not very creative names. Sue me. The blog is free. :-) [Just kidding around, eh?]

Kate
Kate lives close and was first mentioned here as Date #4. Great gal. We have been in communication throughout the week and she planned something fun for us. It was her shot at doing a "date night" and she did great.

First off, in our initial discussions, I had mentioned that I was interested in learning to (ballroom) dance. No, I don't want to be on "Dancing with the Stars" (nor do I watch it), but the thought of being able to dance is appealing to me. Especially since my only attempt at doing it with Sandy was a complete failure -- she would not follow instructions and actually follow. She always wanted to lead and then criticized me about it. Go figure.

Well, my interested in dancing was made as a passing comment. I didn't place any undue attention or emphasis on it. She wanted our next date to be a surprise and I was happy to play along. Guess what? She remembered! For our date, she arranged an introductory ballroom dance class for the two of us!!

I was absolutely floored!! We had a great time and it went much better than either of us had anticipated that it would. It was kind of short, as they want you to sign up for classes. But we learned some basic swing moves and a box step useful for several other ballroom dances.

We went out for a small bite to eat afterward to talk and relax a bit. I had to comment on how impressed I was that she remembered that about what I'd said and then took action on it. It was an extremely thoughtful gesture. I am still somewhat shocked about it (in a good way).

I hope we'll go on our next date (#4) soon and I'm looking forward to it.

Kitty
OK. So, Kitty is the lovely lady from Kenya, who was first mentioned in this post.We had date #3 yesterday and we were initially planning on doing something outdoors. Unfortunately, weather was not cooperative. So we decided to take in a movie together. We had a great time and enjoyed the movie. She treated me to a birthday dinner afterward and we enjoyed that. Things are going really well with her. I'm looking forward to our next date. My only concern with her is the physical distance between our residences. Will eventually have to address that, but not yet. Just going to let things unfold for now. No undue pressure, right? :-)

Rosie
Rosie is the special education teacher and was mentioned in this post. Date #2 was last week, when I took her out to dinner and see some live music. We had a great time talking and enjoyed each others company a whole lot. She is very pretty and a very interesting person. She knew it was my birthday this week and took the time to wish me a happy birthday. I really appreciated that. We're having date #3 today and I'm really looking forward to it.

Additional Activity
Had another first date this week. Nice lunch with a gal midweek and will likely have another with her this week... will be introducing her to Indian cuisine (a personal favorite).

Was introduced to two new women via mail this week via the dating site. Having coffee with one tomorrow AM. This one I am encouraged about, the other one... not so much. Has a bit of an attitude and it shows. It's doubtful that I will attempt to contact her again. Sometimes things just aren't meant to work, eh?

Summary
I am having a great time with all of this. It's likely I am not going to do any new "recruiting" via the web site, as I think I have enough dating activity going on that I will be occupied for a bit. Anything beyond the current level is likely too much. I don't want to spread myself too thin and miss the chance to fully experience the time with the ladies that I've already met.

As I have said before, I am not sure where all this is going, but I am staying true to my two guiding principles. I am meeting interesting women and I am having fun. All the rest, I'll let unfold over time.

It's all good!