First Date in 4 years: An overview

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So I thought I would share the experience of my first date in a long time with the forum and see if anyone can learn or help me learn from it.

I have been messaging to this women on OKCupid for about two weeks now. We graduated to texting just to make things easier and a little more intimate. She was kind of sparse with the detail during our conversations, but I figured that she wanted to save all that for a first date. Which I can understand completely as one of my fears is not having anything to talk about. I got the impression from our texting that she was waiting for me to make the move and ask for a date. How did I know...I honestly can't say. It was just a feeling, I think from the sparseness of her messages, that she was holding back until we could meet in person. So after some texts I suggested dinner on Monday. I would've chose coffee (since I work nights and it would be morning for me) she left it up to me to decide where to go and I said sushi and she was all for it. So, OK. Monday at 8pm set to go.

Needless to say, pretty nervous at this point. I could feel my mind trying to play out all possible circumstances like the friggin' WOPR computer from "War Games". I did my best to relax and managed to get distracted by work Saturday night. I wasn't feeling great Saturday night so I took an 8 hour. When I woke up at noon my throat was swollen and sinuses were plugged. So I called out from work Sunday night and stay ed drugged up on NyQuil all day and night. I mention all that because the Nyquil definitely helped wit the anxiety (*Disclaimer: I do not endorse the rampant taking of NyQuil for non-approved purposes*)

I wake up at about noon on Monday and make coffee so I can work some of the NyQuil out of my system. Having mini waves of anxiety but keep telling myself to focus on the present moment and that allowing myself to be anxious will only make my anxieties come true. Feeling steady as I get dressed and get some gas.

I got to the Sushi place early and got a table for us. She arrived about 5 minutes later and we did a side-hug hello as we were walking to the table. I could feel a high level of generalized arousal (not sexual, well maybe) so much so that I was sweating a bit. After the first round of Sushi and beer I was loosening up a bit. Conversation was going well; I never felt any awkwardness or pressure to speak. She spoke the most about herself with my prompting, which was fine. I tend to stumble a lot still when I tell stories about myself. I noticed once in awhile when the conversation would stop that she would be looking at me and smiling, which I understand to be "the look" (hey, I'm 40...you just catch on after awhile) So that instantly makes me nervous...the eye contact and the knowing what that look means, But I refocused and keep things under control.

We had two more Sushi rolls and dessert and by that time the Sushi place was closing. We went outside, it was raining and my car was parked down the hill. So she offered to drive me to my car. When we got it she hinted that she wasn't ready for the night to end because she was having a good time. So we went to a bar that was close by. She say I was officially kidnapped. We had a few more drinks there. She has a iphone app that lets her pick songs for the jukebox from her phone. We picked some songs and talked some more. We were sitting close and we were making some physical contact with our legs and I could just tell that she was into me. Though I wasn't sure why. I didn't think I was really turning on the charm or anything.

So OK, we finish up there about 1215 and go back to her car. She drives me back to my car and gets out so she can give me a hug goodbye. We talk and hug and she puts her head on my shoulder. We end up kissing for a bit, then talk some more, then kiss some more. I'm thinking, hey I love a good snog even if it is in a parking lot. We say goodbye and she tells me she'll text me when she gets home. She does and tells me that she had a really good time and was glad that we kissed and what not. I tell her the same. she texted me today to let me know how her day was going. And thats where we are now.
So that was that. I am a little nervous to continue, but we'll see what happens.

OK, so I thought it would be good to share that experience with everyone and see what your comments are. And also to give others a view of how a first date was. So, let the comments commence....

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sounds exciting! good for you

Snogging!

Can't really go wrong with a good snogging.

Wait....what does snogging mean again?

Congrats on what sounds like a very nicely-flowing date.

from what i could get from the britcoms on pbs, snogging is kissing.

sounds like a great first date. congrats.

She has an iPhone app that let's her pick out songs from a bar's jukebox? Wow. Technology sure moves along quickly. I wouldn't need the app, though, because I don't go out, but still...

Well I just hope she doesn't turn out to be as impenetrable as that paragraph, that would be no fun for you two.

Yeah I read it too but I had to take my glasses off and rub my eyes a bit after

<3 sounds fantastic, just perfect!! ! don't lose momentum, and please keep us posted.

and i almost went in and broke your text into smaller paragraphs. LOL

Was she attractive?