The European Doctor part 2

So, for our second date we went to THOR at the Rivington hotel which is a place I have been to a few times and really enjoy. We sat on the sofas in the lounge area up front and ordered some wine. He showed up looking handsome as usual and he was wearing jeans, a belt with sailboats on it, and a blue button down shirt. We chatted about our days and he helped me with my Italian. He really loved the place I choose and felt very comfortable there. There was a pesky mosquito that didn’t want to go away and we kept choo-ing it away during the entire evening. As time lingered on we began to get hungry so we ordered truffle fries, lobster bisque and octopus salad. The food there never disappoints and we shared our food and drank more wine. By this time, it was getting dark and the place started to get a bit busier. We were feeling full and the wine was taking its toll. He started rubbing my hands and arms and was being a little flirtatious but not in an annoying way. He has beautiful hands by the way and they are soft just as a surgeon’s hands should be. I quite enjoyed it actually because unlike him, most European’s can get a little cheesy when they flirt. He leaned in a told me I smelled nice, so I returned the favor by getting closer to him and telling him he smelled nice too. He didn’t smell like cologne at all, but clean as though he just got out of the shower..Thats my favorite! So after that, I began to lean on him and he had his arm around me and we literally were laying on the sofa like we were at home or something off in our own world. My heart started racing and I got very quiet. He proceeded to ask me what I was thinking about, and I responded with a casual “ nothing”. He asked me this quite a few times over the course of the evening each time I got quiet for a little while. I could tell we were both getting more comfortable sharing our personal space with each other and I was wondering if there could be some potential with this man. So around 10 pm we decided to leave. He walked me home and we ended up at my front door just like last time, only this time he pulled me toward him and he kissed me☺ After our kiss I looked at him and smiled like a shy little girl. I wasn’t really expecting it and he told me that someone told him that American’s usually wait till the 3rd date to kiss (whoever told him that is stupid) but he said that he didn’t want to wait and did what he felt. I’m glad he doesn’t listen to dumb advice. The kiss wasn’t AMAZING, but I could tell he was a little nervous. Maybe it will be better next time. We’ll see….

Wardrobe: Dark skinny jeans, sheer mocha toned blouse, grey Marc Jacobs pumps

The Lawyer Dude

I went out with Lawyer dude one evening after work and I chose Elizabeth in Noho since I liked the Lucite chairs they had in the outdoor dining area. He said he was going to be a bit late so I didn’t rush to get there. I was on my way over when he texted me telling he was at the bar. He was on drink 2 when I finally arrived. He was dressed in an ill-fitted pin striped suit with a white pocket square, white button down and pink paisley printed tie…I kid you not! BUT, he was friendly and nice and greeted me with a smile that showed off his dimples. Did you know that dimples are actually a birth defect? No lie, look it up. Anyway, I ordered a glass of wine at the bar with him and he suggested shortly after that we get a table for dinner. Thank the goddess because I was starving like a hostage! We were seated and we ordered right away. The food was good and it came out pretty quickly. Not sure just how concerned I should be about that but I didn’t get sick. We ate..He let me try his brussell sprouts and I let him sample my mussels. During dinner, I wasn’t sure if he liked me or not because he wasn’t very engaging. It wasn’t until we left and went to Balthazar for dessert that he showed his interest a bit more. Maybe it was the wine and chocolate, who knows but we ended up ordering 3 desserts there and we ate all of them! We had chocolate cake, crème brulee, and chocolate fondue along with our wines. As we ate and talked, he opened up a bit more and even touched my leg..LOL. We chatted about our star signs and he claimed he knew exactly what mine was but refused to tell me. He said he would email me with it the next day and tell me. We’ll see. I tried guessing his but came up short. I think I did guess it but he didn’t want to tell me. Then we met a woman called Nadine who use to work there and she was telling him that if she were a lesbian, that she would be all over me!..lol She was fun and was wearing a fabulous cocktail ring that she designed and crafted herself. After more wine, my date with the lawyer dude and Nadine was getting better and better by the minute. I had two people on either side of me just spilling over with compliments. I didn’t know how to contain myself. But around 11 pm and I was winding down from my sugar high and wanted to call it a night. So we said bye to Nadine and he flagged down a cab for me. I cheek kissed him goodnight and went home. When I got home, I called my friend Dion to complain about how tired I am of dating, but sadly, the saga must continue..

The Bvlgari Guy

I met Bvlgari guy via CBD and he actually turned out to be pretty good looking, in fact the best looking of every guy I’ve met through them so far. Too bad he was dumb as nails but whatever. He worked in accounting for the luxury brand Bvlgari, hence his name but he lived in queens..Yuck! On our first date we met for coffee and we had a nice time chatting and asking the usually boring questions you ask on a 1st date, like where are you from (he was Romanian), what’s your sign, what’s your favorite food, etc. So after about an hour I would say, we left and made plans to see each other again. On our second date, we went to Japonais…so Yummy..go there! Anyway, we ordered and had some amazing food and semi amazing conversation. About what, I can’t quite seem to remember, but I was wondering if I could actually date someone who was handsome but not so smart. He seemed a bit distracted which is easy I guess when you have nothing going on inside your head like this guy. But I found a way to entertain myself by drinking and asking off the wall questions. We were clearly attracted to one another physically but if there was more than that eventually revealed itself when he actually decided a week later after this date that he didn’t think we were a match. Go figure..He actually had a thought in that head of his. Whatever.

The Italian

I met The Italian at an office party to celebrate the end of Fashion week. It was toward the middle of the evening when I ran into this guy (almost literally since I was a little drunk) He was perched outside the entrance of my office looking oh so Euro-chic with just a hint of arrogance. Naturally I was attracted to him. So I started talking to him., about what I can’t remember. At the end of the night, I decided that I wanted this guy and I wanted him bad!! We ended up exchanging numbers and saliva by the end of the night. So we went on our first date a few days later to this little Italian spot in Chelsea. Food was good, the energy was hot and he was so sexy. We ate, drank, and I helped him with his English. This was before I started taking Italian lessons, but I learned a lot from him. Like how to say “disgusting” and “I wanna have sex with you”. At the end of the night he walked me to the Metro and he gave me his American number. I only had his Italian number at the time. And then he kissed me. I literally felt like I was in a scene from a movie as people walked by and the wind blew and how the evening light was just perfect! It was very romantic. Fast forward a few weeks (keep in mind he was only in American for 3 months to learn English) So after a while he started to get a little TOO comfortable with me. I felt like he was treating me as though I was his little woman. Like he owned me or something. He also became pretty offensive and disrespectful. On Thanksgiving we got into a HUGE fight on the metro platform on our way to my friends dinner party in Brooklyn and because I didn’t know some silly tidbit about American history, he had the Balls to call me ignorant. What a Jackass!!! We yelled and screamed so loud that people were gawking at us. At this point I thought he was going to leave and go back to his apt and not come with me to the party (which I was hoping he would do) but no, he didn’t. He actually got onto the train with me but we sat far away from each other and we went to the party anyway. While we were there we acted as though nothing had happened and I realized as I looked at him from across the room, that I didn’t even like this guy. Not even as a person. I didn’t know what I was doing hanging out with him in the first place. He made me sick! After the party, we left and went back to my apt. He wanted to be intimate but I wasn’t having it so when he thought I was asleep, he “snuck” out of my bed and left. When I heard the door close behind him, I thought, thank God! He made this so easy for me. And for all I know he is back in his little town in Italy still living with his mother and driving his shitty car.

Mr. Stunning Blue Eyes

I met Stunning Blue Eyes through CBD thank you very much. I decided to take a Friday off and I ended up meeting with him at a pub in midtown…Yea I know.Really NOT my scene even a little bit but I got myself up there nonetheless. Anyway, when I arrived he was standing outside waiting for me. He was short but really sweet and kinda cute. His eyes were STUNNING to say the least. Everyone knows that I’m a sucker for blue eyes. So we sat at the bar and ordered some wine. I had a Riesling and he has something red. We talked pretty fluidly and the conversation was nice and fairly appropriate for a first date. He told me he was divorced after 10 years of marriage, which resulted in two daughters. That strangely enough, didn’t freak me out. I guess I was thinking that if anything were to ever come between this guy and me that I wouldn’t have to have children since he already had some. I’m still not entirely convinced of giving birth yet…Gross! So after about an hour and a half and 4 glasses of wine between the two of us..I don’t get drunk in the afternoon anymore kids…We decided to leave. He needed to get out to Long Island where he lives and I needed to continue my fabulous day off. So we exchanged information and he suggested that we go out for dinner the following week, which I agreed to. After a little goodbye cheek kiss, I sashayed away and went back to familiar stomping ground downtown. More on him later…

The Russian

Ohh The Russian. How did I meet him? Honestly, I can’t remember for the life me how I met this dude. And also I was the only one who didn’t know we were dating. Sure we went out and he bought me drinks and dinner, and I made out with a few times, but I never considered this man someone I was dating. I was just having fun and he was cool and an amazing kisser. Sometimes a girl just needs a guy like that around when you’re feeling lonely or have that need to just make out with someone when your drunk. He was THAT guy for me. But also I genuinely enjoyed his company too. So after hanging out with him for a few months he began to behave a bit differently. A bit more like he was trying to be my boyfriend and I never looked at him as anything more than a friend. So he asked me one day what was up with us, and I was taken aback by this question not knowing what the hell to say to that! What do I do with that question? So I did what most girls would do in this particular situation…I played dumb. Not my proudest moment to say the least but all that did was infuriate him to the point where he felt it was necessary to give me an ultimatum. Holy Hell! Is this really happening right now? I asked myself. So after that he decided that if I wasn’t going to be his girlfriend, then he didn’t want anything more to do with me. I was upset because I liked him and didn’t want to loose my friend. I also didn’t think he was totally serious either so after he said this to me we walked our separate ways. So the next day, I phoned him and tried to act like nothing happened. He, to my surprise, wasn’t having it and he told me off! WOW he was REALLY serious! What did I do to this guy to make him so angry? Well I figured I would just give him his time and his space so he can get over it. I haven’t seen him since…It’s been a pretty long time.

The Boring Guy

I met this guy through CBD about a week ago. We were set up to meet at Aroma Espresso bar in Soho, which I was excited about since I always pass by and was curious to try it but never had time. We met up around 8:30 (I had been at a BBQ all day) and I was a few minutes late. He was waiting outside and was wearing a sloppy green and blue striped shirt and tan/beige slacks. He was about 5’8, thinning blonde hair (strange because he wasn’t THAT old). Anyway, we greeted and went inside. I had a soy cappuccino and we sat on the stools in front of the window. He told me he worked freelance in some sort of production. He didn’t do a very good job at describing what he did in production but whatever. All I know is that he worked downtown near the World Trade Center. In between uncomfortable silence, sips of coffee, and me almost dozing off I concluded that this was DEFINIELY not a match…amongst other things as well. So after about 45 painful minutes, it was over. I left and I think he may have stayed…maybe he double booked..LOL Anyway, the search continues.

The European Doctor

Ok so, I made a date with the European doctor and we decided to meet for Dinner at Gemma. As I was leaving my apt, he texted me to tell me he was running 15 minutes late. Great! I thought, I’m going to have to sit at the bar and wait for this dude like a freakin idiot. Whatever, so I walked over and took my time especially since I was wearing the Chanel ostrich pumps. I arrived and the place was packed. I was a little worried that we wouldn’t get a table since Gemma doesn’t take reservations. Anyway so I waited at the bar and when he showed up we checked in. He was handsome and was wearing jeans, and a blue collared shirt with his initials embroidered on the lower left side of his body. He was tall and had gorgeous blue eyes. We were actually seated pretty promptly. We had some amazing wine, and spoke Italian. He had sort of a sweet boyish charm about him and I loved the way he looked at me. We enjoyed some amazing food followed by an even more amazing dessert. I had steamed chocolate and he had the panna cotta. As the night lingered the restaurant started to clear out a bit and I was stuffed. He needed to get up at 6 am because well, he’s a surgeon and I was pretty tired as well. We exited and stood outside for a brief moment. I wasn’t sure what he was thinking but then he offered to walk me home. What a gentleman! So we walked and talked in both English and Italian at this point and I gave him a small tour of my neighborhood. About 15 minutes later we were at my doorstep and I was waiting to see if he was going to try to kiss me. He didn’t. He actually took both of my hands in his and told me how great of time he had and he was eager to see me again. This was kinda weird. I have dated many European men and usually they are very fast and want to spend the night with me after the first date. I was really refreshed by his approach and by not attempting to take advantage of me. We said our goodnights and he said he would call me in the morning because he wanted to have breakfast with me. I said sure, just give me a call and we will take it from there. More to come on this one

The Investment Banker

The second date of today was with The Investment Banker. This was totally random and un-planned. I was walking to the bank and was going to pick up some wine after for Laura’s Birthday party when The Investment banker called. We chatted for a bit before he suggested that we meet for coffee..go figure..LOL. He by the way gives good phone (i.e. nice voice and really entertaining to talk to) So We met up at 5:15 at the Bean. I sat outside on the bench waiting for him. I noticed this guy walk by a couple times as if he were lost or looking for someone. I had never met him before and didn’t know what he looked like (blind date from CL) and in my mind as I saw him pass by a couple times and then stand waiting by the lamp post, I was thinking “ Oh God please don’t let that be him” He wasn’t ugly, but I wasn’t totally attracted to him. Anyway, it did obviously turn out to be him. So we greet and go inside and order our coffee. We then proceed to take a walk around the neighborhood to chat and hang out a while. He tells me more about what he does, a little about his family, and his hobbies, etc. He turned out to be a pretty great guy and totally down to earth for someone who clearly makes millions of dollars a year. By the way, did I mention he collects luxury vehicle and real estate. While we were walking, we dipped into a local wine shop so I can pick up some wine and he refused to let me pay for it even though he wasn’t even going to the party with me. I was pretty impressed by this not to mention the fact that he opened his car door for me when offered me a ride home (I was only about 3 or 4 blocks away from home) He was very sweet and charming and we made plans to go out again next week before he flies out to Europe for work. More to come on this one…

The Bulgarian

Today I had two dates. The first was planned, and the second was really spontaneous. The first was with The Bulgarian. We actually have a bit of history and dated casually a couple years ago before we had a huge falling out over…wait for it…A Sweater! Retarded yes I know, but fast-forward to today. This man has been chasing me for about 3 years and today was the first time I hung out with him in months. For the past year he has texted me EVERY single day even though I NEVER responded even once. I must hand it to him he’s quite the persistent one. Anyway, so we had lunch at The Stanton Social and it was nice. Really good food and for the first time I looked at this man saw potential. I don’t know why I never saw it before I mean he’s gorgeous and passionate about me and is fairly successful from what I can gather. We ate and caught up and he told me that he wants to do something for me for my birthday, which was a nice gesture. After lunch he wanted to get coffee but I wasn’t really in the mood so he gave me a big hug and an innocent peck and we went on about our days separately after making plans for dinner next week. Stay tuned for more on The Bulgarian.

Dorky Finance Guy

So I left work and went home to change t-shirts and shoes to meet up for Tea with the Finance guy I met a couple weeks ago. Obviously I wasn’t going to get all gussied up for tea in the East Village. I got there first and passed the time by reading the New York Times. He showed up right on time wearing Cargo shorts…Holy Grossness! But he was also wearing a big smile, which was flattering. He asked if I wanted to order something as if there was something there besides Tea. So we both ordered the same thing since there was a plethora of options and being a Libra it’s difficult to make those types of decisions. The tea was good, the conversation wasn’t. It was pretty non-existent. And I felt like I was interviewing the poor guy because he was giving me nothing to work with and was completely void of personality. So after about 45 minutes of questions and awkward silence it was over. He had a dinner thing, and I just wanted to go home because I was exhausted. I think I may have been too much for him. Perhaps a shy, quirky girl would have been better suited for this man. Tomorrow I have 2 dates…Stay tuned.

Crazy Blind Date

A few months ago I discovered a website called Crazy blind Date.  Can't remember where I heard about it, but it sounded "safe" enough so I created a profile on there.  Basically you enter very generic information about yourself ( Name, age, height, body size, race, religion, education).  The way it works is they pair you off with someone based on your availability.  For example, If I wanted to go get a drink and was free sometime between 7 and 10 pm, they match you with someone who was also available during those hours on that particular day...got it?  So once a "match" has been made, they email or text you letting you know and you have 1 hour to decide.  Once you accept, there's no turning back.  They frown upon no-shows and cancellations.  So then they send you a list of pre-selected places to choose from based on the different neighborhoods of your own choosing.  Once you both agree to meet there your all set.  You have no idea what your date looks like,  if they're dorky, or psycho...No you just show up and wait and see what you got.  The website does however, let you communicate through their own texting system on your phone to exchange messages like " I'll wait at the bar and I'm wearing a ruffled purple shirt and ski boots".  True story...Tell you more about THAT one later on.  Anyway, its a cool and interesting way to meet new people and well hey you never know!