Comments on: Tales from the Trenches: The Handicapped-Hater http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/ Geek's Dream Girl Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:43:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dear Anon-O-Box: I Don’t Want A Second Date : Geek's Dream Girl http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-74460 Dear Anon-O-Box: I Don’t Want A Second Date : Geek's Dream Girl Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:33:38 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-74460 [...] as bail-out excuses in case a first date went poorly.  But you know what? While I did have some bad dates, none of them went so poorly that I had to bail out in the middle. I just sucked it up and tried my [...] [...] as bail-out excuses in case a first date went poorly.  But you know what? While I did have some bad dates, none of them went so poorly that I had to bail out in the middle. I just sucked it up and tried my [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-52019 Michelle Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:21:41 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-52019 Hmmm...late to the party by, oh, a YEAR, but is it ever too late to share dating stories? (This one isn't so much a date as it is what happened when a guy tried to ask me one.) So I got roped into doing a career day at a local high school, but I had the good fortune to get stuck with two Navy guys. They were both pretty cool (and cute!), and we had fun talking in between classes. One was single and only a couple of years older than me, so I asked him to come see me at a remote I was doing that evening (I worked for a radio station). He did, and I gave him my number. I asked him to call me, and I told him that I was moving in one week. I heard not one peep from him until the following WEDNESDAY, two days before I was leaving town, when I got a TEXT MESSAGE that said, "when am i going to see you?" I know that people get busy. I know that life gets in the way. But at that point I was sick and tired of guys saying that they would call and NEVER following up on it. I sent back the following text: "We're sorry. The person you are trying to reach has a 72 hour call policy. If after receiving her phone number you do not call within 72 hours, she assumes you are not interested and you are removed from the list. Thank you and have a nice day." .-= Michelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://aquavitacreative.com/blog/tgif-weeks-end-links" rel="nofollow">TGIF: Week’s End Links</a> =-. Hmmm…late to the party by, oh, a YEAR, but is it ever too late to share dating stories?

(This one isn’t so much a date as it is what happened when a guy tried to ask me one.)

So I got roped into doing a career day at a local high school, but I had the good fortune to get stuck with two Navy guys. They were both pretty cool (and cute!), and we had fun talking in between classes. One was single and only a couple of years older than me, so I asked him to come see me at a remote I was doing that evening (I worked for a radio station). He did, and I gave him my number. I asked him to call me, and I told him that I was moving in one week.

I heard not one peep from him until the following WEDNESDAY, two days before I was leaving town, when I got a TEXT MESSAGE that said, “when am i going to see you?”

I know that people get busy. I know that life gets in the way. But at that point I was sick and tired of guys saying that they would call and NEVER following up on it.

I sent back the following text: “We’re sorry. The person you are trying to reach has a 72 hour call policy. If after receiving her phone number you do not call within 72 hours, she assumes you are not interested and you are removed from the list. Thank you and have a nice day.”
Michelle´s last blog ..TGIF: Week’s End Links My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Adelle http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-6064 Adelle Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:40:21 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-6064 I hate it when a date talks about ex girlfriends. or ex wife. or ex ANYTHING. I'm not jealous, just...hello? is this because you're comparing me to someone you used to date? should you maybe get over all your exes before you start dating again? sheesh. I hate it when a date talks about ex girlfriends. or ex wife. or ex ANYTHING. I’m not jealous, just…hello? is this because you’re comparing me to someone you used to date? should you maybe get over all your exes before you start dating again? sheesh.

]]> By: Dinner and a Movie? Yawn. First Date Ideas That Are Different! http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-5699 Dinner and a Movie? Yawn. First Date Ideas That Are Different! Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:24:04 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-5699 [...] time commitment and gives you enough time to scope each other out and then bail with no guilt if it’s not going well. The other great reason? Even with the crazy prices at Starbucks, it’s still a cheap [...] [...] time commitment and gives you enough time to scope each other out and then bail with no guilt if it’s not going well. The other great reason? Even with the crazy prices at Starbucks, it’s still a cheap [...]

]]> By: Sharky http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2044 Sharky Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:21:47 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2044 Believe me, I've tried screening them =P Before I ever go on a date, I usually warn the girl about my Male : Female friend ratio. They seem okay with it at first...until they realize that I'm not kidding =/ Maybe I should draw them a graph or pie chart next time with yearly statistics... Believe me, I’ve tried screening them =P Before I ever go on a date, I usually warn the girl about my Male : Female friend ratio. They seem okay with it at first…until they realize that I’m not kidding =/ Maybe I should draw them a graph or pie chart next time with yearly statistics…

]]> By: e http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2042 e Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:00:13 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2042 @ Sharky - 90% of my friends are guys. I've learned that I can't date jealous guys, because otherwise, anytime I tell a story of hanging with friends, I have to justify that they're all guy FRIENDS and not anything else. :) @ Sharky – 90% of my friends are guys. I’ve learned that I can’t date jealous guys, because otherwise, anytime I tell a story of hanging with friends, I have to justify that they’re all guy FRIENDS and not anything else. :)

]]> By: Sharky http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2040 Sharky Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:35:53 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2040 Yeah, but I at least wanted to watch Daredevil first to make the trip worth it somehow. Silver Lining in everything and all that... Of course, to be fair, about 90% of my friends are girls, so when it comes to introducing whoever I'm on a date with to my friends if I happen to run across them, it tends to be a turnoff =/ I'd never compare a girl to an ex, though...won't even mention it on a date unless specifically grilled. Not asked, grilled. Dating should be about the people who are present at the table, not the baggage that you left at the airport. Yeah, but I at least wanted to watch Daredevil first to make the trip worth it somehow. Silver Lining in everything and all that…

Of course, to be fair, about 90% of my friends are girls, so when it comes to introducing whoever I’m on a date with to my friends if I happen to run across them, it tends to be a turnoff =/ I’d never compare a girl to an ex, though…won’t even mention it on a date unless specifically grilled. Not asked, grilled. Dating should be about the people who are present at the table, not the baggage that you left at the airport.

]]> By: e http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2033 e Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:56 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2033 @ Sharky - Seriously, I would have asked her that question a lot sooner!! ;-) @ Sharky – Seriously, I would have asked her that question a lot sooner!! ;-)

]]> By: Sharky http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2032 Sharky Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:42:22 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-2032 Wow 0_0 Just...wow. Worst date I ever managed to pull off was pretty much just her talking about how much more awesome her ex was throughout the whole thing. I was going to call it a night, but watching Daredevil was part of a plan (nice movie, by the way), so I waited until after that before I made an excuse to leave, which of course prompted her to say "my ex would never do that", to which I politely responded with "so why the heck are you not dating him?" I did not care enough to wait for an answer and made tracks... ...but I'm sure I'll end up dating someone a little left of the middle sooner or later... Wow 0_0 Just…wow.

Worst date I ever managed to pull off was pretty much just her talking about how much more awesome her ex was throughout the whole thing. I was going to call it a night, but watching Daredevil was part of a plan (nice movie, by the way), so I waited until after that before I made an excuse to leave, which of course prompted her to say “my ex would never do that”, to which I politely responded with “so why the heck are you not dating him?” I did not care enough to wait for an answer and made tracks…

…but I’m sure I’ll end up dating someone a little left of the middle sooner or later…

]]> By: niteshift http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-266 niteshift Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:57:23 +0000 http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/04/10/tales-from-the-trenches-the-handicapped-hater/#comment-266 Strangest date story is a toss up between the first date with my wife, or the last date I went on before I met her. The last pre-wife date was in Germany with a girl in my company. She had been in country for a few months, and I had a few weeks left before being sent back stateside. We went out to a move on post then ended up downtown at a wine fest. Walked around for a little while and went to a bar in the town's old castle. Grabbed a few drinks, sat down at a table, and noticed that the guys were dancing with the guys, and girls with girls. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it's not what we were expecting. First date with my (now) wife was a few months later when I was stationed in Maryland. We met online, talked for a little while, and decided to meet up one night. She gave me directions to a mall in a town between our two locations, we were supposed to meet at the movies. I get there early, found the mall, and started walking around to find the movies that ended up not existing. I walked around looking for this girl till the mall closed and I was kicked out by security right around the time I was supposed to meet up with her. I decided to drive around the mall a few times hoping to see someone that matched her description, but didn't have any luck so I decied to head home. Right about that time someone in a little car started to tailgate me around the place. Well I'd had it, drove across the state of Maryland just to be stood up, kicked out of the mall because it closed, and now some knucklehead was tailgating me? I stopped my truck, jumped out ready to tear into someone, and met my future wife. She didn't know about the movies, and had just happened to see my truck and followed me (Tennessee tags kinda stick out in Maryland) figuring it had to be me, beacuse just how many guys in trucks from Tennessee would be at this mall? We ended up sitting in a taco bell parking lot eating tacos for our first date, that was ten years ago and we have been married for seven of them. With dating stories it's no wonder that I setteled down huh? Strangest date story is a toss up between the first date with my wife, or the last date I went on before I met her.

The last pre-wife date was in Germany with a girl in my company. She had been in country for a few months, and I had a few weeks left before being sent back stateside. We went out to a move on post then ended up downtown at a wine fest. Walked around for a little while and went to a bar in the town’s old castle. Grabbed a few drinks, sat down at a table, and noticed that the guys were dancing with the guys, and girls with girls. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it’s not what we were expecting.

First date with my (now) wife was a few months later when I was stationed in Maryland. We met online, talked for a little while, and decided to meet up one night. She gave me directions to a mall in a town between our two locations, we were supposed to meet at the movies. I get there early, found the mall, and started walking around to find the movies that ended up not existing. I walked around looking for this girl till the mall closed and I was kicked out by security right around the time I was supposed to meet up with her. I decided to drive around the mall a few times hoping to see someone that matched her description, but didn’t have any luck so I decied to head home. Right about that time someone in a little car started to tailgate me around the place. Well I’d had it, drove across the state of Maryland just to be stood up, kicked out of the mall because it closed, and now some knucklehead was tailgating me? I stopped my truck, jumped out ready to tear into someone, and met my future wife. She didn’t know about the movies, and had just happened to see my truck and followed me (Tennessee tags kinda stick out in Maryland) figuring it had to be me, beacuse just how many guys in trucks from Tennessee would be at this mall?

We ended up sitting in a taco bell parking lot eating tacos for our first date, that was ten years ago and we have been married for seven of them.

With dating stories it’s no wonder that I setteled down huh?

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