Dating

I have recently gone on a date, I think. I went out for a beverage with someone who seemed nice, smart, funny and I felt no connection. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this person. In fact they are everything that someone should be looking for. I would be lucky to have someone like that be even remotely interested in me. But for whatever reason I don't think we hit it off. Strange.

Also what is a date? Do we have to state at the top that it is a date? Should one person make some sort of declaration and then sign something? Is there a time of day that indicates date? I went to lunch with a friend in January and after she kissed me goodnight I realized that I had just been on a date. I thought she just wanted to grab some lunch. Me not knowing that I was on a date may have been why it was successful. How am supposed to know?

I have dinner plans for tomorrow night. I don't know if it's dinner with a friend or a date. No clue. I asked her if she wanted to do something. She said yes. Then I asked if it should be a meal or a movie. She said meal. We are meeting at 8 P.M. and I have no idea if it's a date or not. What the hell?

I met a friend for lunch today. He is a he and just had a child. This was very assuredly not a date. He asked if I wanted to hold his child, could not do it. I felt bad but if I had dropped the baby I would have felt worse. I brought them champagne and got the kid a stuffed monkey. I think my friend was more excited about the monkey.