Due to some confusion we need to lay out the rules of this here first date experiment.
So here we go:
The intention of this is to go dates. It must be somewhat clear that it is a date and NOT a "hang out." I mean we don't want him to bring his sister's best friend's cousin and friends along by accident now do we? Jane is having a hard time with the word date as she doesn't want to seem too interested in someone right off (part of the reason for this whole operation)... thus it is okay to use lines like "Can I take you to lunch sometime?" rather than just "Can I take you on a date" to convey intention.
The date must last at least a half an hour.
If the date is paid for by the females then it cannot exceed $25 in cost. However, if the date is set up by others or the man asks (as preferred), then they can plan the activity and the price of the date is their decision.
No one is allowed to get engaged on their first dates (Disney's Frozen anyone?).
The date must remain G/PG. Also first date kisses? Nope.
... that's all my brain can comprehend at this time. Any suggestions? Or questions? I'll probably rewrite this all tomorrow.
p.s. I resolve the right to update the rules at any time.
p.p.s. in coming up with nicknames we thought of precipitation - rain, snow, mist, and hail (the latter resulted in a lot of jokes - "Oh Hail, you are just so cute." - Seriously though, our sense of humor is top notch. Who wouldn't want to date us?)
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
First Date 1 of 22 Christmas and HC
I don't know how I got tricked into being a part of this "project". I think most of the credit goes to H because of her reading habits. Then on to J and K for entertaining the idea further. I just happened to be the closest person they could pull in.
That aside, if this was a competition... so far I'm winning
Date 1 of 22
I went to an institute dance a few weeks ago out of lack for something to do. It was super awkward at first... there was about 20 people and I knew that 10 of those people were married couples. After about an hour it had picked up to be a lot more fun. Date number one was a friend of a friend, I think we danced one on one once.
Fast forward a week, the mutual friend told me that his friend wanted my number. I gave him a blank stare. He repeated the name and I continued to stare at him "I'm sorry, I honestly don't remember him. But sure, you can give him my number. That's fine."
The following week I got a phone call that ultimately ended in Voicemail (I think the last four dates I've been on have been asked through voicemail... usually it results in a long game of phone tag) In the voicemail I still couldn't understand the guy's first name (the last name could be heard loud and clear... from there Facebook was a dear friend in solving the rest)
For our date we went to the Latter Day Voices Christmas Choir Concert. The concert was sooo good! When we got there my date got asked to say the closing prayer. Poor guy was probably a nervous wreck the rest of the concert!
After the choir we had 30 minutes of time until I had to be to my next activity for the night (don't worry. it was just another date... with my sister... as we watched our cousin perform). In that amount of time we went to Starbucks for hot chocolate. I didn't know you could add all sorts of flavors to it! I got hazelnut and it was divine. We talked a bit and then left. There wasn't much time to get to know him well, but the date was short and sweet and I enjoyed it.
Success for date 1 of 22.
That aside, if this was a competition... so far I'm winning
Date 1 of 22
I went to an institute dance a few weeks ago out of lack for something to do. It was super awkward at first... there was about 20 people and I knew that 10 of those people were married couples. After about an hour it had picked up to be a lot more fun. Date number one was a friend of a friend, I think we danced one on one once.
Fast forward a week, the mutual friend told me that his friend wanted my number. I gave him a blank stare. He repeated the name and I continued to stare at him "I'm sorry, I honestly don't remember him. But sure, you can give him my number. That's fine."
The following week I got a phone call that ultimately ended in Voicemail (I think the last four dates I've been on have been asked through voicemail... usually it results in a long game of phone tag) In the voicemail I still couldn't understand the guy's first name (the last name could be heard loud and clear... from there Facebook was a dear friend in solving the rest)
For our date we went to the Latter Day Voices Christmas Choir Concert. The concert was sooo good! When we got there my date got asked to say the closing prayer. Poor guy was probably a nervous wreck the rest of the concert!
After the choir we had 30 minutes of time until I had to be to my next activity for the night (don't worry. it was just another date... with my sister... as we watched our cousin perform). In that amount of time we went to Starbucks for hot chocolate. I didn't know you could add all sorts of flavors to it! I got hazelnut and it was divine. We talked a bit and then left. There wasn't much time to get to know him well, but the date was short and sweet and I enjoyed it.
Success for date 1 of 22.
Monday, November 25, 2013
And then they dated...
From the moment I went to college my parents, brothers, sisters, mailmen, friends, grandparents, doctors, teachers, aunts, secret admirers, uncles, cousins, facebook stalkers, classmates, arch-enemies, random strangers--need I go on--have been wondering and anxiously waiting for the day when will I get married. Almost 10 years, and several tactful and tactless comments later, I am happy to announce that I am still single.
My favorite thing about being single are the comments from others. I absolutely love when people have the perfect solution to cure your singleness, as if it were a problem. "This is how I met my..." they say to you and then proceed to tell you some coincidental, unromantic, or cheesy story of how they met their significant other. Which is nice and thoughtful of them, but at the same time what are the chances of their story happening twice in the exact same way.
WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT. No two relationships will ever be the same. Just like snowflakes :) The best part about life is that you get to write and live your own story. And there is no single perfect way to meet a person or to lure them in ;)
The key to being happy is to be grateful with where you are and what you have. Being single, I have learned so many things and I am grateful for them. If I were married, I would probably think the exact same thing. So just try have fun with whatever stage in life you're in.
And in the spirit of fun, H has conjured a challenge to go on as many first dates in a year as our ages. Since I am 27, I will need to go on 27 FIRST dates. Between the 4 of us we will attempt to go on 100 first dates in 365 days--let the challenge begin.
My favorite thing about being single are the comments from others. I absolutely love when people have the perfect solution to cure your singleness, as if it were a problem. "This is how I met my..." they say to you and then proceed to tell you some coincidental, unromantic, or cheesy story of how they met their significant other. Which is nice and thoughtful of them, but at the same time what are the chances of their story happening twice in the exact same way.
WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT. No two relationships will ever be the same. Just like snowflakes :) The best part about life is that you get to write and live your own story. And there is no single perfect way to meet a person or to lure them in ;)
The key to being happy is to be grateful with where you are and what you have. Being single, I have learned so many things and I am grateful for them. If I were married, I would probably think the exact same thing. So just try have fun with whatever stage in life you're in.
And in the spirit of fun, H has conjured a challenge to go on as many first dates in a year as our ages. Since I am 27, I will need to go on 27 FIRST dates. Between the 4 of us we will attempt to go on 100 first dates in 365 days--let the challenge begin.
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