Friday, February 29, 2008

The first meet-up

He had a great picture, that was the first red flag. No, he wasn't 5'10" either, maybe 5'8" on a good day, maybe he was slouching. Nice man, smart too, kinda' funny. We met at a local place, nothing fancy- the drinks were decent. The conversation was good- we went to the same schools- he was ...NORMAL! Shock! Awe! There might be something to this e-dating thing after all...why did I wait so long to try it?

But, no sparks flew. Onto the next, but not bad for the first time. 1 down, 99 to go. I have a drink date and a singles party scheduled for tomorrow... to be continued...

The dating websites

Seems like a logical place to start given the goal- which by the way was set via casual conversation one day with my very young and very committed intern at the office. Heeding his advice, I registered for one of them last week in anticipation of the daunting goal I've set for myself in the next 100 days...

100 Days, 100 Dates...

So I've been thinking, big city like SF and you can't meet a decent guy to save your life! Maybe I've been hanging out at the wrong places? You mean you aren't going to find your soulmate at Ruby Skye? AT & T Park? Church? What gives?



I'm not the only one experiencing difficulties in the dating realm. Seems its a complicated world out there, being a meztiza with a little culture, education and gasp!...standards! I find my successful Latina sisters are having similar issues- meeting men not intimidated by the triple whammy- intellect, looks and gasp- independence!



Therefore, I invite my meztiza/Latina sisters (and brothers) to share their dating woes, make me laugh, make me cry- anything to get through the next 100 days of my life in which I will go on 100 dates to prove...well...to prove...what exactly? To prove that there are men out there who are worthy of bright, beautiful and successful women out there to engage in deep meaningful conversation, activities, and dare I say it? A long lasting, passionate, deep relationship.