Mr. Manners: First Date Recap

I went out with Mr. M Friday night.  Following is a recap of the events that took place over approximately 4 hours, but mostly we just drank and chatted.

I saw Mr. Manners first, as he arrived at our agreed upon destination prior to me.  I was not attracted to him based on first impression.  We went to a different location immediately because my first choice was over crowded with the 50+ crowd, much to my surprise.  The second choice establishment was rather empty so we sidled up to the bar and tucked into a couple'a drinks.

Mr. Manners is funny and smart.  He was genuinely a joy to hang out with.  I drank too much (doesn't take much) and wound up blathering on like the moron that I am.  After realizing I needed to take it easy, I alternated between beer and water and tried to not to say idiotic things (probably unsuccesful).

So, by the end of the night I found Mr. Manners approximately 45% more attractive based on a combination of his sense of humor and alcohol.  Don't ask me for the breakdown because I can't break that down.  However, at the end of our date he gave me a really weird, brief, tight-lipped kiss.  That reduced the attraction by 2-3%.  But, as he was polite and funny, I would enjoy going out with him again.  He said he wants to, but that don't mean squat - all the boys say that.

Now, this Sunday afternoon, I am going on a second date with the Canadian physicist.  I don't particularly want to but he was so shy and dorky that I couldn't say no when he asked me out again. We're just going to the movies so I think I'll survive.

I've also continued to text back and forth regularly with Schmidt. Chances are incredibly slim that we will ever actually date.  But, he has been apologetic about his continued unavailability; he even apologized for "being a douche" and insists he has been a mess lately.  He seems sincere in his desire to get together, but who knows.  We will just have to wait.