An Overview of My Dating Triumphs and Disasters
At the cost of sounding clichéd, I will say that I am a hopeless romantic. No matter how depressing my social or love life is, I look forward to dating. I hope to find my dream man, just around the corner, one fine day. I think he will be all that I imagined, ever since I could conceive of such things. He will be intense, intelligent, well-read, humorous, and kind. He need not be conventionally handsome but he should appeal to me. And most importantly, he should be passionately drawn to me.
The most promising guy, I have met till date, turned out to be too cynical and promiscuous. He was smart and articulate, not bad to look at. I was attracted to his height for he was really tall. And he had an attitude. He could make heads turn just by his swagger and astringent but witty remarks. I confess I was a little proud to be seen with him. But after a while, I realized that he was way too worldly for me. He didn’t have any illusions of falling in love even though he did seem to like me. I wanted a real relationship, not a brief fling.
The worst dating experiences I had were with men who were uninteresting, even dumb. There were some smart alecks who fancied themselves irresistible and I could not stand them for long. There were guys who could not speak one whole sentence properly and though I would have liked to leave after only a few minutes, I was too polite for my own good. Then there were those who looked good only from afar.
There have been some nice ones too. I have met gentlemanly and courteous guys, who insisted on paying for everything. There was a great guy, I met online. He was handsome and intelligent and romantic (had a great job in equity release schemes, and yes that is important). But sadly, we lived too far apart and could not make the relationship last.
However, I still feel that there are many great men out there. I just need to be patient and selective. I don’t want to rush into a hasty date with an insipid or brash stranger. I will wait and watch and bide my time, till my soulmate comes along.
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