boy
So I met a boy. And it is going very well.
His name is Anton (which makes him sound either Black or European, which he is neither lol.) and it's actually a pretty funny story. We matched on tinder, and he immediately hits me with a "you look familiar, did you go to North Pointe?" North Pointe is the high school I went to. IMMEDIATELY sirens start going off in my head. This dude remembers me and I DO NOT remember him. (I've been seeing him regularly for a couple weeks now, still no memory of knowing him back then. OOPS!) We weren't in the same friend group, and he was a year below me, but we have some friends in common. He mentioned right off the bat my friend Lisa. I immediately texted her to see what she could tell me about him. She got very excited. She told me that he's a big nerd, but that he's chill and I should at least go on a date with him and see what happens.
So he asked me out, and the very next day we had our first date. We talked a bit beforehand, and it was striking to me how comfortable it was chatting with him. Even though I don't remember him from high school, he still felt very familiar to me. I talked to him briefly about my Disney College Program experience, and found out that he did the same program, two years before mine. On the date, right away we had SO MUCH to talk about. We're both atheists. We both have been single for a long time. We both really like weed, lol.
He bought me dinner that night, and then we hit up a speakeasy behind a pizza place. Originally he was sitting across from me, but it was loud and we couldn't hear each other, so he moved to sit next to me and put his head down so I could talk in his ear. It came off so smooth and confident and interested, that I was already kinda swooning. After that, we went to an ABBA dance party that was happening at one of my favorite venues. I was not wearing shoes or clothes fit for dancing, but we danced anyway. We were only there for a little bit, because we'd spent a bit of time in between locations wandering around the city, and I was getting tired. But when I danced with him it was so fun and so comfortable. I ended up kissing him on the dance floor. We just alternated between dancing and making out for a while, and I'm sure everyone else hated us.
Afterwards we took the light rail back to our cars and he kissed me good night and we parted ways.
Since then, we've been texting pretty much nonstop.
The week after that first date, on Wednesday, he took me out for sushi and we talked more. Again it felt so nice and comfortable and easy. Then that Friday night, he took me to Medieval times (which was corny and dorky and the food wasn't that great, but I had a great time with him lol.) Afterwards, we went back to his place.
It had been about a year and a half since I'd had sex so I was ready for it. And this was really. good sex. I'd only known him a week at that point, but somehow I was already so comfortable with him that I didn't feel awkward or self conscious about any of it. It was so great.
Since then, I've seen him again a couple times. He's invited me over and cooked for me, he took me to the arcade at castles and coasters and we had a blast (And then hooked up in an abandoned mall parking lot in his car like teenagers lmao.)
I've been having trouble with the AC in my car running hot, and he told me what product to buy for the coolant, and then he told me to come over and he'd refill it for me. When I came over the gauge told us that wasn't the issue, but I thought it was SO sweet and caring that he offered to do that for me without me asking for help.
Like seriously, this dude is totally boyfriend material. He respects me and my boundaries, he is so kind, and giving, and thoughtful. He makes good money and has his life together. And also he just really, really likes me.
It feels crazy because I have never felt this good about a man, ever.
It's still so early. I've known him for two weeks lol.
but I feel so so so good about him.
I've never been treated this well by anyone in a dating situation, ever.
He's emotionally intelligent and emotionally available and he makes me laugh and I like hiiiim.
We're going to the salt river this Sunday to go tubing and I'm so excited.
I don't know what's an appropriate timeline is to define a relationship, and I don't want to rush it. I want to savor this time and really know if we're compatible before rushing into a relationship, which I expressed to him, and he agreed with.
I just. I'm just so excited.
His name is Anton (which makes him sound either Black or European, which he is neither lol.) and it's actually a pretty funny story. We matched on tinder, and he immediately hits me with a "you look familiar, did you go to North Pointe?" North Pointe is the high school I went to. IMMEDIATELY sirens start going off in my head. This dude remembers me and I DO NOT remember him. (I've been seeing him regularly for a couple weeks now, still no memory of knowing him back then. OOPS!) We weren't in the same friend group, and he was a year below me, but we have some friends in common. He mentioned right off the bat my friend Lisa. I immediately texted her to see what she could tell me about him. She got very excited. She told me that he's a big nerd, but that he's chill and I should at least go on a date with him and see what happens.
So he asked me out, and the very next day we had our first date. We talked a bit beforehand, and it was striking to me how comfortable it was chatting with him. Even though I don't remember him from high school, he still felt very familiar to me. I talked to him briefly about my Disney College Program experience, and found out that he did the same program, two years before mine. On the date, right away we had SO MUCH to talk about. We're both atheists. We both have been single for a long time. We both really like weed, lol.
He bought me dinner that night, and then we hit up a speakeasy behind a pizza place. Originally he was sitting across from me, but it was loud and we couldn't hear each other, so he moved to sit next to me and put his head down so I could talk in his ear. It came off so smooth and confident and interested, that I was already kinda swooning. After that, we went to an ABBA dance party that was happening at one of my favorite venues. I was not wearing shoes or clothes fit for dancing, but we danced anyway. We were only there for a little bit, because we'd spent a bit of time in between locations wandering around the city, and I was getting tired. But when I danced with him it was so fun and so comfortable. I ended up kissing him on the dance floor. We just alternated between dancing and making out for a while, and I'm sure everyone else hated us.
Afterwards we took the light rail back to our cars and he kissed me good night and we parted ways.
Since then, we've been texting pretty much nonstop.
The week after that first date, on Wednesday, he took me out for sushi and we talked more. Again it felt so nice and comfortable and easy. Then that Friday night, he took me to Medieval times (which was corny and dorky and the food wasn't that great, but I had a great time with him lol.) Afterwards, we went back to his place.
It had been about a year and a half since I'd had sex so I was ready for it. And this was really. good sex. I'd only known him a week at that point, but somehow I was already so comfortable with him that I didn't feel awkward or self conscious about any of it. It was so great.
Since then, I've seen him again a couple times. He's invited me over and cooked for me, he took me to the arcade at castles and coasters and we had a blast (And then hooked up in an abandoned mall parking lot in his car like teenagers lmao.)
I've been having trouble with the AC in my car running hot, and he told me what product to buy for the coolant, and then he told me to come over and he'd refill it for me. When I came over the gauge told us that wasn't the issue, but I thought it was SO sweet and caring that he offered to do that for me without me asking for help.
Like seriously, this dude is totally boyfriend material. He respects me and my boundaries, he is so kind, and giving, and thoughtful. He makes good money and has his life together. And also he just really, really likes me.
It feels crazy because I have never felt this good about a man, ever.
It's still so early. I've known him for two weeks lol.
but I feel so so so good about him.
I've never been treated this well by anyone in a dating situation, ever.
He's emotionally intelligent and emotionally available and he makes me laugh and I like hiiiim.
We're going to the salt river this Sunday to go tubing and I'm so excited.
I don't know what's an appropriate timeline is to define a relationship, and I don't want to rush it. I want to savor this time and really know if we're compatible before rushing into a relationship, which I expressed to him, and he agreed with.
I just. I'm just so excited.