Nothing ventured, nothing gained?
So, after not hearing from the "internet boy" for several days, I broke down and sent a nice email querying future coffee meetings. After slightly more than 24 hours, I receive an interesting response. Concise, to the point, even blunt perhaps. Alas, he feels things are not meant to be in a relationship sort of way and left no mention of "just friends". (Which, after all, is rather nice not to hear, but still...)
That's it. Hopefully there are more single, professional, 25-35 ish guys in town.
Why am I so darn desperate lately? Kathy suggests (as I am writing this and talking with on her on the phone) that when most aspects of one's life are fulfilled or going well, you look to the ones that aren't. But then I said, do I really need a man to complete me? The giant, eternal question of single women anywhere. Need, probably not. Want, definitely.
What's a girl to do? All I can say, is that after watching bits of Bridget Jones' and a glass or two of wine and the relative closeness of a certain greeting-card holiday ... there are no good solutions, except for, perhaps chocolate.
Chocolate is a sure short term solulation and possibly a long term solution depending on your income and excercise program.
However, I understand the desire to be in meaningful relationship. There is something about knowing that you will always have someone close that you will continue to know well.
The flip side is that a bad relationship is like slow torture. You know well enough that "just anybody" will not do. That is the real problem. Once you look for everything that interests you, the field is severely narrowed.
There are more guys out there and you braved your first date, which is key. I think that optimism is about the best thing that anybody can offer prospective people. Hope is something that is incrediblly attractive. Don't lose hope. :)