Infatuation

I don’t know how it happened. But somehow, I am deep in the throes of puppy love. I mean, total infatuation!!

It’s been a busy two weeks. The guy I was calling Henry in the last post (aka: Mr. Familiar Face) turned out to be a total loser/jackass. The Monday after my night with him, I got a text message from him saying that he had a great time with me, but didn’t think there was a “relationship connection, but I saw a lot else I liked! Thoughts?” Yeah, here’s a thought, how about I punch you in the face! But whatever, he’s my Twitter follower now. Yay to increasing those numbers! That experience, paired with having a really crappy job interview for a possible social media fashion gig really put me in bad spirits that week.

Then that Friday, I had gotten an email from Paul, aka: Mr. Mexican Cookies. He invited me to go to a Oktoberfest party. So I said yes, and we spent that whole Saturday together…drinking mostly. It was fun, and he is a good guy. Towards the end of the night, he invited me to a barbecue in Brooklyn, we went and I met some of his good friends and afterward, we somehow ended up at my place and he slept over. But I didn’t feel much of a spark and I think we’re better off as friends.

The next morning, I woke up with a terrible hangover, Paul sleeping next to me and very little memory of how we got there (we were both fully dressed), when I realized that I had to feel better quickly and get rid of Paul sooner than later because I had a date that night with a new guy that I had been conversing with. I told Paul that I was having an early dinner with my friends and that I had to get ready, and after he left, I put every hangover cure that I had ever tried to use. Though I had zero interest in meeting a guy for drinks at that point, and contemplated canceling, I decided to suck it up and went to meet “Jesse” at a bar in Williamsburg.

I got there a little early, and unfortunately, the bar he had chosen was closed. So I texted him that I would be waiting outside. He arrived soon after, and apologized for the mix-up. We found another bar (we were in Williamsburg, Brooklyn … you can’t turn a corner without hitting a bar!) and chatted over two pints of beer. He was cute, very tall, smart and is successfully pursuing his dream career, which was nice to hear. We had a great time talking, and before the date was over, he asked me if I would be interested in seeing him again, so I agreed to a second date. He had sparkly eyes, and I love that.

Second date we met at a bar near my office, after work, and we spent six and a half hours there talking and drinking beer. We realized that we had a LOT in common, and he shared some stories with me that he said he had never told anyone before. Nothing bad, but it was kind of sweet that he felt comfortable around me. When we realized what time it was (nearing 1am on a school night!) we decided it was time to go home but not before he asked me if I had weekend plans. I did not, so we agreed to see each other on Saturday, and he walked me to a cab and kissed me goodnight. And it was nice…

We spent the next two days emailing each other back and forth about different things and I liked the communication. On Saturday, he took me to see an opera. It was terrible and about of a quarter of the way through, he apologized for bringing me to this bizarre production and suggested we leave, but I was curious as to how the thing would end, so we soldiered through it, and actually laughed about how BAD it was together. We went for drinks afterward, and again, spent about five hours talking. Finally he took my face in his hands and kissed me. And it was lovely. Really, really lovely. So we did that for a little while. Then we wandered around the neighborhood, and naughtily climbed the fire escape of this public building, and made out a little overlooking downtown Brooklyn.

We’ve since had another date, a low key one, just hanging out sharing pizza and beer at his place, and have plans for another date this weekend… We kind of can’t get enough of each other… I don’t know how this will turn out, but I like it so far!