Once you stop looking....

That's when you meet someone really amazing....

So, as I have chronicled here, I'd been doing the online dating thing, but gave up on it after about a week. Too many weirdos and such, and I wasn't feeling it. I decided the best thing to do was get boys off my mind and focus on myself. When its meant for me to meet a guy, then we'd met.

So last night, I was on Consumating, as I usually am, and noticed a new member commenting in my latest thread. Looking at his profile, I saw he also was from Phoenix. We commented back and forth with each other in my thread, and I got an overwhelming feeling that I needed to send a note to this person. I talked myself out of it for awhile, after all, the guy has just joined the site that night, and I didn't want to seem like some crazy weirdo, or the Consu-welcome wagon. Plus, I told myself, I am taking a break from men.

But I broke down. I noted him. And much to my surprise, it turns out he's a pretty terrific guy! We noted each other back and forth for awhile, making casual small talk at first, and then asking getting to know you questions. From there we exchanged phone numbers and text messaged back and forth while he was at work, and ended up texting until 4am!

Not only is he intelligent, he's got a great sense of humor, he's compassionate (including not caring one bit that I am in a chair) and we're both looking for the same thing, relationship wise. We've got a ton in common. We just, sort of clicked.

Today we continued the texting, and even as I write this blog, he and I are noting each other back and forth on Consumating while he is at work. He said I am intriguing and he wants to definitely go out and we are actually discussing what we might like to do as a first date this week.

I guess its true, when you stop looking, that's when you find someone, or at least, find a potential date.