3 posts tagged “platonic”
Strictly platonic ads on Craigslist are a bunch of bunk. It's never strictly platonic. So, after a week of being in the dating dumps, I went on a date of sorts with J070608, a guy I found in the strictly platonic section of CL. It was a pleasant date. Again, no sparks. But then he said something...strange.
I'm not 35; I'm 37.
He lied about his age. He did this because when he posts his real age he tends to meet people that don't fit his lifestyle. Sooner or later we all lie about our ages, but this is strictly platonic here. I have friends in their 40s; who the fuck cares?
Still, I was not amused.
It maybe be two years, but 37 is not 35. 37 is closer to 40 and, in my opinion, a man who is almost 40, never been married...that means eternal bachelor.
This guy wants to be single.
I also did the math in my head. He'll be turning 38 this year. This guy is 10 years older than me. That's a generation gap and I'm just not up for dealing with it.
But, as I said, it's strictly platonic.
So, I told the Irishman that I only feel platonic towards him. I asked him about what he meant on his blog and he said he wasn't sure if I was expecting him to kiss me or not.
The only thing I feel bad about is that our entire conversation was over text messages. I tried to call him, but he wouldn't answer his phone. For some reason he just loves communicating through SMS.
And that's that. No dates lined up. I'm in a dating funk anyway.
I was so bored I broke my normal routine and posted an ad on CL for a movie buddy and listed it under "strictly platonic". Absolutely no hankypanky.
After posting the ad I fell asleep. Hours later I checked my email.
35 new messages! Shit. Now I have to sift through all of them.
The following emails were placed in my "reject" folder (I save the emails for reference):
- WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS. Poor grammar and spelling.
- If I didn't like the photo attached.
- If they were younger than me. I'm not a cougar...yet.
- If they were too old for me. I'm not a sugarbaby...yet.
- Misc. dealbreakers based on today's whims and fancies.
I finally settled on M020607 because he seemed the most non-threatening. He was a little late for our platonic movie date. A very mellow guy. I was just glad for the company.
