Funny, I have almost always enjoyed first dates. I think because I'm an eternal optimist and there's always the excitement of the possibility of something good. That's not to say I haven't had bad first dates. In the days of Match.com I used to make the first date brief (usually just a drink somewhere, because you never knew....) but I was talking to a guy once (our first phone call) and he suggested we have brunch that day. It must have been a Saturday morning. Against my better judgement I said yes. We went to the Ramp. When he showed up to pick me up in a cute little convertible I knew we were off to a good start. We had such a great time that we ended up spending the entire weekend together. We ended up dating for a few months till he suddenly dumped me but that's another story. :)
And then there was my first date with Creg. He ended up picking a restaurant that was notoriously hard to get into, but we got seated right away. It was the start of our good luck together.
Ah, those crazy, unexplained sudden changes that were also part of dating! Sounds like an amazing first date, though.
Maybe extroverts enjoy dating more than introverts. I have an optimistic streak too and generally expect that something good might happen (except when it comes to things like DMF parties!), but I didn't enjoy the whole process.
Hi Rosana, I don't think I ever heard that story of how you met Rafael. I had a first date when I first moved to San Francisco, it ended the moment she found out I had taken the bus to her house! Thanks for sharing.
She had a problem with you taking the bus? Sheesh!!
During the couple weeks that Rafael and I were emailing and he demonstrated his excellent command of the language, and of course semicolons, he researched things going on in SF and came up with this three-band lineup at Cafe du Nord. Next time, we went to see a great improv show at Fort Mason and then had drinks at Baobab on Valencia. That date was definitely better, though the first one was fine.
Yes she did. I'm so grateful that it came out right away, no wasted time there. Our first date was at a restaurant in Noe Valley, I think. It wasn't memorable then but it has been ever since.
Funny, I have almost always enjoyed first dates. I think because I'm an eternal optimist and there's always the excitement of the possibility of something good. That's not to say I haven't had bad first dates. In the days of Match.com I used to make the first date brief (usually just a drink somewhere, because you never knew....) but I was talking to a guy once (our first phone call) and he suggested we have brunch that day. It must have been a Saturday morning. Against my better judgement I said yes. We went to the Ramp. When he showed up to pick me up in a cute little convertible I knew we were off to a good start. We had such a great time that we ended up spending the entire weekend together. We ended up dating for a few months till he suddenly dumped me but that's another story. :)
And then there was my first date with Creg. He ended up picking a restaurant that was notoriously hard to get into, but we got seated right away. It was the start of our good luck together.
Ah, those crazy, unexplained sudden changes that were also part of dating! Sounds like an amazing first date, though.
Maybe extroverts enjoy dating more than introverts. I have an optimistic streak too and generally expect that something good might happen (except when it comes to things like DMF parties!), but I didn't enjoy the whole process.
Here's to continued good luck!
Hi Rosana, I don't think I ever heard that story of how you met Rafael. I had a first date when I first moved to San Francisco, it ended the moment she found out I had taken the bus to her house! Thanks for sharing.
She had a problem with you taking the bus? Sheesh!!
During the couple weeks that Rafael and I were emailing and he demonstrated his excellent command of the language, and of course semicolons, he researched things going on in SF and came up with this three-band lineup at Cafe du Nord. Next time, we went to see a great improv show at Fort Mason and then had drinks at Baobab on Valencia. That date was definitely better, though the first one was fine.
Did you guys have a good first date?
Yes she did. I'm so grateful that it came out right away, no wasted time there. Our first date was at a restaurant in Noe Valley, I think. It wasn't memorable then but it has been ever since.