The One with the First Date with a Dad...

So, I've had to back off on the serial dating due to my demanding graduate courses, but I'm definitely still out there and have a pretty good story to share with you guys today.  Overall, the date fell squarely in the middle of the spectrum--not great, not terrible.  The date itself lasted 2 hours and by then I was definitely done and ready to go.  Not to mention, we ended having some pretty thought-provoking conversations so my brain was tired as well (not altogether a bad thing).  This date was the first guy from the experiment who also had a child.  Normally, I don't accept dates from men with children, but as per the experiment, I had to oblige.  He didn't talk about his son at all on the date and we did find several things to talk about, but once again, there was a lack of witty banter and he actually almost seemed to take offense when I would try to make a joke or even just state the truth.  For example, when he first got there he had asked if we were doing drinks or dinner or what and I replied that I had already eaten.  He backed up, throwing up his hands and said "Oh, well alright then."  (Um, okay...)  Besides the fact that in all my messages to these potential dates I suggest drinks, and the date is always set up that way--it should have already been understood.

Anyway, we found a table and he went to get us drinks and while we were able to keep conversation going and had things to talk about, I'm not sure how well we match up.  We have both travelled (although he has travelled far more places than I have) and shared stories from our respective journeys.  He had mentioned that he loves stories, but in all honesty he's not that great at telling them and seemed to have a hard time coming up with them even though he's had more experiences.  He was also about 8 years older than me--which I didn't think would be a problem.  However, I definitely feel that while we may intellectually match up on some levels, I think we are just in completely different places in our lives.  I had to bring an end to the date and he left the ball in my court in terms of a second, but I'm honestly still undecided on what I want to do.  While the deeper conversation was great, he also wasn't willing to come to any conclusion with the issue at hand.  And I'm not one to sit around beating a dead horse from every angle...at least not in one sitting.  Anyway, after the date I met up with some friends for some post-date drinks and discussion and had probably one of the best nights out I've had in a long time :)  As for a second date...I guess we'll see what happens.