Date 3 of 29.
NAME: Uncertainty
AGE: 31
OCCUPATION: Something of an artist who does it all
TYPE: Ginger Bear in Training
NATIONALITY: British
NATIONALITY: British
DATE RATING: 2 Stars
What happened on this date is one of my BIGGEST pet hates (pet peeves for those fellow yanks). If you post a picture, please have the decency to pick one that RESEMBLES you. I knew I should be leery of guys who only share pics that they took themselves... on their macbook... posing in their room. They always look better in the pic than they do in real life.
This guy shows up. He is by NO means bad looking. But still looks nothing like the pictures he had chosen to share with me. And there were about 10 face pictures sent. There was the automatic uncertainy of ... are we gonna hug or just shake hands? So we met in the middle and did the awkward handshake with the other hand hugging like a bro. Then we headed towards his chosen destination. It was this really cosy and quirky bar near Waterloo, very non-descript from the outside not saying anything but ‘BAR’ on the marquee. It was choc full of a weird mix of middle-aged casuals, young indie kids and we were somewhere in the middle.
Being 31, I expected him to be a bit more... adult. That being said, he had his life together. He was completely uncertain as to what exactly that he does for a living. He has done many things in many artistic avenues and they were all very interesting and lovely. While we had very good conversations about English fashion vs. American Fashion (English won), he also expressed his love of films and his hate of Zooey Deschanel. This is where his chances of a 2nd date ended. While I can understand why he says that she tries too hard to be ‘quirky’ and ‘indie’, I just think she is so witty and wonderful. He did not agree. Then he described how his favourite part of the film ‘Shame’ was Carey Mulligan singing. Now, let’s be serious. Carey Mulligan should have never been allowed to sing a single note in any sort of public outlet, let alone supposedly getting paid big bucks to sing in an exclusive jazz venue in Manhattan. That was the most uncomfortable and cringeworthy part of the film, yet it was his favourite. Thus, I lost all respect for his taste in films.
The whole date went pretty smoothly when I moved beyond his horrible taste in films. There was an awkward 2 minutes where we had nothing to say and just looked around the room. Silence was broken by me commenting on the cool huge clock on the wall of the downstairs bar. Yep, Enthralling. His attitude was completely uncertain on anything and everything, yet he had some strong opinions on certain things. Throughout the conversation he seemed almost apologetic for everything he was saying (though I’m discovering this is a common trait in British people).
While there was no major dislike of him, he just wasn’t very exciting. And for a 31 year old, too uncertain on life.
Possibility of a 2nd date: Nada.
Until we rendezvous again,
You're right; Zooey Deschanel is lovely, and anyone hating on her would kill the possibility of a 2nd date with me too.
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