Friday, March 12, 2010

Selective Amnesia

Sometimes I just don't remember... like this guy I met on jdate in (umm) 2003, right before I settled in for my 3 year foray with Mr. Grumpy Pants, in another town I lived in halfway across the country.  Turns out he now lives in my new town...

I just sent this on OKCupid:

Dear J[his real name],

How did I know this[your real name]?  Well, you haven't changed your online name since 2003...  which, I think, is when we went out on one (failed?) dinner date in [our old town].  For the life of me, I remember a nice correspondence, but not why we didn't go out again...  I know I had just met someone that I was with for several years about then...  but anyway...

I found it funny to see your name on here again, that I recognized it, and (oddly enough) still have your name in one of my old address books!

Hope you are well, and that you are enjoying life back in [this new town].  I moved back here in 2004 from [our old town] for grad school . Big career change and all that jazz.

Maybe if you've forgotten, too, or thinking "who the hell is this woman???" we might try a drink again.  At least to toast [our old town], and leaving winter behind.
Of course, I have a date with the Latin Lover on Saturday. Dinner at his house. And then there are two other potential OKCupid dates:  the Man with Feelings (a play on his profile name); and the 26 Year Old. 

Oh, and did I mention I spent 45 minutes on the phone with the matchmaker, talking about buying her business?  Kind of a lark a friend and I are considering.

This should be entertaining... 

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