Date of the Month- end of August Lunch Date

My birthday is August 13th.  This year it fell on a Monday.   The relationship I was in had ended about a week earlier.  So the wounds were still fresh.  But I'm not one to let a guy get my down so I trudged on.

I spent the weekend before my birthday with the most amazing group of friends.  I stayed down in Huntington Beach with one of them.  We slept in, relaxed on the beach, rode 16.6 miles on our cute little beach cruisers, and of course went out drinking.

Monday rolls along and now Im feeling particularly depressed about being older and single.  I decide that the best way to get over someone is to get under someone new.   I had an OKcupid.com profile that I had ignored while dating the other guy.  It was now time to log back in.  Luckily I remember my password.

OKcupid allows you to assign a star value to each person.  Anytime two people give each other a high star rating and email is sent letting you know someone choose you.  Lucky for me I received one of those emails alerting me.

I am going to fast forward and summarize a bit.  We emailed, talked on the phone,  made plans for a date, and the plans fell through.  Now we come up with plan B, a mid week lunch date.

I met August at this little mom and pop Thai/Chinese restaurant in Pasadena.  I was just a few minutes late.  Don't judge it was hard to find.  I texted saying I was there as I was walking up walked through the door and he stood up to greet me.  We hugged.  Thankfully it wasn't akward and guess what ladies, he looked just like the pictures.  I did notice that he was shorter than I had pictured maybe 5'5.

Our booth was close to the window and it was a bright sunny day.  He sat with his back to the window which left me facing the bright light.  It made eye contact some what challenging with the glare.  I do have great social skills so i did my best.  Hopefully I didnt get any wrinkles from squinting.

We ordered and the conversation was good.  Thank god, I hate awkward silences.  But does anyone actually like them.  Ya probably not.  He has been busy with work and is studying to take the LSAT's to apply for law school.

We ate.  Sharing is caring and I tried his orange chicken.  My next thought was that he is not a very experimental eater.    Was that to judgy?

Its getting closer to the end of his lunch hour.  The bill comes and I reach for my purse but he politely declines.  I always feel that I should at least offer to go dutch but am pleased when he offers to pay.

We get up to leave and this is where things get more awkward.   We walk outside and head toward the crosswalk.  My car was parked across the street.  While standing waiting for the little man to signal that we can walk I notice just how short he is.   He is only a few inches taller than me and were standing pretty close together.  This is the moment I catch him looking down my shirt.  He tried to play it off but I'm pretty sure.   He walks me to my car.  I give him a hug goodbye.  I though about a kiss on the cheek but decided against it.  It was the middle of the afternoon on a fairly busy Pasadena street and he has to go back to work.

My final thoughts on mid week lunch dates.  I am not a fan.  Lunch Dates are bright, loud, and in this case had specific time constrains.

August is a nice guy.  We still text and talk.  He pushed off the LSAT date to have more time to study.  I know he will do well and be happy with the score.