Tag: dating

Do lines like these work?

Below is one of my latest emails from a guy on Match. I don’t know whether to believe it or write him back and ask if lines like that actually work for him? Do other women really respond to things like this? I just don’t know anymore.

Hey sassy pants!!

So, I’m reading your profile & you sound like a super-normal, regular next door neighbor sort of woman.
However; your pictures capture an unmentioned quality about you…

Something in your eyes gives away the fact that you’re a bit spunky/sassy. There’s a more upbeat, playful, adventurous side that you didn’t describe, but it’s totally noticeable.
(Just sayin’)

I’m Derek by the way.

I have to laugh

Because if I don’t I think I’d cry.

Well, maybe not cry, but at least be a little depressed.

I’m pretty sure I got stood up tonight. 

On the plus side, in all my years of dating, both online and just meeting men in real life, this is the first time that’s happened to me. So I’d say my odds are pretty good.

The texter and I were supposed to meet at a Lincoln bar at 7 for a drink. (he lives in Omaha, about 45 minutes away.)

At 7 I texted and asked if he was there. When I hadn’t heard from him 20 minutes later I texted again and asked if he was still coming. He finally replied and said he was sorry, but he was pulled over.

I replied back and told him sorry and asked if he was in Lincoln. 

When I STILL hadn’t heard anything at 8pm! I texted again and asked if he was still coming. At 8:10 I was about to text that I was leaving and that he should consider losing my number. That’s when he replied that he wouldn’t make it, that the cop was towing his car because of his license plates.

Now, I’m no man expert but I’m pretty sure I got stood up tonight. Right?

I didn’t reply back to his last text and if he texts me again I have no intentions of ever replying. Sorry dude, but you’ve officially lost your chance.

So I hit Jimmy John’s on my way home and now I’m spending the night with a super hot guy-Ryan Gosling. I’m going to watch “Crazy Stupid Love” and have a good night.  

Sigh.

Have a good Friday night friends!

Life and Stuff

Exciting things are happening right now!

Here they are in no particular order…

  • I ran 5.35 miles tonight…same route with a little more tacked on from last night. That same hill? My fastest time was 7:15/mile down the hill! It was fun to run that fast!
  • I have a date tomorrow with the texter, and I’m meeting another guy on Saturday for a drink. It’s fine. I just have to keep their names straight.
  • I’m moving! My roomie’s boyfriend moved in with us in early March. It has been kind of awkward for me, so I’m moving in with one of my co-workers and her roomie. AND I don’t have to live in the basement! So excited about that! Plus I got a new (bigger) bed! 
  • It’s supposed to be 70 degrees here tomorrow and Saturday so I’m super excited to go for my long run on Saturday. 
  • I’m going to Denver next weekend for a 4 day weekend with my BFF. I leave Thursday night and don’t come home until late Monday. I got a super cheap flight on Southwest a few months ago. It’s only costing me $93.30! So freakin’ excited. I foresee a new Coach purse in my future! 🙂
  • Tomorrow is Friday!!!! So happy about that one!

Hope you all have a great night friends! 🙂

Notes from the Run

Today and yesterday were pretty perfect running weather; low 50’s, sunny, light breeze. So I hurried home from work and set out for some miles.

Tuesday I did 4. An out and back from my house down the busiest street. 
Fun fact about Melissa: I don’t really like to run on trails. Lincoln has miles and miles of gorgeous trails but I prefer to run in neighborhoods. I like to look at homes and architecture as I run. I also like knowing there is traffic and people so no one can try to steal me. (I know, I’m weird.)

Today, I mapped a new route and headed out for 5 miles. 5.25 later I was home. I made the discovery that I live in a very hilly part of town. On one part of the downhill run I was running a 7:45/mile! Sweet!

I haven’t been able to run consistently outside for awhile so its been great to do it. I want to run 10-12 miles for my long run on Saturday. Its supposed to be 70 degrees and pretty perfect.  

Oh yes, and to answer some replies to recent posts…

Melanie-I think I must attract bugs! I killed a weird looking one in the bathroom tonight and a spider in my living room as well! The valve problem must have something to do with it! 🙂

Ashley-I’ve never ‘met’ anyone else with bicuspid aortic valve! Glad we’re both doing well!

Josh-I DO have unlimited data! I have an old verizon plan from when they bought Alltel (anybody even heard of that company?) and I have unlimited data from that. I’ve never thought about using the home and work wifi. 

Also-I have a date Friday with the texter—he was a good guy in person so I’m giving him another chance. I will keep you all posted. 

Happy hump day friends! 🙂

Click-Clack

Ladies, want a surefire way to get noticed when you’re out and about? It’s easy!

Just wear your favorite pair of power pumps and a great outfit and run errands!

I finally got my lazy butt out of bed and ran 5 miles before work this morning so I had some time after work to run some errands. One of those included a Target run. As I was striding purposefully towards the food section my heels were click-clacking all the way as I walked. And wouldn’t you know it? Nearly every person I passed, man or woman, turned to look at me. I’m fairly sure I even caught a few admiring looks from a few guys! All in all, it was a good Target run! 🙂

In other news, today was my lunch with the General Manager and a few other co-workers. And when it was time for me to talk about myself and I told them my story of how I got into the News Biz and got to work at my TV Station and I told them a little bit about my personal life too. Everyone else in the room was older than me, so they had talked about their marriages and kids. My GM knows that I am single but dating. He asked me if I wanted to get married someday, and I told him yes, but I was still looking for the right one. The guy who said yesterday that I had 13 or 14 boyfriends made a comment that in the meantime, I was a dating machine! Roger, (The GM) laughed, and said that every time he sees me out in the evenings I am with a different guy, so he thought that was true! Everyone’s a critic.

That was embarrassing!

But seriously, I have only seen him out when I’ve been on dates 3 times and yes, each time I was with someone else. But still, no judgement, right? Oy.

Well friends, have a great night!

Vacation, The Dentist & Dating

I had an wonderful vacation last week. I shopped, relaxed, ran some, ate delicious food, slept in and spent time with my momma. It was nice and much needed.

Today, I’m back at it. Nose to the grindstone and all that. Mondays are always hard. Monday mornings even harder. And when you add in an 8am Dentist Appt? That can make your day suck.

However! No cavities! My Dentist is Hot and super nice so its not exactly a hardship to go see him. 🙂

In other news…there’s some good stuff in Dating Adventures with Melissa! It wouldn’t be my love life if there wasn’t something strange involved!

More after the break.

I had another 19 year old send me a message. He told me that he would be turning 20 in 6 months(!) and he would be moving to Lincoln for school then. He wanted me to “look past his age” because I seem “like an amazing woman.” And we apparently have a lot in common. Except that I was 12 when you were born. 12!!! Oy. Seriously? I ignored that one.

I met a guy for coffee before work last Tuesday (had to fit him into my very busy schedule somehow, no judgement!) and he has now become an obsessive texter. When I told him that I was going to be on vacation and going shopping last week he told me that he liked to shop and that I should send him some pictures of myself if I needed help deciding what to buy. Really dude? I’ve only known you for like a hot minute and you want me to send you pictures of myself? How about no?

Needless to say I did not send him pictures. He then texted me, wanting to know where his pictures where. I told him I loved everything that I bought and didn’t need any help deciding. He then told me that he wants to see me in my new clothes (I bought a bunch of spring and summer dresses) and that he wants to go running with me so he can see me in tight clothes! Awkward!! What do you say to that? He also said that I have to stay 3 steps in front of him so he has some motivation! Ugh.

I’m creeped out.

So there’s that. My older brother isn’t making it any easier on me; he and his wife have 3 little boys and he told me that I was “down by a field goal and it’s almost halftime.” Like I need any more pressure to find someone! Alternately, he also told me that I’ve dated half the city where we grew up! This is NOT true, but I’ve dated my fair share of men. You gotta kiss a lot of frogs, right?

Have a great day friends! 🙂

This is my life

Today I got an email from Christian mingle (I’m expanding my dating horizons, no judgment) and it said that I had missed an IM from someone. So I clicked the link to check him out.

The guy is 19 years old.

19 years old.

I turn 31 years old on the 16th. Sorry sir, but I think you’re a little too young for me. I mean, he can’t even drink! And I’m gonna need a big ol’ glass of wine to get through a date with a teenager!

Seriously? Oy.

Girls Weekend!

I’m in Omaha today, spending the day with one of my best friends. I don’t get to see her that often and so we are having a girls day. Going shopping, getting mani’s, and eating delicious food. I need this. However, because I was out late with another date last night with. (Bachelor #2! ) It was good! Update later! I didn’t get my long run in. There’s always tomorrow, right? I’m not even mad about it!

Happy Saturday friends!

Do you ever get that feeling?

That restless, something isn’t quite right feeling? I’ve got it right now. Nothing is really wrong, just feeling kind of eh.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer.

I think it’s because:

1. I went out last night (that was fun! But I’m tired and didn’t get up and run this morning, so no endorphin rush.)

2. The outside of my mid to upper left leg aches. I don’t think its my IT band, it periodically does that when the weather changes and boy did it change today!

3. Its snowing. We’re supposed to get several inches of snow. Sounds like it may only be 5 inches. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel is in Lincoln today. But we don’t appear to be getting the brunt of the bad weather. (side note: this storm is named “Q” and in Lincoln a lot of the major roads are Letter names, and so he is live on “Q” street! Good stuff.

This is what it looks like outside of the station today. Its still snowing, but lightly.

Today is my friend Keith’s birthday. We went out to karaoke last night because the weather was supposed to get bad today. You may remember my roomie is a Nebraska State Senator. She brought some of her State Senator, Lobbyist and Legislative Aid friends too. It was a good time.

I was talking to this guy who is a friend of my roomie’s and he told me that I had “amazing hair” and that I was very pretty. Made my day!

This is essentially what my haired looked like. Excuse the bathroom selfie.

I was talking with another friend of hers and he was quite the flirt. When he was leaving he kept hugging me and telling me how glad he was to meet me, that I was so much fun and awesome. Then his ride, a lobbyist I believe, came over and told him it was time to go. The ride said that they had room for two more. The guy I was talking to said, “me and another person, or room for me?” The lobbyist said, “room for the two of you!” I laughed and told them I had to go home. They told me I could come home with them! Oh my…

In other news, Over-Sexed-Scotty has not made contact again. I’m hoping that’s how THAT story will end! I will keep you all posted on my latest escapades. There is an update brewing… 🙂

Have a good day friends!