The First Lawyer I Dated...
The lawyer, on the other hand, was much more smarmy and stereotypical. On our first date we met up at the bagel shop where we originally met. He told me, as I got out of my car to get into his--withOUT him getting the door for me, to be careful not to put my car door into his car--it was a Porsche after all. Ummmm...yeah, about 15 years old, too! My brand new Chrysler probably was worth more at that point!
We went to this town about an hour outside of The Lou that is an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. There are antique stores next to Mardi Gras themed eateries next to a Lewis and Clark museum. Quaint and I thought an interesting first date. He suggested a specific restaurant, where I had eaten before. I suggested that since there were, like 50 other places to eat, we find one that neither of us had been to before. He was insistent. The romantic in me thought, "He must have something wonderful planned, like roses on our table, or a bottle of champagne waiting, and here I am about to ruin it!" We went to the place he was so adamantly suggesting. There was nothing planned. It was an uninspired lunch--which is why I wanted to try something new, and there was no WOW moment.
Still, maybe he was just nervous and that was why he was so weird. We all deal with stress in our own way, and he was always so charming in the line at Einstein's. There must be something more there.
We had a second date. We were going to meet at the movies and then drinks afterwards. I tend to be an earlybird, and wasn't surprised when I was waiting for him. I was surprised when it was 5 minutes to showtime and I was still waiting, and REALLY surprised when it was 20 minutes into the show and he finally pulled up.
He had a meeting that ran over and didn't think to call me, but that was fine, because he really didn't want to see this movie, anyway.
He was holding his little day planner (the time before Blackberries and PDAs). I asked to see it. Thumbed through it until I found my name and number and proceeded to scratch it out until is was utterly unrecognizable, calmly handed it back, and said, "I just saved us both a lot of trouble."
BTW, Peggels, you totally give lawyers a FANTABULOUS name! Nuttin' but love for ya, babe! :)
We went to this town about an hour outside of The Lou that is an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. There are antique stores next to Mardi Gras themed eateries next to a Lewis and Clark museum. Quaint and I thought an interesting first date. He suggested a specific restaurant, where I had eaten before. I suggested that since there were, like 50 other places to eat, we find one that neither of us had been to before. He was insistent. The romantic in me thought, "He must have something wonderful planned, like roses on our table, or a bottle of champagne waiting, and here I am about to ruin it!" We went to the place he was so adamantly suggesting. There was nothing planned. It was an uninspired lunch--which is why I wanted to try something new, and there was no WOW moment.
Still, maybe he was just nervous and that was why he was so weird. We all deal with stress in our own way, and he was always so charming in the line at Einstein's. There must be something more there.
We had a second date. We were going to meet at the movies and then drinks afterwards. I tend to be an earlybird, and wasn't surprised when I was waiting for him. I was surprised when it was 5 minutes to showtime and I was still waiting, and REALLY surprised when it was 20 minutes into the show and he finally pulled up.
He had a meeting that ran over and didn't think to call me, but that was fine, because he really didn't want to see this movie, anyway.
He was holding his little day planner (the time before Blackberries and PDAs). I asked to see it. Thumbed through it until I found my name and number and proceeded to scratch it out until is was utterly unrecognizable, calmly handed it back, and said, "I just saved us both a lot of trouble."
BTW, Peggels, you totally give lawyers a FANTABULOUS name! Nuttin' but love for ya, babe! :)
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Thank you missbethie!
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