If memory serves, there were many males and very few females at the dating event. As such, part of me wonders how many of the other guys have been asking her out and possibly overwhelming her (my total mental what if's). She may not know who she wants to date until she gets to know each guy better. So maybe that is the point of game night. Just the thoughts rattling in my brain based on no experience, ever.

Okay, you guys, you WISH you had a sister as awesome as mine.

My brother totally has one. (Two words: Taxidermied. Bullfrog.) (But it isn't 3G, so there's that.)

She may not know who she wants to date until she gets to know each guy better. So maybe that is the point of game night.

It's a Dude Buffet!

What? I said I was never good at the whole dating thing. I would totally believe that Dude Buffets are the new hipster thing to do.

But only organic, locally sourced dudes allowed.

Dang, that IS totally hipster.

I am trying to figure out the criteria for a person to be certified organic. I fear it means deodorant-free.

Yeah. I mean, it's logical and all but attraction doesn't develop over time for me. I guess I could try not making out with people I'm attracted to... but it doesn't seem likely at this point.

Surprisingly, I am smonster and meara on this, too. And I say surprisingly because I am a big I introvert. But, I actually like going out on dates. They can be a lot of fun. Occassionally, they can be not so much fun, too, if the guy is not so much fun, but then at least drinks and/or dinner!

One guy I went on dates with and it turned into something, about five years later. It was ten years before I realised they'd been dates. He had at least one relationship between us "dating" and us becoming naked.

I have no idea what to advise wrt dating, because I am totally incompetent that way and really glad to not be in the market.

But I would totally be down with a 3G taxidermied bullfrog.

The idea of being attracted to someone enough to want to make out with them without having had multiple conversations with them on multiple occasions is completely foreign to me.

This is probably the healthy way to do it but it's not my way. Of course, I sort of suck at relationships so maybe I should try that.

Occassionally, they can be not so much fun, too, if the guy is not so much fun, but then at least drinks and/or dinner!

And wacky stories for later!

This is probably the healthy way to do it but it's not my way. Of course, I sort of suck at relationships so maybe I should try that.

Ha. That's kind of how I feel.

In conclusion, different peoples is different. I wonder - how frequently do slow rollers and speed kissers end up together? I would think that would be tough to navigate without really good communication. But then, so are most things.

Speaking of, a cool thing happened tonight. Z came over for dinner and we had bought tickets to go see a French movie. I was feeling rushed and flustered, as I frequently do when my time management skills fail me (so, like, most days). He noted it and asked what was up, and I explained (including a garbled thing about some people finding lateness and such inconsiderate and us not knowing each other well yet), and he replied, "Well, I came here to spend time with you, not necessarily see the movie, and we've got plenty of time." And I was able to chill out, and we talked some more, and left about ten minutes later.

Of course, they had oversold the theater and we ended up not having seats and getting a refund (apparently you can sell out a theater on a Tuesday night with a French movie if it's rated NC-17), but that's not the point. We went back to my place (with the movie popcorn he'd bought) and watched Batman Begins curled up on my bed. And then argued about the relative merits of Avengers vs. Dark Knight Rises, like you do.

So, continued yay on that front. Of course, being the neurotic person I am, I'm already stressing over/contemplating/yearning for the "so, like, are we dating?" conversation. I'm not going to meet up with anyone else from OKC until I see where this goes, but I don't know how he feels about that kind of thing.

Is anyone *good* at dating? What would that even mean? IDK.