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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Clearly this guy is not what you're looking for but I have advice for you.  These kind of things are bound to happen and happen with some frequency.  You gotta get some tougher skin about it and take it as part of the game.[/quote]

OP back, your point is legitimate and will probably serve me well. I'm just smarting from what a rough first experience this was.  I have a DD who will be 2 soon, and as she's very young I haven't wanted to devote any energy (and frankly, haven't had the energy) to dating. However, I would like to raise her in a 2 parent household if I can, which means I need to get out there sometime. Her dad and I are good friends but not good partners.  This guy was at the bar where my company held their holiday party so it was a somewhat serendipitous meeting, and I figured, why not?

When I do begin dating in earnest, I fully expect some bad experiences. But if being gas-lit by text and essentially stood up (I got his text while sitting by myself at the bar, waiting) is "part of the game", frankly I don't know if it's worth it. DD and I have a good life. Why be stood up at my neighborhood bar when I can hang with my little girl?

But I know why. My mom married my step-dad when I was 17l. She and I are very close, and she would be quite lonely without him. I don't want my DD to ever worry about me that way when she's old enough to understand these things.

And yes, this is a lot of worrying over one bad experience. Onward and upward, as they say. Thanks for the support, all. [/quote]

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