Anonymous wrote:he was married 16 yrs, two kids. And he showed his bald head on date 1

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Anonymous wrote:43 yr old woman here. I'm going to make my husband a special dinner tonight. OP-- thank you for the glimpse into what it's like out there to date. I think I would be the worst date. I eat dinner at 5--some days at 4:30. By 9, I'm in bed. The idea of getting together for drinks with someone at 9-- they might as well be suggesting 3:30 in the morning.

And no, I won't serve DH dinner tonight at 4:30. Since its 8:30 now, I'll plan on a late breakfast, a late lunch, and then I can do a late dinner at 6:30. In case you're wondering, the kids are 4 and 7 and the 3 of us eat at 5. DH and I sit and talk when he eats dinner after the kids are in bed.

Thanks for sharing the fascinating details of your life.

Anonymous wrote:I wasn't annoyed, I was planning to pay. I was more surprised that he let me. And remember he had an extra drink so we ate and drank up the same amount. In fact, he had a shot prior to dinner so I think his portion was actually more! And I forgot to mention that he commented on how he couldn't believe I ate all that I did! If I were insecure that really would have bothered me but instead I view it as a red flag.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So we met and I was famished. My plan was to eat and pay for myself so I opened the menu. He stated that he usually doesn't eat past 7 pm because he gets bad dreams..!?? He didn't appear to be joking. I ordered an entree and he had soup. We split chips and guac, I had one glass of wine, he too. Convo was okay, he's cute but I wasn't impressed that he kept his hat on the whole meai.. But that's certainly not a deal breaker. Well, the check came and I was talking so he picked it up and opened it. Since my plan all along was to pay for my own dinner I reached for my purse. He immediately stated, "Let's split it. I don't mind doing that, it's fine" (as if he was doing me a favor or something). Bill came to $52, we each put in $30. I mentioned how our server was excellent and maybe we should tip a bit more and he said, "well how do you want to do that?" I said maybe he could take the cash and put it on his card which he did. I was really only thinking a few more dollars but maybe that wasn't necessary. I was parked in a lot so he walked me to the garage (not the car) hugged me and left.

Clearly he's not interested but I wasn't impressed that he left with my $30 in his wallet. It just doesn't seem like a man who wants to impress me and put his best foot forward.

Would I go out with him again if he asked? Possibly but I wouldn't expect to pay.

43 yr old woman here. I'm going to make my husband a special dinner tonight. OP-- thank you for the glimpse into what it's like out there to date. I think I would be the worst date. I eat dinner at 5--some days at 4:30. By 9, I'm in bed. The idea of getting together for drinks with someone at 9-- they might as well be suggesting 3:30 in the morning.

And no, I won't serve DH dinner tonight at 4:30. Since its 8:30 now, I'll plan on a late breakfast, a late lunch, and then I can do a late dinner at 6:30. In case you're wondering, the kids are 4 and 7 and the 3 of us eat at 5. DH and I sit and talk when he eats dinner after the kids are in bed.[code]

Cool story, bro.