The Creep

I met The Creep on the free internet dating site. The message conversation started with thoughts on Christianity, and he asked to meet. I re-scheduled because of two reasons: a date conflict with Dog Owner, and The Creep asked me to meet at a hotel lobby. The first meeting for internet dates are never real first dates. At most they are "meet and greet". But I still don't want to meet and greet a stranger at a hotel lobby... That creeped me out a little, so I chose Dog Owner over The Creep.

The Creep called a week later. Once I talked to him on the phone, my interest was piqued. He's well educated, have some original thoughts, and seem to share some common grounds with me. I agreed to meet him at a Chinese restaurant. He wanted to meet at 5:30pm. Again, unusual. Fine. Whatever.

I am a hugger, so I always hug people even if they are strangers. When I first met The Creep, he extended his hand for a handshake while I opened my arm for a hug. This happens a lot. I am sorry, I don't do handshakes with potential dates. Most people adapt quickly and switch to a hug. The Creep hugged me, and lifted me off the ground. What The FUCK? From that moment on, he seemed distracted, uncomfortable, and arrogant. He didn't ask me much personal questions, and when I asked him questions such as "where did you grow up", he gave very generic answers, never offering any personal answers. We talked about politics, racial stereotypes, gender stereotypes, etc. The entire time I get the feeling that he was just not interested at all, and he wanted me to know it. I really didn't care. Luckily the meeting was confined by the length of the meal, so when the food is finished, we parted ways.

I was kind of pissed off because I could have done yoga that night. Instead I wasted an hour on The Creep. Not time wasted in the sense that I didn't get a boyfriend out of him. I was intrigued but I wasn't all that interested because he's younger. I simply don't like younger men. Time wasted in the sense that I learned nothing, absolutely nothing, from this hour meeting. I lost an hour of my life, and gained nothing. That pisses me off.

What I learned: absolutely nothing. Fuck this.