For those of you who are nuts about sleepless in Seattle (guilty as charged guvna), you are already way ahead of me aren't you? I thought long and hard about this divulgance (is that a word?). It is not directly concerned with running, and it is not directly concerned with eating healthily; so where's the need? The problem is that it involves purposefully taking a giant step outside my comfort zone; and as we all know.....
outside comfort zone = vulnerable = risk = failure or success = heightened emotion = potential effect on diet = distraction = I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT!!
For those of you that are not paying attention, I am a single fella; have been for the best part of two years and to be quite honest I am very comfortable just the way things are. Far from being a bitter hermit, I enjoy life and have plenty to keep me out of mischief (not least of which is running my knackers off three times a week and telling you lovely people all about it). I do also have friends (honest I do!) so am not starved of company. Lately though I have been wondering about getting back into the dating game again. Great though the single life is, I've started to miss getting to know someone, going out with that someone, missing that someone, kissing that someone and sharing life with that someone - the someone in questions of course being the right someone and not an anyone someone (??!!). Whilst I don't out-and-out need a relationship - and can survive happily without it - that has got to be something worth having a crack at again hasn't it?
The trouble is, my last relationship being the best part of eight years duration, followed by a two-year romantic sabbatical (sabbatic romantical?) means.....yes......a decade of no-snuggles, no snoggles, no-'you put the phone down first's. How is it done now? Do we still have to appear at the front door with a corsage for the lady and nervously shaking the hand of the Dad while he grills me about my prospects and intentions? I confess that I didn't have much idea of how to do it ten years ago (it just kinda 'happened'), but now I am utterly clueless.
I remind myself again of Sleepless in Seattle where Tom Hanks asks advice on dating, to be told by his best mate.........
'Tiramisu....!'
'What is tiramisu??'
'You'll see!!'
'Some woman is going to want me to do it to her and I'm not gonna know what it is!!!!'
I know that people tend to be polarised when it comes to internet dating, but everything else is done online these days so why not this? Plus it presents an opportunity to start up a dialogue with someone and get to know them with the pressure of face-to-face contact postponed until you are a bit more confident of who you are talking to (and if you type something it can be vetted before sending!). So I'm going to give it a go. Not done it before, and no idea what to expect. I'd like to think it is easier than going out 'on the pull' - total rubbish at that - and I go in with an open mind.
Who knows, I might get to show someone my swatches!!
Will keep you posted.........
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