It was a Wednesday evening over a year ago, and I was in my favorite seat in the coffee shop. I was there because my boyfriend had asked me to go on a date with him.
The date was going great, and I was excited, but I sensed that there was still some work to do.
He asked me where I was headed and I told him I didn’t know. He said, “Let’s go to Mimi’s.”
Mimi’s was a favorite restaurant of his when we had been dating for a while. I hadn’t been there in years, but he always remembered the good times there.
As we started to go, he turned to me and said, “I love you, and you know, love you.”
I said, “What do you mean? I don’t know what you are talking about.”
He said, “I love that you are the only person I have ever loved that I didn’t expect to return my feelings.”
I was speechless.
He went on to say, “I love that you don’t take yourself too seriously. You know you are a romantic, and you just have a real good time doing things. And I love that you can be yourself and still have a good time.”
I was speechless even more. I had never thought of taking myself too seriously.
He said, “I love that you don’t have to answer to anyone. You can do anything you want to, as long as you want to.”
I loved that about him. I had never considered that.
Dating a guy who took himself so seriously was refreshing. It was like going on a camping trip without the crowds, the noise, the danger, and the clothes off the ground.
I was like a kid back in the day, peering over my friend’s shoulders wondering what kind of adventures I would have next.
I was so happy to be on a camping trip without the crowds, the danger, and the clothes off the ground.
I was traveling alone, at a place I liked, without having to answer to anyone’s feelings.
Dating a guy who took himself so seriously was so refreshing. It was like going on a camping trip without the crowds, the danger, and the clothes off the ground.
I felt so relaxed. I felt like I was in the wild with him. We were on the same page. We weren’t thinking about what others might say or think, only what we felt.
I was feeling free.
I was dating a guy who took himself so seriously because I wanted to feel free.
I had never thought about dating a guy who took himself so seriously until this year.
Dating a guy who took himself so seriously was so refreshing. It was like going on a camping trip without the crowds, the danger, and the clothes off the ground.
It was so refreshing that I wanted to go on another one.
I had dated several guys during my dating life. I was settling into the rhythm of dating, and then there would be a break up, and then I would date another guy.
I never liked the sudden stop and start of a new relationship. I didn’t like the anxiety that it created.
But this year, I had been on my own for a few months, and I had discovered that I didn’t mind at all.
It gave me a fresh start with a new guy, and I felt free.
Dating a guy who takes himself so seriously made me feel relaxed. It gave me an opportunity to let go of all the stress and pressure that I felt in my previous relationships.
And it gave me an opportunity to experience dating another girl.
I never liked the sudden stop and start of a new relationship. I didn’t like the anxiety that it created.
I was constantly on the edge of losing someone. I had dated plenty of guys during my dating life that had made me wonder if they were going to leave me.
Now, I didn’t have to worry about that. I didn’t have to worry about the fact that I was dating a guy who took himself so seriously.
And I didn’t have to worry about whether or not he was trying to lose his ex.
I had a great first date with my date that I felt was a real first. I felt relaxed and comfortable.
I felt like I was on a camping trip without the crowds, the danger, and the clothes off the ground.
I had found someone who truly loved me and who wanted me back.
I had found someone who I could date and have a healthy, happy relationship with.
I felt so comfortable and at ease with myself that I felt like I could have a great first date with anyone.
I could have a drink with anyone and feel at ease. I didn’t have to feel nervous before or after.