He was from Cornwall, divorced with 2 kids and looking to move to Ottawa. We had emailed and talked on the phone for hours. One evening during a phone conversation he asked me what I was up to.
Me: "No plans. The kids are having a sleep over at my parents' house so I'm taking it easy and doing a few chores."
Him: "I don't have my kids this weekend either. I'd really like to meet you. Can I take you out for dinner tonight? If I head out now I can be in Ottawa for 6:00."
Me: "That would be nice. I could meet you half way, I feel bad making you come all the way to Ottawa."
Him: "Not at all, I'm asking you out and I don't mind driving. It's not far, I'm there often. If you'd rather plan for another time that's fine too, I don't want to appear pushy."
Me: "Tonight is perfect, thank you. I look forward to meeting you."
Him: "You pick a restaurant and I'll meet you there. Just let me know the address and give me some basic directions. I'm pretty familiar with Ottawa so I'll find it."
Me: "What kind of food do you like?"
Him: "I'm not fussy, whatever you like is fine."
Me: "Any particular neighbourhood you're more familiar with? How about Little Italy?"
Him: "Is that around Preston Street?"
Me: "Yes. If you like Italian, Trattoria has good food. Just on the corner at Gladstone."
Him: "Perfect, I know where that is. Can we meet for 6:30 since we've talked for another 20 minutes?"
Me: "Lol, yes of course. I'll meet you in the parking lot."
It was a Saturday night, but the restaurant was dead. There were only a couple of tables. The waitress suggested a nice table upstairs on the roof top patio. It was a beautiful Summer night. We were the only ones on the roof top. The servers were very attentive and served us hand and foot, they even brought out samples of different appetizers for us to try.
He was tall and attractive, looked better than his picture. I loved how he openned doors, had me go first and remembered things I had told him. Chivalry is huge for me and he had it down pat. He had a great sense of humour and the conversation flowed easily. When we finished dinner, I didn't want the night to be over. Neither one of us had plans or the kids so I suggested going to see a movie. He seemed thrilled with my suggestion. He paid the bill and off we went.
We saw Batman, it was really good. Afterwards he suggested grabbing a drink or coffee across the way at Moxie's. I agreed. We had a great conversation and laughed lots. It was a very enjoyable evening.
When we finished our drinks, I paid, against his wishes and he walked me to my van. He openned the door and helped me in. I got a kiss on the cheek and he thanked me for agreeing to meet him on such short notice. We said good night and parted ways.
When he got home he called to make sure I had arrived home safely. He also thanked me again for a wonderful evening and we made plans to have lunch later in the week.
Another great date!
We went out a few more times after that and always had fun. This is the guy that freaked out and disappeared when I asked him to be my date for a girlfriend's wedding. Oh well, next!
Dateless in Ottawa
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