After all the positive feedback, I was feeling pumped and ready to conquer the world. There were many more emails from guys with only a "Hi" or Hi there" and several more from guys looking for sex, so delete, delete and delete! Eventually I came across a well written introductory email that caught my attention.
Round 14!
4. An Engineer
We were the same age. He was divorced with 2 young boys and living in the same city. He had a great profile and seemed to be a good writer. According to his profile he was an engineer. He was tall with dark hair and eyes and we had a few similar interests. We emailed a couple of times and then he asked if he could call me. I was excited. The email exchange had been great, I'm a sucker for a good writer so I was anxious to hear his voice and learn more about him.
He called. Within a few minutes I knew something wasn't right. The connection was terrible and he had a very thick accent. I had to ask him to repeat several times and he didn't seem to understand me either. Then I heard another voice. I asked him if there was some else on the phone, but he insisted there wasn't. Then his cell phone rang. He asked me to hold on, it was his sister. He came back and told me his sister said hello and she looked forward to meeting me. What??? Whatever!
I was losing my patience. I questioned him about his profile and the emails because it was very obvious he had a limited grasp of the English language and there was no way he was capable of writing them. He admitted a friend had helped him and then I figured out his friend was on the other line acting as a translator. That explained the constant pauses during the conversation and the voice in the background. A+ for creativity, but I was beyond annoyed. He insisted we had to meet and we'd be a good match, he loved kids, we'd travel. I was done. I told him it was nice talking, but I didn't feel a connection and wished him luck with his search. He asked if he could call again and I said no. Unreal! NEXT!
5. The Business Man
He was 52, tall with blue eyes and a shaved head. He was a business man, but didn't detail what he did exactly. He was divorced with 2 grown children. Solid profile with many common interests. He loved to travel and try different restaurants amoung other things. He said he was drawn to women with olive skin and loved my curly hair. After a couple of emails he asked for my number.
We had great conversations and he was very funny. He's been divorced for a couple of years. It was a nasty one and he was slowly getting out, meeting people and having fun. We talked about our kids, work and different places we'd travelled to. He had a busy schedule with work and travelled a bit, but he wanted to meet for lunch or drinks in the next week. We booked a date and continued to text and talk. One evening his plans were cancelled so he called to see if I was available. I wasn't, but we chatted for a bit and I mentioned the kids would be at my Dad's for the weekend.
Him: "Kids?"
Me: "Yes, I mentioned it in my email response and we discussed that during our first conversation."
Him: "Oh, I don't remember. How many do you have and how old are they?"
Me: "You told me you have 2 grown boys living on their own. I have 4 kids ages 3, 11, 12 and 13."
Him: "Oh, that changes things."
Me: "My profile also mentions kids, did you not read it?"
Him: "I must have missed that. Yeah, I'm reading your profile now and you do mention kids. Sorry but kids are a deal breaker for me. It's been great talking to you, I really enjoyed our conversations. I'm just not interested in starting over with young kids. Good luck with your search."
Me: "Thanks, you too!"
What a great start! Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
Dateless in Ottawa
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