Just as I was sitting on the fence debating my decision to go back to online dating, my girl friend texts one afternoon and asks if I can talk. This was alarming as she rarely calls, we mostly communicate by text or email. It was also 4:30 in the afternoon so I thought she'd been in an accident on her way home or something happened at work. I called her right away.
Her: "Are you sitting down?"
Me: "What's going on, are you ok? You have me worried. Yes I am sitting, I'm on my way to the daycare."
Her: "Oh yeah, sorry everything is fine. You're not going to believe what my husband did. Are you free next Thursday night?"
Me: "What did he do, are you ok?"
Her: "Yeah, yeah, everything is fine. Get this, he's playing matchmaker and wants to set you up on a blind date. He never does this, he just called me and told me to get a hold of you to see if you'd be interested. Would you be willing to go? No pressure, it's ok if you don't want to. It would be like a double date. He has a gig in Aylmer and a buddy of his would meet us there. It's a guy he works with and he's pretty sure you guys would hit it off. I don't know him well, but you know my hubby and how protective he is of you and the kids. He sounds really nice and totally your type. He has kids too."
Me: "Sounds like fun, I'm game. I don't have any plans and the kids don't have any activities so Thursday is perfect."
Her: "Cool, we can pick you up on the way. We'll talk before and figure it out."
I was excited. My girl friend and her husband knew me really well. They were there for me when my husband committed suicide and helped out with the kids. Whether it was brining over meals, lending me a shoulder to cry on or helping out with the kids, they were like family. Her husband was extremely protective and would never try to set me up with someone who wouldn't be respectful of me or accepting of the children. I was very touched he was doing this. If nothing else, I would get out and have fun. Watching my friend and his buddies perform was always guaranteed to be a great time.
This would be a welcomed change to online dating. Stay tuned for details on how my blind date went!
Dateless in Ottawa
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