Hey, Sailor

So... I know it's been a long time but no day like today, right?

My last blog prospect, I chose not to blog about because he was a contender to be long term potential and I didn't want to ruin anything before it got going by posting crap on Facebook. However, he ended up going down to Florida due to his son having to have surgery and it doesn't look like he's coming back up, so....life goes on.

The 411: I chose to start a Match.com membership about a month ago and it has been very lackluster of an experience to say the least. That is.... until last night. About an hour before I was going to get ready to go out with my bestie (yep, I said bestie) I got a message on Match from a guy whom I will refer to as "Sailor".  He is 36 (turning 37 in June-which makes him a Gemini, which I am not thrilled about but I'll go with it).  He has 3 kids. His oldest son (he's either 15 or 16 y/o is Autistic and lives in some sort of treatment facility. He visits him weekly. His two daughters (ages 14 and 10) live with their mom (his ex wife) and he visits them nightly except when mom is off work (2 days a week). Technically, he is separated and not yet divorced but he won't be in the same place as her so he only sees the girls when she's not around. He's currently renting a room from a friend of his. He is a linguist in the Navy (hence Sailor) and speaks 4 languages (English, Spanish, Arabic and Portugese, I think).

The Meet and Greet: So my bestie- ok, I can't even take myself seriously when I use this word-  So, my bestie best friend and I were planning to go to Union Jack's in Annapolis. Sailor asked if I wanted to catch a movie, but I told him my already planned plans and threw in that if he wanted to come he could meet us there. He did.

He was very gentlemanly and bought me a couple drinks which I love that he stepped up to the plate like that. He also introduced me to a new tasty beverage which I also appreciated. He kept up in conversation, was outgoing and very quick witted. I was impressed. My friend approved as well. He's the most "grown-up" person that I've met in a while. The only thing I can complain about is that he was very touchy feely last night. I didn't mind (surprisingly enough) in the beginning but sometimes a girl just wants to dance solo or with her friend and not have to rub up against a male species. I will blame this on the frothy beverages we were consuming and hope that he's not like the leg rubber guy that I met who expected me to enjoy his groping of me within an hour of meeting.  He's a good dancer and kisser so there's that!

I'm heading to a play tonight with some friends. I told him that I would message him when I'm back in town and if it's not too late we can meet up somewhere. He said he was game for that. We shall see..... perhaps there will be another blog to come shortly..... stay tuned!