Month: August 2022

Encounter #97.1: IT Guy

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App: Hinge

Name: Carlos*

Date Location: The Townshend – Quincy, MA

Location Review: 4.0 Stars – Good food. Good cocktails. Good vibes.

Date Duration: 3 hours

What Happened:

I had to give it to Carlos. Somehow over text, he came off really sweet. Was he the most attractive? No. But he took the time to plan an actual date for us that would be convenient for me to get to.

Carlos worked in something smart. Cyber security or some shit. Was an only child but was close with his cousins. Overall, fairly normal.

The conversation with him wasn’t necessarily the easiest. I definitely felt like I was carrying the team and that he was already putting me on some kind of pedestal. He really knew nothing about me but instead of asking would hold onto those random nuggets he did have.

At the end of the night, he walked me to my car. I can’t park for shit so I was a ways away in a parking garage. I felt bad that he walked me all that way so I drove him to his car. Shouldn’t have done that.

When we got to his car he went in for it and we made out a little bit. He was good, but I just didn’t want to sit on his face.

Sent him the “You’re great but…” text and we went our separate ways.

Encounter #96.1: Snooze Fest

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App: Hinge

Name: Joe*

Date Location:  Margarita’s – Waltham, MA

Location Review: 3.0 stars – Standard issue Mexican fare

Date Duration: 3 hours

What Happened:

Joe and I talked for fucking ever on the app. Between traveling, work stuff, and the fact that this fucker didn’t ask me out until a few weeks in, it just took forever.

Truly, the only thing Joe and I had in common was work. We both worked in the same niche field and it was nice being able to talk shop with someone who fully got it. Other than that, not so much.

He loved soccer and would be playing/reffing nearly every night. It didn’t seem like he had many other interests. From the same area as me. Went to college in Mass. Nothing scandalous to report.

We had Facetimed and I felt like I was grilling him so I didn’t expect him to want to actually hang out. Well, he did. Did I want to go? Not really but, I hoped that it would be better in person.

It wasn’t. First off, he looked older irl most likely from not wearing sunscreen during soccer. His hair was starting to thin but he still was trying to pull his hair back into the tiniest, most baby man bun ever seen.

Conversation went exactly as it did over Facetime. Just me carrying the team. When we left we hugged and I expected to not hear from him. Oh no. He liked my energy and wanted to hang again. So had to (politely) shut it down.