Hello? Is It Me You're Looking For?

Nope.

Today I had coffee with Bachelor #13. The end. Really, that's all I wish I could write here. This date was just so meh that it's barely worth writing about. But I will.

After a few weeks of occasionally texting and e-mailing, we did set up a time to meet so we got together for some coffee this afternoon. He was very gentlemanly; opened doors for me, helped me get my coat off, pulled out my chair. All very nice.

He started out by telling me about his severe health issues and how he was blind for a year, how he's had pancreas and kidney transplants and a bevy of other ailments. Those are all *kind of* a big deal so big ups to him for getting through all that. He told me how all of that has given him a really positive outlook on life and how, because of his blindness, he's come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as an unattractive women. Liar. Of course, later on in the conversation he did go on to diss the morbidly obese women that have contacted him on the dating sites so I suppose his take on how beautiful the world is is relative to the topic. But really, this date was just very ho-hum. I had had a late night the night before and was tired and really wanted to get back home so I could watch the Packers game. (13-0, bitcheeeees!) So, we ended it with a hug and went our separate ways. Very nice guy but just a little boring. Not interested. Check, please.

I know, this date was boring. But I came across these humorous (or, at least they were in my sick mind) dating memes that hopefully will make up for all that:

Blind Date Murderer

So, that's it. I'm going to go out on 2 more dates so I hit the mid-mark and then I'm going to take a small hiatus from this dating thing. Just some time off for the holidays. And also, because it has been exhaustive having to rassle up 15 partially decent guys to go out with on top of dealing with the usual dating bullshit.

Oh, I was having dinner with my siblings & cousin the other night and my sister told me, ala Millionaire Matchmaker Patty Stanger, that she thinks "my picker is off". I'm not finding the right guys for me. That led us to a discussion that will completely revolutionize my next 15 bachelors. Or, a good number of them, at least. So, the second round of my date-a-thon will be largely chosen by my family & friends. They're going to set me up with people that they think would be a good match for me. It will be extremely interesting to see the kinds of people that they think I should go out with. Hopefully their picker is better than mine. If not, it's going to make next Thanksgiving veeery uncomfortable.