The good, the bad and Craigslist

So a few weeks ago, since it was kinda slow on the dating site, I decided to give the dreaded CL a try. There are a ton a fakes wierdos on CL, so I had to be very specific in my post. For some reason my post was flagged after an hour, but before that "Mr. T" responded. He and I exchanged a few emails and photos . I decided it would be okay to meet him at a very public place to see if there was a connection. He was googleable and used his real name, which I think is very rare on CL, so I kept my fingers crossed. He was also ready to meet right away which was another good sign.

So we met two days later for dinner and he was very sweet and looked just like his photo. He is a 50 yr old divorced man with two teenage children. We had a great conversation and I decided I wouldn't be grossed out if I had to sleep with him. That's the tricky thing about the SB/SD deal. What if you met the richest man ever, but you couldn't let him touch you unless you took a few shots of tequila to numb the pain because he looked so dreadful. Could you still do it? I'm not 100% sure I could yet. I digress. So dinner goes well, we call it a night and I go home. We text on and off for a week or so and I decide to ask for some cash to see how serious he is. I asked for $450 to pay some bills and he put the money in my account. Score! We plan our second date, and I figure he may pressure me for "intimacy" since he came through for me earlier in the week. He claims to love sushi and we go to a really nice Buckhead sushi restaurant. When the sushi arrived he tried to eat with the chopsticks and failed miserably. I just smiled and told him to just use the fork. I think he claimed to like sushi to impress me, which was kinda sweet. After dinner we went to a bar he likes with a live band and danced and listened to music. We left and he walked me to my car and I came home.

The weird part is I've only talked to him a few times after the second date. I got a weird text from him on Sunday saying he will have a girlfriend in town Wed-Sun and he will be busy, Sorry! I was kinda shocked, because I was just checking in a saying hi and the fact that he added sorry to end of the text kinda turned me off. He sent me a text and said hi on Sat, but we haven't made plans to meet again. I think the next time we meet, we should have the talk about our expectations for the arrangement. His and mine. I'm hoping for a monthly allowance, so I don't have to randomly ask for money, so we will see.

As a side, I decided to start the master cleanse yesterday. I've been eating like a rolly polly since my return from Chicago and I feel like I need to detox my body. My butt is trying to creep up to a size 6, so I need to do a nice detox and get back to my workout regimen. I've been drinking this lemonade mix all day and I wasn't as hungry at work at I thought I would be. The hard part is being at home. I'm going to try this for 10 days. Try is the key word. I've never noticed so many tempting food commercials before. This is going to be rough :)

~G