“I think I can do 35 first dates,” I declared, regretting the decision as soon as the words came out of my mouth.
After months of widowhood — after consoling family and friends had scattered back to their own lives — I decided to give “it” a try. What is “it”? Online dating.
Within 24 hours I had 20 matches, 15 conversations started, and about five that actually seemed to be going somewhere.Issues started when, having initiated swiping while visiting friends in West L.A., the app began matching me with West L.A. guys. Not that there is anything wrong with West L.A. guys, but I live firmly in Northeast L.A., which any Angeleno will tell you can be a distance as insurmountable as crossing the Sahara Desert on foot.
With my Wednesday coffee date and Thursday happy hour set, I slid into my Sunday afternoon with overblown confidence that my years of dating app experience should have taught me to dismiss.Around 2 p.m., Ed, another match, asked, “So what’re you doing tonight? You want to get a tea or something? Is 7 OK?”“Sure! There’s this cute tea spot on Sunset in Echo Park…”At 3 p.m. Ed confirmed. At 4 p.m., “I’m stuck at work, won’t be able to get out of here until 8. We can do tomorrow, or Tuesday.
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