NM, I'm a latecomer again, but something kind of struck me with helicopter guy and got me to musing...
Ok, you're very empathic (as my IC would say), so you felt bad after talking to helicopter guy for awhile and then not wanting to talk to him again. But people do that ALL THE TIME! Think of someone you might have lunch with at a professional conference - you/they seem to have so much to offer, but then you get back to your regular lives and you don't connect. You're just busy and it's no longer a high priority or whatever. No offense!
Weeeeeellll... casual meeting/dating seems sort of like the same kind of thing to me - in other words, it SHOULD be a "no offense" kind of forum. You chit-chat and then whatevs.
Dealing with the ex is a different story, obviously. But when it's a new person, I think expectations on both parts should be kept to a minimum.
Ok, just my two cents! I know helicopter guy is no longer in the picture! But thinking of future scenarios...?
On another note, I LOVE that the recipes are back!!!!! Nachos, YUM!
Sincerely, Mrs. A
P.S. I may go out tomorrow night with another weird dude from Meetup and some of this post might be just psyching myself up to not feel like *I* have to be super-nice! Mini-hijack? Sorry!
