Well I was actually waing for BA's update. Lol kat
Well since you asked Kat here goes...
On Wednesday evening I met Sarah for the first time at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Now not that I planned this, but it could not have been a more perfect venue. The hotel is a very luxurious and classy place - but it was especially classy since they had it completely decked out for the holidays. There is a picture I took and posted on my RL alt univ. page. To make things even better there was an adult choir group there singing Christmas Carols. So I definitely scored opening points with picking it for our place to meet.
Sarah is in a word pretty amazing. We had very good conversation. She has a quick wit about her. We quickly realized that we think a lot alike and have very similar interests and goals in life. She looks even better than her posted pictures and she genuinely likes me. All in all it was a very pleasant evening and we both want to see each other again, however due to holiday travel schedules and my need to go to Florida for ten days at the beginning of the New Year, it will probably be about 3 weeks before that happens.
I am also still in regular contact with the other Sarah (from FB). She is a really sweet woman and we have a lot in common. However all we really have right now is communication from a far. For us to have any likelihood of moving forward we are going to have to get together sometime soon. I am hoping that will occur in mid-January after I return from Florida. I am considering inviting her down to see the DC area and for us to spend a couple of days just getting to know each other.
Julie has asked me over to her place for dinner tonight. She REALLY likes me and I like her as well. Honestly she is a very good fit for me. She has her own unique qualities that I find appealing. This will be our third date and I do know that the more times we go out the less comfortable I will feel continuing to be in contact with the two Sarahs. I know it doesn't seem like it, but I really am not much of a "play the field" type of person. I don't see myself dating more than one person for an extended period of time. I do want to have a long term relationship with one person. However I also don't think you can really get to know someone after just a few dates and I think it would be somewhat hasty of me to disconnect from the Sarahs who I find appealing just because I've been out with another person 2 or 3 times.
It would be so much easier if any of them had characteristics that were absolute dealbreakers for me - but as of now there are none. I know there are bigger problems in life to have and in fact those are present for me. I learned yesterday that my father has been rediagnosed and he does in fact have cancer in his remaining (unfunctioning) kidney. Dad has been on complete dialysis now for about 2 weeks. The cancer is also in a lymph node, however they don't think it has spread to his bones. He will have surgery on January 2nd and I will be there for it. So for awhile the really important and sombering stuff in life will take the center of my attention and the dating will just need to take a back seat.
Oh and Betsey, I am glad you are squeaky clean. I am way overdue for one of those myself...
Dad has been on complete dialysis now for about 2 weeks. The cancer is also in a lymph node, however they don't think it has spread to his bones. He will have surgery on January 2nd and I will be there for it. So for awhile the really important and sombering stuff in life will take the center of my attention and the dating will just need to take a back seat.