Living in the Present, only Looking Forward

[Coconut]

ugh, just gave a terrible presentation to a group of new hires. Usually I am able to get people interested in what I'm saying, manage to make them laugh a few times, and actually get answers when I throw questions out. Just left a presentation that I actually had to encourage people to stand if they needed to (lots of struggling to keep eyes open), I was monotone, kept losing my train of thought, etc... Ugh, that was embarrassing.

Anyway, I get that dating doesn't require a commitment, but lets face it, there is usually one person that's more into it than the other. Which is fine if you don't really see the other person if you stop dating. But I've seen her around 5 times in the last 5 weeks, so what if I wasn't interested in continuing dating her and then I met someone else that I wanted to bring to game night... that might be awkward, right?

I am not too worried about things being awkward, it's not that big of a deal to me if it is. I'm just thinking if I get to know her a little more before asking, I will minimize the risk of it being a one and done situation.

I once had a GF that I met at a gas station and asked her out, and I met another when I went for a haircut and when she was done cutting my hair I asked her out, but all my other girlfriends were friends that evolved into relationships. So yes donH (by the way my name is Donnie) I get the dating without really dating reference.

Dating is really just a term used to describe "getting to know each other", although the benefit of defining it as dating (rather than friends) is you're more likely to get some action at the end of the night.