Things have become slightly more positive. XW called me at work (she was just down the hallway, but I imagine a call was safer to her than a face-to-face convo), and checked in re S6 and work stuff. She was chatty/friendly, it was positive, but I ended it w/in 10 min to go teach. I've decided to really commit to this friendship creation w/XW - no matter what. She seems to come around quickly when I turn up the positivity toward her. The answer for our R seems to be staying friendly while maintaining apppropriate boundaries re money/my time.
Have a date set for tomorrow - hope to just enjoy convo and good food. In our phone convos, I found myself noting "Okay, she's a bit too type A for me." Also noted that she was working hard to impress me with distances run/kayaked, and wondered if I wasn't playing the game of "impress me back." I'm truly not in the market for another R and emphasized my interest in possible friendship. Its hard to tell if the OP gets that or is just saying so. Although dating can suck, I don't want to end up like the character from the 40yo Virgin, either.
I have S6 afterschool til Sat morn, so we should have some fun together. He seems to be my breath of fresh air and hope these days.
