"A Guy's Gotta Eat"

Good morning all!!!  Well, Date #2 was last night and I am 0-2 right now.  The question I want to pose is what is a girl to do when a guy looks better on paper and in his picture than in person.  Now I knew I was going to run into this scenario at some point, and last night was the night.  I am sure that men on dating sites encounter this very same thing.  So A Guy's Gotta Eat and I had two prior phone conversations before meeting and he had actually cancelled on me prior to this date.  He chose the place which was a CHEAP mexican resturant.  Now I am not oppsed to cheap mexican, I actually enjoy it, but I thought for a first date this was not a good sign.  He sends me a text stating he is running late and to meet him in the bar area.  A Guy's Gotta Eat, actually calls the resturant and tells the bartender to give the stunningly beautiful tall girl at the bar anything she wants.  I am thinking, "This dude thinks he is filming Pretty Woman part 2" I mean really??  Anything I want??  Like free chips and salsa?  Well he finally arrives and he is NOTHING like his profile, but hey I am sure he will buy me cheese dip so we sit down for dinner.  He speaks Spanish which now I know why he picked this place and proceeds to speaks with our waiter the entire night in Spanish.  When I finally ask the waiter what A Guy's Gotta Eat is saying the waiter looks at me and says, "He says he loves you".  A Guy's Gotta Eat laughs and says actually I was telling him that you were paying for the meal tonight.  Being an independant gal, I tell him I can handle paying for my meal anytime.  As I eat my rice and beans and as the chips and salsa dwindle so does our conversation and date.  As the bill comes to the table he slides it in my direction.  I do not think twice and pay for the entire meal.  Again the long dreaded walk to the car and once again the lean in for a kiss, I gradually turn my head so he hits my cheek instead.  I thank him for a nice night and drive off.  In the car I think to myself, he called the bartender and told him to get me anything I wanted while I waited, on my tab I am guessing. I want to make clear that I am not opposed to paying for my meal or my dates meal, but have we lost the respect to even fight over the bill now days???  At least attempt to pay or at least attempt to pay for your own taco salad.  I know men have been paying for dinners since the turn of the century, but I have ALWAYS at least attempted to grab my portion.  It comes down to respect.  Now as you might recall in my very first blog I said that a wise MAN told me, go on as many dates as you can, because after all A Girl's Gotta Eat.  Well, apparently my date was told the same advice except it was A Guy's Gotta Eat.

Now, the past two dates I have wanted to blog as soon as I have gotten home but it is turning out that if I did then I would in both cases miss a great part of the date which is the next day text message, which in this case came at 7:15 this morning.....
A Guy's Gotta Eat:  Good Morning!! Thank you very much for picking up the ticket last night.  As a single guy I recogonize and appreciate the rare treat.  Thank you for your willingness and generosity. 

All joking aside, I am learning a lot about myself and the opposite sex.  We are all looking for someone to love and to be loved but the real question is "Do we even love ourselves?"  We all have a love story hidden deep inside of us just waiting to be told or written.  I will end this post with this, do not take love for granted and most of all value companionship.  Enjoy the now in life!!!

~ONWARD