Burrito Date No.21

Considering he is going to be writing about me, I feel it only fair that I give a brief round-up of our Burrito Date as well. And I thought it best to get it written before I read his, so it doesn’t sway me.

It was very unlike any other date I’ve been on and, when sitting on the Jubilee Line heading home, having a think to myself, I realised why. In essence, it was a blind date. I don’t mean that in the sense that we didn’t know each other, but more that we hadn’t chosen each other. We both have blogs – I’ve followed his dating and had a general idea about who he was, I’m not sure he’s paid much attention to my ramblings on here, but I’m sure he had some kind of idea about who he was meeting. However we weren’t already attracted to each other, be it physically, emotionally or intellectually, in the way that we would, be it any other date.

I suppose it felt strange not to have someone flirting with me. I didn’t feel he was remotely attracted to me, which is bizarre for a date. I don’t think I’ve ever initiated a first date, and so I’m used to meeting guys who are already keen and looking to impress. I got the impression that he didn’t really want to stick around very long, and so the evening was short-lived.

But at the end of the day, I have a boyfriend, and he knew that …and he had his own someone in the sidelines, so it wasn’t too much of a “date”. If I take it for what it was (not a date), I liked him and I enjoyed the few hours we spent together.

Conversation bizarrely centered around me defending my profession, and persuading him that teaching is hugely creative and intellectually inspiring. I got the impression before we tucked into our burritos that he held teachers in pretty low regard, but I left feeling that maybe I’d changed his mind a little… or I’d just spent the night talking about myself and rambling about teaching theory.

Additions to the conversation involved me suggesting that one of his 52 women might turn out to be a crazy stalker, and I may have suggested taking up the job for him. I’m not sure I can be bothered though, stalking seems like a lot of effort. I further suggested he should start dating men, because if he ends up with a girlfriend, the subsequent burrito “dates” would be mere meet-ups for friendly chats… like ours.

Positives:

• He’s a nice guy, if our paths cross again it wouldn’t be a bad thing;
• I have been introduced to the wonderful world of burritos;
• I’m more aware of how enthusiastic and driven I am in my profession;
• I’m even more confident that the Boy is right for me.