The Date

Let me start off this post by saying it has been a while since I've been on a "real" date. I've been out with guys since my last steady relationship but never on actual dates.

This date was very typical. We had lunch and went to an afternoon show. He payed for everything (not that I didn't offer but he insisted). Lunch was at a local pub in the downtown area, we had great food and good conversation. He is very much a story teller so he did most of the talking. Somethings came out during this conversation that were red flags. The brightest red flag was the fact that his ex girlfriend is pregnant with his kid. They are really on speaking terms and she is due in June. While he was explaining the "situation", as he called it, he harped on all the things that were wrong with his previous relationship. This was another red flag...what he was saying made it sound like he wasn't really over it. He wanted me to talk about my ex (Putt-Putt) but I told him there wasn't much to say. I'm not really all about the ex talk; its not really a topic I want to talk about on the first date.

After lunch, he took me downtown to one of the old theaters. He bought tickets to a kids show. The show is hard to explain and was fairly entertaining...think live action Fantasia (the movie not the singer). We parted ways after the show and shared a kiss. We ended the date saying "let's do this again sometime soon". Overall it was a nice date; not one of the best but definitely not one of the worst. There is just one problem...

I am in no way, shape, or form attracted to him. I knew it from the moment I saw him in the parking lot. He didn't lie to me about his appearance so that wasn't it. I just didn't feel anything. I thought it might develop as the date went on but no such luck. Then I thought maybe I would feel something when we kissed. There was nothing.

I haven't heard from him since we parted ways in the parking lot. I'm not planning on make the first move, mainly because I'm not really sure what to say. I would like to be friends but I don't want to date him. One of my friends told me I didn't need anymore guy friends and to just cut him loose. I just don't know what I want to do. Do I give it another shot and see if its there next time? Thoughts?