A Non-Date

So, to follow up on an earlier post, eHarmony guy has vanished off the face of this earth, which oddly doesn't bother me. I'm not even suffering from a bruised ego. He was cute and seemed to have a generous nature (I'm basing this on him being a teacher and adopting a stray dog), but he did like sports a bit too much and he has the same name as my husband. Which would be ... well, awkward, in the long run.

But the ex on Facebook has stuck around and we're going to see a movie tonight. And I'm really not sure what that means or what I want it to mean. Up until now, our communications have been pretty un-romantic. (We've discussed Alexander the Great's military tactics and sexual politics, the general state of education in the U.S., why neither of us really cared about the Oscars, my work, his school, etc. -- you know, normal stuff.) The movie thing came up after we both decided that we really do want to see Slum Dog. He had asked me about another movie previously, but not in a hey-do-you-want-to-see-it-together way. So, bottom line is that we're going to see a movie tonight.

I actually didn't think too much about the whole situation until he asked about logistics, i.e., where to meet and when. Because we want to grab some food before the movie, I'm going right from work. So that leaves three options: him picking me up at work, me picking him up at his house or meeting at the theatre. So I suggested meeting him at the theatre. I mean, I'm not sure that this is technically a date, so if I was going with anyone else, that's what I would do.

So now, I'm starting to get a little unnerved. Which, given my levels of social anxiety, isn't really that hard to do. It's just that one of the reasons I've been so happy to talk to him is because I've been so comfortable with him. So hopefully once we're face to face, I'll be comfortable again. Otherwise, I have a feeling that I'm going to once again regret giving up red wine for Lent and wishing that I was at home with my dogs re-watching Season One of Prison Break for the 1oth time.