The next guy I met was named Jamey. Jamey and I actually met during the time that I was online dating and I met Jed and Don but I told him that I was seeing someone. We decided to become Facebook friends and keep in touch. Once Don and I broke things off, Jamey and I began chatting more. I had never really talked to him too much prior to this since I was dating Don at the time so it was my first real chance to get to know him.
At first glance he seemed like a super cute guy and he told me how much he loved working out and being active which was a huge plus for me. I decided that I would give him a chance and that maybe we could just talk a little more before we actually went on a date.
Once I started paying more attention to Jamey's Facebook profile and pictures, I began to notice that his mom was VERY involved. He had multiple profile pictures of he and his mom and any time he would post a picture or a status, his mom would be one of the first to comment. Now, while I thought this was a little strange, I didn't let it scare me off. We kept talking for about a week. There were definitely signs that I noticed that he was possibly a little desperate for someone to date. I just was not in that same place. I had just gotten out of a relationship and I was just looking for something casual and fun.
He finally made the move and asked me out. The date that he had in mind was for me to come over to his house, we would watch a football game, and he was going to make rotel dip and pigs-in-a-blanket. YES…he was that specific about the menu! I just honestly could not do it. First, I had learned from my experience with Jed that I would never EVER have a first date at someone's house again. Second, when I really sat down and thought about it, the mom thing really creeped me out. I want to be with someone who loves their mother and treats them well, but there is a fine line between love and creepy obsession. And third, the fact that he was so specific about what he was going to prepare for appetizers just really annoyed me for some reason.
After I turned him down for a date, he turned into the weird Facebook "status updater". One example was "Enjoyed hanging out by myself so much this past weekend that I think I might do it again this weekend…gotta have some company though…hmmmm". Then of course, his mother would comment about coming to see him and keeping him company. It was just altogether too creepy. I honestly believe I dodged a HUGE bullet on this one. All in all, after a couple more text messages and weird Facebook status updates, he bowed out gracefully. He was one of the overall less dramatic, but still interesting, ones that I have come across.
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