We all take a chance every now and then.
Last week I befriended a stranger on FB. We talked for 2 days and then decided to meet up. Despite some misgivings, I thought it would be best to meet and see if we could click. We didn't.
I never had such a horrendous date, ever. We were supposed to have dinner, and maybe a movie later. Somehow I ended up buying movie tickets and the guy got some snacks.
Never in my life, had I thought that anyone could make my jobless, liar ex-boyfriend look good in comparison. This guy did. Amazing.
I should have figured from the very beginning that this guy was just looking for trouble. Some people should never be given the benefit of the doubt. I guess I was hoping that he wasn't really a big douchebag and I think he was hoping I wasn't really a square nerd. We were both wrong.
Only Hugh Jackman kept me in the cinema; I quickly ignored the guy after he got mad that I refused to cozy up to him and bodily removed his hand from my thigh. Needless to say, we never spoke after that utterly offensive date.
I have been quite zen about the stupid episode, after all, the "relationship" lasted all of three days.
But deep down, there is a sense of disappointment. I thought that MAYBE, I would finally find my halal travel buddy. Someone who got my back. Someone my dad won't reject. Someone I could really share a life with.
So I'm back to zero. Still, I am utterly thankful that I do have many real friends in my life. Maybe someday I'll find that significant other I am looking for. The one that I will have no qualms cozying up to and more.
Maybe it's third time lucky. Maybe the next guy will be the real deal. Maybe. Insya Allah...
Last week I befriended a stranger on FB. We talked for 2 days and then decided to meet up. Despite some misgivings, I thought it would be best to meet and see if we could click. We didn't.
I never had such a horrendous date, ever. We were supposed to have dinner, and maybe a movie later. Somehow I ended up buying movie tickets and the guy got some snacks.
Never in my life, had I thought that anyone could make my jobless, liar ex-boyfriend look good in comparison. This guy did. Amazing.
I should have figured from the very beginning that this guy was just looking for trouble. Some people should never be given the benefit of the doubt. I guess I was hoping that he wasn't really a big douchebag and I think he was hoping I wasn't really a square nerd. We were both wrong.
Only Hugh Jackman kept me in the cinema; I quickly ignored the guy after he got mad that I refused to cozy up to him and bodily removed his hand from my thigh. Needless to say, we never spoke after that utterly offensive date.
I have been quite zen about the stupid episode, after all, the "relationship" lasted all of three days.
But deep down, there is a sense of disappointment. I thought that MAYBE, I would finally find my halal travel buddy. Someone who got my back. Someone my dad won't reject. Someone I could really share a life with.
So I'm back to zero. Still, I am utterly thankful that I do have many real friends in my life. Maybe someday I'll find that significant other I am looking for. The one that I will have no qualms cozying up to and more.
Maybe it's third time lucky. Maybe the next guy will be the real deal. Maybe. Insya Allah...
