Dropping a Pebble in Still Water

Again, my huge slowdown in posts is a sign that things with SC are good!

Since my last post in June, we've seen each other three times and I'm getting ready to fly out to see him this weekend -- this time for TEN days. Sounds silly, but you have no idea how excited we both are to do normal things together...like cook dinner, go grocery shopping, sit around in track pants, and go see a movie. All things couples do when they live in the same city.

Similar to my random inspiration to tell EP he needed to up the efforts so we could break out of 4th Date Twilight Zone, I told SC that I really like him but that he could step up the long distance woo. By no means have I been feeling like we're caught in some dating rut, I just told him lightheartedly that while I understand the significance of him moving deposition dates for me (he's a lawyer -- can't remember if I mentioned that)...those gestures don't mean much to my friends and family, all of whom are watching with a close eye. But other acts of kindness, like how he bought us Red Sox tickets as a surprise during my visit -- now THAT says something to the outside world. So more long distance woo would definitely help me make special. Well, it worked!

After we talked on the phone today about my phone's recent misbehavior (ie: it not receiving his text messages in a timely fashion leaving me to think he had knocked himself unconscious in his apartment with no one around to save him after I didn't hear from him for a day), my doorbell rang. Sure enough -- it was a flower delivery! He sent me a vase full of some of my favorite flowers with a note saying how my living room needed some color and how I'll be visiting him in less than a week. Presh! So for all of you who would categorize yourself as a concerned friend, I'm officially announcing that SC has stepped up the woo and is actively trying to make me feel special despite the 3000 miles between us. He's doing good!
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On an unrelated note, I have a few friends who have jumped into the online dating pool. I'm encouraging them to post this blog too...because the whole process is such an interesting adventure. And while this blog was originally intended to document my personal online dating experiences, there is a certain element of universality (is that even a word?) to the journey from which we can all learn. So to my friends who are online dating -- and you know who you are -- please feel free to start posting your stories. Otherwise, I will do it for you. Just kidding.