So this is me, errr, sort of . . .

Hey everybody. 50 First Dates and Counting here (everyone needs a pen name, right?) Anyways, I am your typical 29 year old girl (or am I a woman? I can never decide, maybe I’m a bit of both), I have a steady job, wonderful friends and live what I believe to be a pretty great, fun filled life. I am a (fairly) responsible person with a good head on my shoulders but still definitely have a bit of an adventurous side. Oh yeah, I’m also SINGLE.

As far as my love life, I seem to have done things backwards. I got into a relationship at 19 that was off and on for a while but actually became a very long term relationship. I was with my ex until at 26, I realized I just wasn’t in love anymore. So, we broke up and I moved out on my own for the first time ever really. I spent months getting used to the idea of being single and learning to be completely independent and to be honest I don’t think I thought about the opposite sex much if at all during that time. The only person I was really interested in getting to know at that point was myself. Well, as great and important as that time was; we all know that a period like that can only last so long. So I spent that winter and spring becoming more self aware but the following summer and the winter after that I started to become more aware of men. I wanted to go out and have fun constantly, it was as if I was trying to make up for the time I had lost when I was in my younger 20s. I wanted to meet guys and I wanted to flirt. It was fun. I think everyone needs a period of time where they get to be carefree and I was attracting guys’ attention, they just happened to be the kind of guys who wanted to pay attention to me at 1:00 AM. . .

Now don’t get me wrong, I personally don’t think a fling here and there is a bad thing as long as that is what you are looking for. And for a while it was what I was looking for: nothing serious, no commitments, just a good time. Eventually, I decided that I didn’t want flings or one night stands. I took some time to figure out what it was that I did want and while I still have no clear cut answer as to what I’m really looking for I decided I wanted to date.

Soooo here I am at 29 DATING! Let me tell you, if you haven’t tried it for yourself, dating is absolutely an experience. I have had great dates, I’ve had awful dates, I’ve had dates where everything was enjoyable except the person I was with but overall I have stories.

I have had times where I felt like my life was a sitcom and there was no need for a laugh track because the audience must be roaring and near tears laughing at me. And you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way. Life is a series of anecdotes and we need to share them! Some of my favorite times have been sitting around with friends, glasses of wine in hand, sharing our experiences and laughing at ourselves and each other.

So get ready ladies. Pour yourself a glass of wine, kick off your heels (by the way you are so much cooler than me if you are actually wearing heels – I plan to wear them all the time when I become a grown up) and get ready to talk to about kissing frogs (because, like I said before yes we are friends now).

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