#19 - Yet Another Accountant

     I had seen his profile (in his pic he sported a red racing jacket) hovering around mine for months. Finally one day he messaged me. We chatted on and off for several weeks and it was fun having him online while I was in Barcelona last summer.

     When I returned, he texted me and invited me to go over to his place for an expresso on a Sunday morning. I drove over and was greeted in his driveway. He appeared much shorter than his profile suggested but was pleasant enough and invited me in.

     We sat at his kitchen table and he told me about his recent history. He was self-employed, having closed his company after a horrible accident caused the death of one employee and the paralysis of another. He took me on a tour of his place and even showed me his porche in the garage. I asked if he could take me for a ride but he refused explaining that he didn't have insurance on it.

     We stepped back inside and he began to tell me about a 25 year old girl he had been chatting with on the internet. I commented that she was half his age, but he didn't seem to have a problem with that. He said that she wanted to be taken out, spoiled, and he had simply asked her to put a price tag on it. She had messaged him back, announcing that she wanted $300 per hour. He said that was a little steep and she told him to contact her pimp. (Not cool, so now they have prostitution on the dating site.) We said good-bye and I drove home.

     A few days later, we arranged to meet for a latte in Aurora.  Our birthdays were the next week so I brought him a bottle of Chateau de Fonbel 2009, from Bordeaux, France.  We chatted for a couple of hours and I wished him well.  We said our good-byes, hugging and kissing sweetly on the lips.

     The following day, I contacted him after work, asking how his special day was going. He proceeded to tell me that he had just had sex with the 25 year old. I replied "you slept with that prostitute?" His response was "yes, she only charged me $200 because it was my birthday." I said "aren't you worried about disease?" and he said "condoms, condoms, condoms."

     I was shocked and suggested that we delete each other; he agreed.

     My birthday came and went.  For weeks afterward, I found him hovering around my profile but we never contacted each other again.  He eventually disappeared from the site.

     Seven months later, I received a message from him on the internet dating site.  I did not respond.

     Life Lesson - Men on internet dating sites can be very messed up and these sites can be vehicles for prostitution.

     Life Lesson for the Gentleman - Don't tell a lady that you just slept with a prostitute; better yet, don't sleep with a prostitute if you're seeking a relationship.  Clearly you don't value you're emotional or physical well-being.