#24 - Another Accountant

A few weeks ago another Accountant messaged me. Having met three former accountants, I was not elated. He began messaging me regularly, we chatted for a while and eventually exchanged cell phone numbers. During the course of our texting, I learned that he had been educated in the United States, had worked there for 5 years and had recently relocated to Toronto. He owned a condo on King Street with a great view and worked for a large firm. The possibility of potential emerged! We met for coffee which turned into a dinner date. He appeared pleasant and intelligent except for the fact that he spoke repeatedly about past girlfriends (not cool). We agreed to meet again the following Saturday. The texting continued; things were looking up! The following week, I dressed beautifully for the date, wearing a black top, black leggings, over knee-high, beige suede boots and a matching beige hat. He arrived one hour late, wearing an old pair of running shoes and worn jeans (very little effort had been put into his appearance). He began to suggest going dutch but corrected himself, acknowledging that women spend a lot of time and money on clothes, cosmetics, jewellry and so on. I agreed; after all, he was single and earned twice as much as I did. He spoke continuously about all of the doctors and specialists he had dated and how they had brought him gifts (again, not cool). We agreed to go see "Skyfall" and he purchased the tickets while I bought popcorn and drinks. Throughout the movie he kept to himself (not very engaging), and checked his cell phone numerous times for messages. After the movie he insisted on going to the bar for a drink. We had a glass of wine and chatted further. I asked him if there would be a third date. He said "maybe", stating that the following week he had his office Christmas party (again not cool). Suddenly his true colours emerged! He spoke again about various medical specialists he had dated and how he had had an affair with a client's wife (renting hotel rooms to do so). At this point the conversation progressed from bad to worse! He said that most women had two boyfriends, one to take them out and one to sleep with. According to him, it was too expensive to take a woman out to dinner but he would give me the transponder to his garage so I could clandestinely show up at his condo late in the evenings. I declined, telling him emphatically that I liked to go out and that having 2 boyfriends was a waste of my time. We eventually called it a night! It was clear to me that I would never date him again; however, he contined to text me sporadically over the next week. One night, he texted me asking how I was doing. Then I received two subsequent lengthy texts which were not intended for me. They were his response to an argument between another woman and himself. He had accidentally sent them to me. Repeated Lesson #24a - Men on internet dating sites, even Accountants, may be extremely cheap! Repeated Lesson #24b - Men on internet dating sites are not necessarily monogomous! Life Lesson for the Gentleman - Dress up for a date with a lady and never talk about other women!