#14 - Engineering Technologist

This gentleman's profile picture consisted of a lake-view in front of his cottage. He contacted me several times before I responded because of his persistance. He told me that he was divorced and had two kids in their late teens which he often took to the cottage with him on weekends. He enjoyed all of the toys associated with his lifestyle - boats, seadoos, water skiis, kayaks ... He worked for a developer, engineering excavations and foundations for planned subdivisions. Forty people were under his direct supervision so he had a lot of responsibility to contend with; he liked his job. We chatted on line for a while before he suggested we meet for dinner at Milestones on a Friday evening. I accepted. I approached the restaurant wearing a tight-fitting peach top, black capris, high heeled peach sandals, multi-coloured guess earrings, and a beaded necklace. I found him seated on the patio, wearing a casual summer shirt with shorts and sipping a cold beer. He looked exactly like his online photo. He smiled when he saw me, put his hand out to greet me and introduced himself. I ordered a 6 ounce glass of red wine and we began a conversation about our lives. When the waiter arrived he announced that we wouldn't be staying for dinner but were having drinks only. He explained that he had to get back to his cottage and was in a bit of a hurry. I learned that he preferred dating blondes (his ex, former girlfriends). I was the first non-blond that he was meeting. At this point I began to lose interest. I asked him why he had decided to meet, to which he replied that he liked my profile and pics but really believed he wanted to be with a blonde. We said our good-byes and parted ways. I went home and made myself something to eat! Lesson #14 - Some gentlemen really do prefer blondes. It's probably a good idea to eat before you go out on a date, just in case ... Lesson for the Gentleman - Make sure that if you promise a lady dinner, you follow through; it's not nice to send her home hungry. Don't use women on internet sites as fillers for empty time gaps because it's a waste of everyone's time and certainly not nice for the lady!