Cupids Dating Blog

We exchanged emails like all online couples do. She wrote well and with creative flair. However, it wasn’t until we spoke on the phone that this Internet connection became a fine romance. You see, when she spoke, the world lit up. She was positive, perky and quirky and listening to her voice was rapture by phone. I would have loved to bottle our conversations and save them for later but I figured the best was yet to come. I figured wrong.

Her busy school schedule and the distance between us made things difficult. To make matters worse, I was driving a crappy car at the time and felt insecure about it. That meant that I would have to ride to meet her. I don’t know if you’ve ever spent two hours in a full leather suit in the heat of summer, but you’re basically a mini-furnace on wheels. I weighed my options and decided it was worth the effort. We made plans to meet on a weekend. I’d ride two hours to Kingston and we’d do a late afternoon drink. That’s when I made my mistake.

I asked her if there were any showers around she suggested I use hers. She seemed okay with it, so I agreed. However, the next day before I was to leave, she wouldn’t pick up her phone. I called many times but never got a response. To this day, I’m still scratching my head, but I assume that she got cold feet about letting a stranger shower at her place and pulled the plug. It was a fine romance for a while—one of the best I’ve never had. Now it’s just a memory that’s slowly fading away.