Cupids Dating Blog

However, as the cooler weather inundates my fair city and I'm feeling a bit down from dreary gray days, I'm inclined to return to the roost and forget about being out on the prowl. As per usual in my drama-filled dating life, there's more to the story.

I already mentioned that as much as I can rattle on about seemingly private things, part of me prefers anonymity. That's what the internet affords. It lets me be myself without feeling self-consciousness and without any artificial help to relax.

To be frank, I'm beginning to realize that bars and clubs mean dealing with various forms of social lubrication that lead to false impressions and poor decisions. I'm not speaking just of beer goggles here.

The hormonal atmosphere even without numerous libations can lead to unwise choices. A couple of weeks ago, I must admit to hooking up with an ex of a former friend at a bar. Normally, even the ex of an ex-friend would be off-limits but those eyes, that smile, how could I resist?

Some dude with a grudge against me was the last thing on my mind, but the ex-mate's motivation, one might debate. At any rate, in the clear light of day, I was told that seeing each other again, other than by chance, wasn't such a good idea. Meanwhile, I had somewhat hoped to be the rebound guy.

Then a week later, a mutual acquaintance of the ex-friend and me started teasing me about what happened. Apparently, someone was spying on us. So much for thinking I wouldn't risk antagonizing someone who wasn't still my friend but wasn't an enemy yet either.

Ironically, most of my exes, my friends, ex-friends and their exes don't use the internet. Therefore, online dating is a sober, responsible option to keep me away from tempting forbidden fruit like my ex-buddy Steve's exes.