is a teacher whom I met two years ago. I remember faces. Anywho, he is retired from the Navy and currently teaching high school ROTC. A stable Christian but, in my opinion, not ready yet. His wife of seven months died of ovarian cancer. Yes, he knew she had it when they got married. He talked about it at length and got all choked up.
He talked about some other relationships. He did all the talking. I just listened and then out of the blue, oh, I need to check on my truck. Time to go. Was a tad bit interesting.
Anywho, next day e-mailed that I was sorry for invoking painful memories. His reply was rather brusque and rude. Wrote John number six off.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, wonder what set him off?
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Holy smokes! 3 dates in one weekend, girl you are bussyy:)
For the retired Navy guy, the only explanation I can think of is that he found himself getting emotional about his late wife and became embarrassed. A big macho guy who finds himself tearing up about his late wife and became embarrassed and a needed to recheck himself. He created the excuse to go and check on his truck so that he could take some time to calm down and probably to try and hide his embarrassment. Men don't operate the way we do and they certainly don't like to be caught vulnerable. I say give him some time and try again. He obviously deeply loved his wife and going through something like that (widower) has deeply affected him. It does tell you alot about him though. He can love with his whole heart and also he can show vulnerabilty. Sometimes when relationships happen is when you least expect them to:) Don't assume it had anything to do with you otherwise he would not have been so open about the pain in his heart. Definetly a fragile guy right now and may just need a non judgemental ear. As for the other 2, hmmmmm.
Did not have three in one weekend. Just had time to catch up on some things. Zoe slept over at a little friends house so I got a few things done:)
Only had one date with John Six. The other two were previous weeks.
Haven't heard from him and probably won't. It is OK. He was a bit self-involved and somewhat dry. I did, however, think that it was a good thing that he could talk about her but really not so sure that he is ready yet.
John Seven this weekend:)
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Actually, not dates. I call them meet and greet. They do not pick me up, and for the most part, no money is really spent. That is not a date. Just meeting and trying to get a vibe:)
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