DAY 143: Not ready, Freddy

08/13/2015 9:30AM

First, OKCupid is the jokiest of all on-line jokes. Second, you are brave for trying it out.Third, don't feel bad for not finding love in two dates. For real. Fourth, you don't owe anyone ANYTHING. If you didn't feel it, don't worry about how to tell him without hurting his feelings. No matter how nicely and graciously you tell him, his feelings will be hurt. But he'll get over it and be fine. Just let him know you didn't feel it, but it was totes funsies hanging out. Fifth, Yay! No fitting clothes is the most obnoxious great thing in life! My skinny-day jeans are now irritatingly too big. Baggy in the legs and butt, and the waist is big enough that I hike them up all day but they don't fall off my hips, so I can't justify new pants. First world problems, indeed. Whatever-- embrace your first-world life. And let me stress that you are SO BRAVE for trying the on-line dating thing. Dating sucks. It just sucks. In my experience, it sucks a little less if you go on a date quickly rather than building up the expectations for days or weeks of prolonged texting and messaging and phone calls. But it pretty much all sucks. Dating is just the worst. I'll do it again someday, but for now I get to hide behind being a young kid's mom (instead of admitting the self-conscious reasons). Put a gold star on your achievement chart.

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Good for you! My feet shrink when I lose weight, too. I've been putting off buying shoes for just that reason, even though REALLY want some new shoes. I don't need them, so I'll just wait. As my daughter tells me all the time, waiting is haaaaaaaaaaaaaaard. :) (You didn't ask for my opinion, but I have one, so here it is: Goodwill is the last place you should donate stuff to. They throw away tons of their donations and work for-profit. They DO do a lot of second-chance hiring, which is good. Maybe a women's shelter where they don't actually charge for the clothes and they go to women who are actually in need? Sorry I have an opinon about everything that I feel compelled to share. I promise I'm not truly as pedantic as I come off in type.)I'm glad he took your kind brush-off well. I think most of the time that's the case, but you never know. BUY ALL THE SHOES! I'm excited to see more pictures of fabulous shoes on your steadily-shrinking feet :)

Pirwaki

Oh no! I didn't think about that about Goodwill. I had no idea. I just gave them a crap load of stuff last week! I'll have to find a better place for my stuff to go. Note to self: be more conscientious. Thank you for your ALWAYS welcome opinion!