My Date Was Arrested for Luring a Minor

Due diligence and cynicism are my saviors.

We liked each other’s profiles. It took weeks before we contacted each other. I had been beaten down by attempts at a love life, twice this week, and was doing everything I could to maintain optimism. To not shut myself out from the world. To have faith that there is a greater good.

I sent him a message after realizing we liked the same places and same movies.

He responded and we had a lot in common. My profile would lead one to assume I’m ready to settle down. I’m not. I actually have little interest in pouring a lot of emotional investment into something. I just don’t have it in me. But, I crave companionship.

He mentioned he wanted casual. He’s not in a commitment place either. I let him know I was not interested in a one time fling. That’s not my thing. He wasn’t looking for that either. We both wanted someone smart to talk to who we had chemistry with. Someone with shared similar interests that we could see once a week.

Boundaries and respect are good. Unnecessary expectations are not. Definitions be damned.