Out of the blue

When I break up with someone it's generally a forever thing. Only in high school did I ever do the hokey pokey of getting back together with someone once we broke up. When the marriage ended, it ended with no looking back. I've been the same way with dating. If, after a couple of dates, there's something that creeps me out or just generally a feeling that there's no future I'm pretty clear "Hey, you're a nice enough guy but...." and I usually follow that .... with whatever doesn't work for me. And, for the most part, the guys take it really well and all is good.

But, within the last few weeks I've heard from three of these guys out of the blue. It's like the 6-12 months since I last heard from them magically makes them: a) closer to my age; b) less smothering or c) more physically attractive.

I'm sticking to my guns. No re-treads.

Eight months?

Did I really spend the entire summer not dating? Well, and based on the blizzard outside today, the entire fall? Yep, it's true. I had one of the most relaxing summers and truly one of the most fun doing things with my kids and friends that I'm not sure I missed the belly flops of dating someone new.

Well, tomorrow changes all that. We've officially passed all of the litmus tests that eHarmony could throw at a couple of 34 year olds and I will be going on a first date for the first time in eight months.

Truly, I'm not excited. But he seems like a nice enough fellow to jump back into the fray for. We'll see.