guys-and-dolls

I’m fidgeting nervously and keep switching between tapping my foot and squirming in my seat. I turn my head for what feels like the thousandth time as the door to the coffee shop opens. Still not him. I sigh, half relieved and half exasperated with how nervous I am. I’m not really used to this kind of date - the kind where it’s someone I’ve met on a dating site. I’ve done it a couple of times over the past year or so and it has always been incredibly awkward, enough so that lately I’ve been feeling that maybe online dating is just not for me. Not that I feel like there are many other alternatives… I’m not the most outgoing girl. I decided to give it one last shot though. This time feels different somehow. For one, he didn’t immediately request to meet up when he sent me that first DM. We’ve actually been exchanging messages for weeks now - it feels like he’s actually trying to get to know me and doesn’t mind taking things slow. I appreciate that. And it turns out we have so much in