Yes folks, it’s time for more adventures in CraigsList dating. Today we will be discussing the man who probably wrote the single best email I have ever received based on an online personal. It was well written with punctuation and capital letters which almost immediately makes it better than 75% of the drivel I get. But it also made me laugh. Out loud. And the fastest way to my heart is through my funny bone. I answered immediately, and so it began.
After a day or two of emailing, this guy went for the gold and asked me out. And forever earned his nickname (Asian Grocery Guy, that is) by inviting me to the asian grocery store on a Tuesday with the intent to carry mangoes. It is by far the most memorable proposition I’ve ever received. Unfortunately, due to the fact I was working and had a limited window to play with, we didn’t make it. We did have a very nice phone conversation though. But after that Asian Grocery Guy started to fade. We had one other failed attempt to hook up and all communication stopped. It was sad.
Usually, after two failed hookups and a communication stoppage, I would walk off. But there was the matter of the highly intelligent and amusing emails and the most inventive date ever. So I broke my rule, but did it with panache! I just sent a quick checkup type message that would easily allow him to bow out if he was trying to without having to go out of his way to save face. I may have also mentioned that hopefully the sudden silence was not brought on by my refusal to haul mangoes. Well, he wrote back. There was some fruity banter, and then very quickly he suggested a date. And he called me to confirm last night. (A very nice touch.) So tonight, the Asian grocery Guy and I are doing the dinner and a movie thing.
There is one more thing you need to know about this particular man. He is a massage therapist. I implore you not to let me become that episode of Seinfeld and drive him away. Seriously. Talk me off the ledge folks. (An intelligent, funny, massage therapist. Please let him not be a troll in person!)
