After work date decided, I chose the restaurant, a quirky little Italian place in Mayfair and we meet underneath the clock at Selfridges. Even though this was essentially a second "first date", we had technically already experienced a (very good) first date already. This provided me with a rather large dilemma of deciding what to wear. I couldn't possibly wear my "first date outfit" on another first date with someone I'd already had a first date with! A black dress with a full skirt was decided upon along with my favourite work man's boots - cute whilst edgy was the look in my mind...
Now wires had been slightly crossed when arranging the time to meet and severe delays on the jubilee line hadn't helped matters. This naturally, in my slightly paranoid way made me think that the Christmas-Party-Boy had stood me up. That thought didn't last for long but it did annoy me slightly that a) I didn't need to rush so quickly from work and b) I could've got my eyebrows done whilst I was waiting for him to arrive.
Anyway, some time passes and we eventually meet and it was lovely. We walked straight to the restaurant and spent the whole evening there. We literally picked up from where we left off over Christmas and we both had a good time. Conversation did flow, flirtatious smiles were smiled and hands were held across the table. In fact, I was having such a good time in his company that I completely lost track of time and missed my last train home resulting in a late night cab ride to my parents.
Now I class this date as a first date, even though we had seen a lot of each other over Christmas. I realise that upon reading this, I haven't actually explained much of the date and in total honesty I'm not sure that I can write anything else other than to say I had a really enjoyable evening in his company and it was just like "old times". In terms of rating the date I'd put it up there as the best first date - better than the first date with either the Wedding-Boy and the Ex-husband.
I appreciate that this date has fallen in 2011 when it was 2010's new years resolution to have more romance in my life however I feel it only fair to conclude this mission on a high. My pro-active year of dates, potential relationships, crushes and snogs has not only provided me with much fun and amusement, it has also entertained a number of friends. I used to work with a single girl who was so desperate to met someone yet so painfully reluctant to actually do anything about it for fear of embarrassing herself. Now don't get me wrong, there have been plenty of cringeworthy moments with some of these men over the past year, however, if I'd not put myself out there and been confident and willing to meet new people then I'd never would have had these dates and the ensuing fun. So, in conclusion, put out, smile, accept a cheeky date and enjoy it whether good or bad.
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