<Watches the tumbleweeds slowly drift by...>
Wow, it's been quiet here lately.
Thought I would let you guys and girls know about a date I had last night.
It was with a lady I met through a dating site. Not one of the more well known ones.
She actually initiated contact with me, saying that I looked interesting. I had a few photos of myself in cosplay as well as more, erm, normal shots.
Also, in my profile I was very upfront with what I enjoy doing. It's probably why I never got that much interest!
Anyways, I thank her for her message and we bat several messages back and forth. The culmination of which is that I ask her out for a date in the real world.
She says "yes" and we make arrangements to meet up after I come back from a family visit to Northern Ireland.
The weekend comes and goes, I have a great time with my family and by the time I get home (very late) Sunday night, I'm ready for a rest at work!
The lady and I swap a couple more messages and we finalise our arrangements for meeting up. I'm going to head to her town and meet up somewhere that she knows and is familiar with.
The evening comes on by and I drive up. My timing is pretty food for a change! And I get there literally with a couple of minutes to spare. She is sitting near the front so I can see her quite easily. She looks like her photos, so that is a good sign I guess.
She looks across and realises that it is me and she smiles. I walk over, she gets up and we have a hug and say "hello" to each other.
She already has a drink, but I still ask if she would like one. I go off to get myself one and I drop myself onto a sofa by the chair we she is sitting. She decides to move herself from the chair and sits next to me on the sofa. This is a nice surprise. We do the usual stuff that happens on a first we talk about general things. My friends have given me a list of "what not to do" One of them was not to talk about politics, sex or religion.
I actually spent the drive there trying to think of a joke that incorporated all 3! I only managed two though.
Anyhow, we have a couple of drinks and before we know it, the bar is closing. It is now midnight and we have been there for four hours. We are sitting close together by now, holding hands and sitting real close together.
She lives nearby and as I am a bit old fashioned, I offer to walk her home. It's not too far away as it happens. A little persuasion is needed, but she accepts the offer. As we leave the bar, I offer her my arm. Like I said, I am a bit old fashioned...
We get to her place and I am invited in for coffee. I accept.
Just bear in mind that I am not planning trying anything on or thinking ahead to where this might go. I don't work that way.
We go up, she has a nice place, small but nice. Coffee is made and we sit on the sofa to drink it and we talk some more.
We are sitting real close now and her legs are draped across and over mine. Now I am a dummy when it comes to interpreting signals of interest from a woman, but even I am realising that this lady likes me. So I lean in for a kiss. This goes really well!
I'm not sure where the next 3 hours went...
Don't get all excited, we managed to restrain ourselves, barely.
t:
We are seeing each other this Saturday, she is coming over to my neck of the woods this time. I thought it was only fair she sees me in my native environment! No real plans made, just going to spend the day together and see how we get on.
I'm not sure just how much we have in common yet, but that's what going out on dates are for right?
A positive post for me in the relationship thread... Do I win a prize?
t:
I do have a question though.
We both find one another physically attractive, how long do you think it should be until we get, well you know, physical?
I explained what happened and she was fine with that.
(Right, I'll show myself out!) 
