A little bit too cocky?

I just got home from another date with Cute Jew 2 (CJ2). We've been seeing each other quite a bit in a short while. I met her last Friday, went to a show Saturday night, she came to support me at a show i was in on Sunday, we went for dinner Thursday and I saw her yet again tonight.


Thursday dinner was quite nice and afterwards I walked her to the subway station. We were going in different directions. She told that dinner was nice and when I suggested we go out Saturday night her face lit up with a smile and a "yeah OK!".

When friends had asked me how things were going with CJ2, I would say no bad but I could tell she really likes me.I even cracked the joke that it's been "too easy". My coworker said I was sounding cocky.

I thought about it today and after going on a couple of dates all ending with me standing quite far from her saying how I had fun, I decided tonight I'd attempt to kiss her.

Those who follow my blog long enough will know I have a terrible time kissing girls on dates for the first time.

Tonight we went to play pool and bowling (at the same place), had coffee and then I walked with her for several blocks in her direction home. It was really cold tonight but when we arrived at the subway, I went inside and she followed. Again I was standing kind of far but had every intention to move in close.

Before I could do anything she smiled and said she had fun and we should do something again soon (actually I can't remember if she said something like "lets get together again" or "we should do something sometime" - big difference) and then came up to me and gave me a hug.

I tried to hold her tight but didn't feel it reciprocated so a loosened. Now I"m sure if she wanted a kiss she would have stayed in my arms and looked up or something (she's like a foot shorter than me than me) but instead she b-lined for the door. She still smiled and said she wanted to see me again.

So, I can't tell if she did that out of  being shy or if she did that to show she just wants to be friends. As she was leaving I said "Wait. When would you like to..." but I instead of finishing my sentence i just said "Oh, we'll figure something out I'm sure" and left.

I'll give it a couple of days before i call her and see how she reacts. If she wants to get together and again so eagerly than I'll assume she's just shy.

I'll keep you posted!

Snowball Effect

Friday night I meet Cute Jew 2 at a dinner event. Last night we went out together. We had dinner before hand and then watch a fun circus show. She holds really good eye contact and trust me she is not hard on the eyes.

During dinner I told her about the show I perform in on Sundays. Come Sunday, I get a text from her asking me what time the show starts and then she showed up with her friend that night.

After the show she left with her friend and I didn't really get to say goodbye so I texted her "I'm glad you came tonight, Are you free this week to grab a coffee or something". To which she replied yes and either Monday night or Thursday night.

I picked Thursday because if I had picked Monday then I would have seen her 4 days in a row. Now, if a girl wants to hang out with me 4 days in a row, I'm guessing either she is bored and really looking for something to do with friends, or she may have a thing for me.

I figured I find Cute Jew 2 pretty cute and interesting so I'd like to see where it goes. I'm always confused at the beginning when I meet someone if it's to just be friends or more. But regardless 4 days in a row is a bit extreme. I think I'll wait a couple of days to let it build up.

Friday Night Dinner

This is a long one but worth the read. Especially since I've been updating so seldom. Enjoy!

I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this before, but I'm Jewish.

I'm not religious but I like to follow a few traditions just because that's how I was raised. I got to synagogue twice a year on the High Holidays (equivalent to most Christians who only go to Church on Christmas) and follow Hanukkah and Passover which are really excuses to hang out with family and have a big meal.

I keep quasi kosher. The main food rules are not to mix meat and milk and do not eat pork. I do neither but will go out and eat Chinese food (which isn't kosher food).

So now you have an idea of how much I follow the religion.

My brother Ira, on the other hand, is all over the place. He was always more into the religion than I was. He went to Hebrew school, lived in Israel for a year and goes to Synagogue every Saturday. He won't drive on Shabbat (Sabbath) and observes all  the holidays (there's plenty).

He was married for 8 years to a woman who was more observant than he was when they met and he became more himself during their marriage.After the marriage he became close fiends to other people who were just as observant as he.

Recently he got involved with someone who was a step even more religious and was wearing a kippah all the time. My mother got very nervous she'd lose her son to religion but thankfully they broke up because he felt he couldn't keep up with her.

So now you have an idea of how much he follows the religion.

Besides the religious aspect, there is a pretty tight Jewish community in My City and my brother flocks to all the events. Last night there was an Ethiopian dinner held at a Synagogue for the younger community.

I usually avoid these events since I'm not comfortable being around religious people and don't really follow a lot of it. Ira kept pushing me to go since all it was going to be was a speech by a guest rabbi from Ethiopia and it would be full of single women, which is one of the main reasons he wanted to go.When a friend of mine invited me to the same dinner, I decided to give it a shot.

I showed up late due to work and missed the speech. When I arrived in the dinner hall, there was easily over a hundred people ranging from 20 to 45. Most were mid-twenties to mid-thirties and mostly single. More single guys than girls.

There were a few old acquaintances I bumped into and noticed a bunch of women my brother had been on dates with including his ex-wife. I even bumped into Rock Chick. I hadn't seen her since our few dates the year before. 

I'm glad my friend was there so I got to hang out with him and other people closer to my age than be Ira's wing man. He's 10 years older than me and I didnt' really care to sit with a bunch of 40 year olds.

At my table was my friend, two young Israeli guys, my friend's 2 friends an old acquaintance with his wife and kid and two cute young female students. I'll call them Cute Jew 1 and Cute Jew 2 (or CJ1 and CJ2 for short).

At first I started talking to Cute Jew 1 since she was a bit closer to me but over the night I switched to Cute Jew 2. I really got her attention when Australia came up. Apparently she had been there and was super excited to exchange stories.

At one point of the night, after the delicious meal, Rock chick came to say hi at the table and I discovered that Rock Chick and Cute Jew 2 new each other.

After 10pm, they opened a bar. While waiting in line Rock chick runs up to me (all of a sudden she's my friend now?) and asks if I"m single. I was thrown off by that but said yes. She continues to tell me that Cute Jew 2 likes me and is really shy and wanted Rock Girl to get my number for her.

To be honest I was thinking of asking Cute Jew for her number when I left anyways so I told Rock Chick I'd just go talk to her myself.

I swear you'd think the whole place was trying to set us up. I walk up to CJ1 and CJ2 sitting alone at a table and "all of a sudden" CJ1 had to "go to the bathroom", leaving us alone. Earlier I had told Cute Jew 2 about the improv theater I go to and she seems interested by that. So, knowing there is a show tonight I wanted to go to, but not alone, I invited her.

Her face lit up like a Christmas light.

I'm trying not to get too excited about it but it's very rare I meet girls at parties. She's cute, young and seems fun and interesting. I'm not sure if she knows I'm 29 but I do act a lot younger so that may be a good match. She's a tad more observant than me in terms of religion but I don't think she's looking for marriage or anything hard core like that, so that's good.

Right now, my main concern in my life is finding an apartment and then a new job. Meeting cute girls at parties though, are a nice bonus :)

We're to meet tonight before the show for coffee, and then go to the show.

Let's see what happens.

Guess I have charm

So although I wasn't too thrilled of the date I recently went on, one of the things we discussed was if she had met anyone else from online through OK!Cupid. She told me yes, but no one she saw second time.

This had been our second encouter, and then after a week of me not contacting her, she sent me an e-mail to see what was up.

Guess I'm doing something right.

I decided to give it another go and wrote back. If i hear from here again, I'll ask her out on another date and go from there.

Updates to follow!

Major turn Off

So last night I went to see Bonobo in concert. It was amazing. I made it kind of a date by inviting the Bi-Girl I mention in my last post.

The show was great and so was her company. We chatted before the show and she seems to think I"m funny since she laughed a lot. That's a plus. Also, she mentioned that she's met several people online but never went on a second date. Technically this was our second rendez-vous.

However, halfway during the show she took off her sweater. Then when the show was over and the lights came back on I was able to see that she had very hair arms. Hairier than my own.

Now I know I may not be being fair by saying this but it really turned me off. She is of Eastern Europe descent but it just really turned me off. Is this normal (for me to be turned off)?

In any case we had an awkward end of the night. She just walked away to catch her subway without a proper goodbye. I don't know if she's for me anyways, so I decided to not contact her and if she contacts me I'll decide then if I want to pursue it or not.

Back in the game

Tonight I had my first "date" with a girl since IRG left (for the second time).

I'm a bit lost on this one.

We met through OK!Cupid. After a few messages back and forth, I had invited her to come check out this haunted house i was performing in. Apparently she came but I was so into the theatrics of the show, I missed out seeing a lot of people who told me that came. In any case she said she recognized me even with all this makeup on (I was a half burned person).

So, after discovering she came, I popped the question if she's like to go for coffee. I brought her to a Nice place tonight, but unfortunately it was packed so we went for a beer at a bar close by instead.

She's 22, tall and originally from a different city. We chatted about movies, TV, Books, family, etc. She seems pretty cool.

The thing I'm lost about is on her profile she's list as "bi" and "interested in guys and girls who like guys" which are both fine. However, she has a really short haircut and was dressed boyish. Now I'm not saying because she dresses this way it must mean she's a lesbian, but I just got the feeling she was. Either way she's cute.

After the beer, I invited her to a concert I'm going to in 2 days but unfortunately had 2 tickets but no one to go with. She doesn't know the band but is willing to give them a try.

Sounds exciting. Wi;; keep you guys posted.