johnny9fingers | (no subject)

It turned into a proper first date.
She bought me supper. We argued about the bill and she browbeat me....uncertain of how to take that.
Also she isn't too keen on having poetry quoted at her....doesn't know her Shakespeare that well and has a distinct dislike to being called "m'dear" which is alas one of my default usages.
She is very clever (whew, some relief there then) and v. cute.
She also thinks I'm too posh. Tried to disabuse her: "it's just my voice" didn't really convince.

The Pub was too loud, and I was still slightly hearing impaired after the flight back from Nice.

Escorted her to London Bridge Railway station where she took the train. I took the tube back to Balham and overland from there. When I got out of the underground I found I had a txt message on my mobile:

"tks for fun evening. Can't believe I spent at least 5 mins queuing for a ticket and could have got a free ride! Give me a bell if u feel like getting out of the bath and need more than a book for company....I might turn up. S."

I think that probably counts as a win. Will txt her back today, without bath related comments. I wish I'd never mentioned the two-novel-bath as proof of sybaritic tendencies. I wonder if company extends to.....shall speculate no longer.

Also got another txt message almost simultaneously from Em, which was much ruder. And if you're reading this Em, the answer is no. I do understand how first dates go. I am a gentleman. I am no longer the young man for whom women were prepared to do that sort of thing on a first date, really. Just because you don't mess about, doesn't mean the rest of the female population are as....practical as you.

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She is, according to her card, a partner at some legal firm or other: which could cover a multitude of sins. I doubt however she makes as much money as Nick or Fra or anyone like that, and if she does, I don't need to know about it thank you. I'll keep my bloody-minded independence whatever. And besides, it's not as if I haven't stepped out with seriously rich women before: I know the score.

Congratulating me on my restraint....Gods, what has happened to me? The world changed for me when I started looking after Dad.

Love to Nick, and small human.

I meant that she's a lawyer, not that she's loaded, although that may or may not be the case (partner can mean almost anything). If she wants to win an argument like that she will - or she's not much of a lawyer.

I'm not suggesting that you should become some form of toy boy - it wouldn't suit you, just like I can't be kept - it does bad things to one's head. And I was congratulating you on being monosyllabic enough to get a text message offering to provide company while bathing, not for not taking up the offer. I think you can guess which option I think you should have taken...

M

I don't think it was an offer specific; more a comment on my idiotic glorying in hedonistical two-novel baths. If it had been an offer, believe me....I'm still somewhat of the man I was twenty years ago.
Context gives meaning, and evidently I didn't provide enough in the way of context: my bad.