Save the Best for Last?

Age: 40
Height: 5'10"
Occupation: Sales

Shawn was a fish I never expected to bait. He had sent me a message after I had hidden my profile and he had never added me to his favorites nor had I added him to mine. It was a bit of a surprise when I saw he had emailed me, as I hadn't expected any more mail from the fishing site.

What's more is that he said in his very brief initial email that he wanted to meet for coffee and ice-skating (in my profile, I said that the "interview" date/first meeting would be for a coffee and then the first official date would be something fun like a flea market or ice-skating), a suggestion that is very rare in these dating pools. I immediately e-mailed him back and said that I liked a man with a plan. We met tonight after work.

It was a gorgeous afternoon so I grabbed my iced-tea and sat outside to wait for him. He was a bit late as he went to the wrong coffee shop. We shook hands (I hate that part - passers-by automatically know you're just meeting for the first time) and went inside to get a coffee.

We chatted for about an hour and a bit. I must say, it's probably the most animated I've been on any of my dates to date. Perhaps it was the warmth of the sun, or perhaps it was the fact that I had my sunglasses on which made me feel slightly invincible, but I think I was "on". And he asked me questions too, which was nice. I learned that he's traveled quite a bit, and taught English in Taiwan for five years most recently. He now works in sales for a local sports team.

The first Canuck playoff game is tonight so he had to excuse himself as he was going to his cousin's in Coquitlam to watch the game. He asked me not once, but twice if I wanted to do something next week and of course, I said yes. When we stood up to say goodbye, he immediately gave me a big hug (good hugger) and I told him to call me.

I think he'll definitely call.