Woooo, enjoy!
So I think Brooklyn is probably done. I ended up reaching out to him by sending a pic of this movie I had been telling him about and was excited to get. He gave a short reply and then said nothing when I asked how his day was going. That was like 8-9 hours ago, so I'm assuming he's not THAT busy even though he was working all day. I'm slightly disappointed but not super bummed- I really enjoyed talking to him, but no fireworks. I actually found a video of his standup and the first thing he talks about is a bad experience meeting a girl on OKC, so who knows- something I did (or my hideous appearance) could make it into a joke
On a brighter note, this afternoon I met up with that other guy from OKC (let's call him The Russian) who seemed cool enough but I wasn't super excited about it... and we ended up having a really nice time! He is better looking in person than his pics, and very interesting. We seem to have a good deal in common. He's slightly awkward, which is cute, and charming. I got a peck goodbye from him, which was nice. Hopefully we can plan another day to get together soon, though he seems maybe busier than me (he's a student and researcher) so we shall see when that can happen. This is the second time recently that I've gone in with few expectations and been pleasantly surprised, which is always nice.
On a totally different note, since I'm rambling tonight:
After a period of not talking at all and then talking a bit, I have been occasionally hanging out with the ex who I broke up with last June, who I had dated for over a year (video store guy). I always maintained that I wanted to be friends when we were both ready, and we've hung out a couple of times in the last few weeks- we saw a movie together 2-3 weeks ago (we're both huge movie people- he went to school for film), and then last night we hung out for a bit and had pizza (long story, but he got me a movie I wanted and I told him I would buy him quality pizza in exchange, because he's super broke). It's been platonic, at least on my end- even though I am still attracted to him, I know we don't work as a couple. But I've been getting some vibes from him, and mostly ignoring them/hoping I was misreading. Well tonight I saw him when I went into the store, and then when he got off work he came into the bar nearby where my friend and I were having a beer. Well, my friend had some observations to share when we left, such as "He is madly in love with you." She said she was reading his body language and everything and it was all about me.
I was like
, because I know she's right but I've been hoping it wasn't the case. To have an outsider come in and be like "Yep" was... I dunno, helpful, I guess. It's hard, I want to be friends with him and really enjoy his company but don't want to mislead him. I don't think I'm being flirty or anything like that, just trying to be friendly. I think I just need to keep maintaining that boundary. Any input, y'all?