Juggling....

The past two weeks have been pretty intense in the dating world. While I was away I corresponded with a few of the matches I thought had some potential. There are three worth noting.

R- Oakland. First off, a 6' Nicaraguan guy? He must have issues, turns out his ego is bigger than his mouth. I decided to give him a shot anyway and Friday night found us in Noe Valley drinking vodka at Bliss and me listening to him talk about work. What's with these workaholics? After a light dinner at Fresca I left him at Pink, don't think I'll be seeing him again.

S- San Francisco. Now here's a nice guy, laid back, funny and loves to explore the city. He happens to live in the Marina, and although I never used to like hanging out in this oh so pretentious community, I figure it's worth expanding my horizons. Turns out there are great restaurants and friendly bars, if you don't mind the LA types that hang out in them.

So far we've gone on two dates, the first was in North Beach, we met up at Mojito for a few drinks then I took him to Mangarosa for some of the best caipirinha's I've ever had. This Sunday we kept it low key and went to Blue Jay Cafe for brunch then went bowling in the Presidio- perfect second date, gotta get the activity in there to show off your talents. We ended the afternoon with a few glasses of wine and then headed to Grubb Steak for burgers- god I love that place, open until 4 am! So I'm wondering, what to do for the third date?

R- San Mateo. We met up last Thursday for dinner in San Mateo. He came to pick me up in a sports car, not a good sign. The first thing that comes to mind are what shortcomings is he compensating for? I was somewhat right, but we'll get to that. Over dinner, I realized what it is that I miss about Latin men, we don't have to struggle to find our common roots. Our stories and experiences however unique they may seem to us are actually quite common when coming up from immigrant parents. He just gets it and I don't have to explain myself. How different. We spent a little more time together and I'm thinking he's got some great qualities including the fact that he runs his own company, loves his family and is a very generous and kind man. He works a lot though, and I've been down that road before. We'll see how it goes, but he's definitely at the top of my list.