The Woodworker

So lately this guy has been hitting me up on-line. Here's the thing though, we've already met. I have not responded at all, but from his e-mails I'm thinking he may have forgotten about our "date." I'm using the quotation marks there for a reason that will soon become clear. 

I met The Woodworker on the same site he is currently hitting me up on. I will admit, he looked OK in his picture, but the rest of his stats seemed on point. (I refuse to use the word "fleek!") He had his doctorate, no kids, not a smoker, etc. We e-mailed & texted a lot, but hadn't met. Through our correspondence I learned that one of his hobbies was crafting things out of wood. I thought this would come in really handy & began to dream of the new deck I would have with brand new adirondack chairs that he would build for me. (OK, I might be a little materialistic.) I can't remember why we hadn't met up, but I remember EXACTLY when we did. I was at a wedding, feeling all romantic & what not & decided I would just drop by. Against my better judgement, I got his address & said I would be over soon. I found his townhouse and when I walked in, I noticed that it clearly wasn't finished. The stairway was open underneath & was definitely a work in progress. Now this didn't really bother me. But there was sawdust EVERYWHERE! On top of that, this guy was in a stained wife-beater (for lack of a better term) and gym shorts. He looked like crap! From my estimation his on-line picture was taken at least 5 years prior. (Side note, he's still using the same picture!) He was just sitting there watching TV.  He moved some clean laundry off the couch to make room for me. It was super awkward! Now I realize I kind of sprung it on him, but he had at least 30 minutes to make himself look presentable. Plus I was at a wedding, so I looked super cute! I left after about 25 minutes of TV watching. It was definitely one of the oddest dates I've been on, and as you know, that is saying something! 

Time of death: the second I saw that stain on his wife-beater

Now he's hitting me up again, so this has me wondering. Was I that forgettable? Surely not! Maybe he has blocked the entire "relationship" out of his mind. I wouldn't blame him for that. Honestly I had until I saw his picture up again. But surely he remembers what I looked like! Does he think I'm that dumb that I won't remember & he gets a second chance? Surely that can't be it. Have I come to the end of the internet when guys I've already "dated" are hitting me up again? Have we all become that desperate? Yeah, I was being really picky the first time around, but this is years later & I still haven't found anyone, so maybe you'll do? Sorry buddy, it's never going to happen.  Now about those adirondack chairs...........