Thursday, 8 May 2008
Encounter with the Indie Boy....
He was casually dressed in dark skinny jeans and a green fitted t-shirt with crazy but well groomed hair, and wore black glasses which seemed to finish off his stylish attire.
An extremely good looking guy who obviously spent more time grooming himself than any girl you'll ever meet, no wonder he wanted to meet up in the evening...
He said he'd take me to a local but stylish bar/club where him and his band sometimes play. He said I can look him up on 'myspace'. As a singer, I didn't expect any less than what I got. Although he was nice, he was obviously a bit of ladies man. Or a sleaze. Either way!
He said he cant have a permanent girlfriend because when he tours with his band supporting other unsigned artists its hard to keep in touch, and apparently 'they get sick of me never calling them' really?!?
He did seem a bit pompous and liked to brag about his bands success, which I thought was fair enough, I'll give him that.
I didn't mind him telling me about the band because I was actually interested in it, what I was also interested in was the amount of people he had slept with. This guy is 22 and hes claimed to have slept with nearly 40 women in the last three years. WHAT? I know hes good looking, I thought, but how do you even manage that?!
He said 'I swear I'm not a sleazy guy, but when you've done a gig, you're buzzing, you party and you have sex with a random-er...its just my way of life I suppose!'
Despite this blasé attitude towards sex, He seemed to be respectful and actually knew how to have a conversation...and it was interesting conversation. He wasn't the least bit shy and always asked questions. I had fun, he bought the drinks( I did offer I promise) and the time flew quickly, which is a good sign you're having fun!
In three words he described himself 'fun fun fun!'
He did have the vain-ness of a pretty boy, but not the attitude. Definitely a winner for the indie guy. And in all fairness...he was just seeping with damn straight coolness.
The Heavy metal date...
To be fair, he wasn't the stereotypical goth, he was more a heavy metal rocker, much more into sniffing glue and injecting himself with chemicals than killing small animals.
He works in a cool bar which I always go to when I'm back home, He is 25, massive build, and always wears big baggy t-shirts and black jeans. He has a long beard which he either plaits or turns into dread locks. He used to have to little horns made from his beard, but his girlfriend said they got in the way.
He was quite a romantic. He spends as much time as he can with his girlfriend and 'loves her more than anything...including Shepard's pie' apparently.
For a first date he said he would take them to a heavy metal night in a loud club to see 'how they got on.' And if either of them wanted to talk they could go outside... Sounds good to me.
He said he doesn't pay for anything on a date as most of the girls he knows takes offence to it, apparently heavy metal girls or goths 'are very independent' and 'into bondage' the two go together quite well. He said 'you know when shes a control freak when she dresses like a dominatrix and tries to make you do things from a horror film'.
He told me 'I find goth girls attractive, I don't look at any other type of girl. I think that's just my choice though, my mates aren't always the same.'
In three words he described himself as 'full of beans'. Nice.
In my opinion, I would definitely look at this type of guy differently, I had a good laugh and there was absolutely no arrogance or pompous behaviour. Score!
The Emo Date..
He wears the tittest skinny jeans I have ever seen, always in a black hoodie, has his lip pierced and has the blackest and straightest hair..it doesn't even move... Like hes not actually real or something.
Anyway, he is very shy and its hard to get two words out of him at the best of times, but I got him to talk about girlfriends...eventually. This was after I agreed he could use my living room to do some devil worshiping shite. Ha, not really.
He said for a first date, he'd take a girl to a gig probably, or just go for a drink so he could get to know them. He said he'd had some bad experiences with girls so he likes taking his time with them. He used to buy his ex girlfriend flowers all the time, and didn't enjoy me asking 'did they have to be dead first...that's what your in to right?' I need to stop taking the piss.
He would never demand sex from a girl, they can have as much time as they want, but if they wanted it on the first date and they were 'fit' he wouldn't say no. This is like any guy though really?! No matter what anyone says if someone want to give you £100, you don't turn it down just because you don't know them do you? Maybe its just my look on things, but this is the general stereotype of men!
To sum himself up in three words he just shrugged. It took him a while but he said 'whatever you think'. Classic emo banter right there.
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
The Sk@ter boy date..
My skater was wearing some massive 'Ethnies' trainers and same brand top, with some very baggy denim shorts and a bobble hat...which he announced he had claimed from a wall .
Very good looking and very polite. He was a funny guy too, but he got quite a serious when we were talking about the ladies...
'I've had one girlfriend for 3 years but we decided to move on. I gave her everything she wanted but apparently I'm too selfish!?'
I asked him what he had done to make her say that, and he admitted that his art and his skating are his life. He likes having a girlfriend but cant spend every hour of the day with them.
That's fair enough isn't it? At least he's honest.
For his first date, he would take someone to a gig, or to the skate park, 'just to show them what its like and see how interested they are in it. ' Which I reckon is good idea, if you are passionate about something it is important to share that isn't it?
It seemed like we had to have certain things in common for him to even want to talk to me, I think this was because of his 'fashion sense'. I felt a bit awkward as I didn't really know what to say, he wasn't making any effort and as I was a 'skater boy' virgin I decided a short date was better than no date.... I asked him to sum himself up in three words. He said 'An energetic fox'.
He said he lives like a fox?!? What does that mean, he doesn't wash, and lives out of bins??? Sounds about right.
Brilliant.
The City Boy date
'My date with the arrogant twat' is what it should be called.
I don't know if its because I'm quite laid back and like to have a laugh, that I wanted to throw things at his head. Constantly. But instantly, I didn't like the way he carried himself. I know that's really picky, but he swung himself around like he was in fact creator of the world.
I was right, the 'pretty boy' date repeated itself on me. I knew this guy from years ago, and I thought it would benefit me for this project to get in touch for a drink. Now I realise exactly why we haven't spoken for a very long time.
We went to a really really nice( which means expensive ) bar where, it was nearly £7 just for a coke....sorry?! Started chatting. For some reason just because he had done me a favour meant I owed him 'BIG TIME' (that's all he kept saying).
He was talking about himself and his boringly high paid job to such an extent that I actually started singing a little song in my head. Just to try and take the pain away. I'm in London, on my own, with an absolute cock. Brilliant.
He did pay for the drinks, I eventually started drinking to try and loosen up a bit, but maybe this wasn't the best idea. I told him I thought he was a twat and can he at least try to have a conversation as if I was here, not one he'd have with his reflection. No wonder you havnt got a girlfriend I said. He didn't enjoy this. But this comment was not at all in jest.
Anyway, he said he had 'dated' (slept with) allot of women from his finance office. One of which is married to a top barrister. Great I thought, the joys of working in London....
This really put me off him, he was so smug about it, he looked like he deserved some sort of award. I was not impressed, and told him this. It was like I was from another planet?
I asked if his friends were the same, and he told me that they have competitions and ACTUAL drawn charts of women they have bedded. How old are you? I thought this was for uni kids and losers, not a 'high class' well respected young man working in a top job in London!
In three words he summed himself up as 'top class totty'. Yeah right.
I had no respect for him, he had no respect for me. I wasn't prepared to be put on the 'sex chart' (even though he does live in a nice flat with a balcony) I went home, pretty drunk and feeling rather shit.
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Date five: The funny guy!
Anyway... My date was HOT . Very. HOT. He had blinding eyes ,THE cutest smile and dressed very well... So, instantly I couldn't work out why he didn't have a girlfriend, so i asked him.
'Girls don't take me seriously enough, if i ask someone out they think I'm joking. Or if I do go out with them they cant take the sarcasm. Vicious circle. Its actually quite hard to find two blonde lesbians did you know that?'
He said this in such a laid back way I nearly missed it. Excellent.
Our date was cool, he took me around this derelict area which was a graffiti haven. Very smart guy, he knew allot and he kept me interested which is always a bonus. He said he would take a girl someone spontaneous on the first and second date, to keep them interested, and would get rid of them if they wanted sex in the first month. 'You know it wont last if you rush in to things like that. I prefer to wait. Plus I'm a nervous twat.'
Very honest, I thought.
To sum himself up in three words, he said.... ' I AM God'.
I know he wasn't actually being an arrogant twat (A.K.A pretty boy)
I KNOW WHY WE DON'T LIKE FUNNY GUYS...we cant take them seriously. No matter how good looking they are, unless they make the move nothing will happen, the bottom line is that we wont make the move because its so hard to tell whether they're interested or not.
This date was in the top few so far...definitely. I recommend the funny guy... just remember-
To bag a funny guy we actually have to do the ground work. Great.
Monday, 5 May 2008
My Geeky date..
He doesn't drink unless its a special occasion, which was nice. We went for a walk in a park near me, as i couldn't bear the thought of sitting in one place in case there wasn't anything to talk about.
He wasn't quiet at all (I expected him to be nervous) but I think this is because I have known him for a while (trying to find a geek is impossible..unless you work with them!)
He did talk allot about himself, well mainly his video consoles which I concluded he would marry if he could... he didn't enjoy this statement.
He was very clued up about everything, and had to be right allot of the time (which of course I let him be). This made me feel rather stupid. But I suppose this wasn't just because he was a 'geek'...its because hes a man (there i go stereotyping again!)
He was sweet and he is a caring person. We completely clashed as we don't listen to the same music or go out to the same places, but I still had a laugh with him, which is never bad. I felt that i wanted o mother him more than anything...maybe this was because he didn't seem very street wise, or maybe he just didn't care, which isn't a bad thing.
He said if he went out on a 'real' date (cheers) with someone he'd make a big effort and take them for a romantic meal. 'Pub's are OK with your friends but i would never take my girlfriend to one.'
I thought this was sweet. To sum himself up in three words he said 'i don't know'. How modest of him!
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Date number three: The Chav
This was the first thing he asked me when I asked him if he fancied a drink. Classic.
After my second date with the pretty boy, I decided the more the merrier...at least i would have a chance to have some kind of conversation.
He was wearing a polo-shirt...I think it was 'YSL' of course, he had the collar up, no cap but his french cropped hair was so caked in gel I couldn't work out if he had light or dark hair?
The bulldog tattoo on his arm with 'ENGLAND' underneath would surely put him straight to the top of the 'chav-o-meter'. But this wasn't just it. The attire wasn't complete without the amount of gold attached to his fingers..in the form of the famous sovereigns.

I was amazed how much he would stand out in front of my group of friends...but I was the one that stood out with his bunch of mates.
This would put anyone off, surely? A night out with a group of self proclaimed 'wrong-ens'. But it turned out to be a very entertaining evening.
My chav date was nicer than expected. He was respectable towards me and other women, obviously with the odd 'shes fit' and 'look at those guns' but apart from that, he paid for most of the drinks and didn't leave my side. He was very shy during the first part of the evening, until the alcohol started flowing (Stella...I'm not joking). I also took this approach.
It was very intimidating being with a group like that, but I preferred going on a 'group' date, rather than one-to-one as firstly, I could hide how drunk I was, and secondly, I got to see his real character.
He works as a laborer with a building firm, and lives with his mum and brother in a council flat. He is 23 and drives a 'beat up corsa' and has had 2 serious relationships. He said he wouldn't have kids with anyone until he he was sure it was permanent. I respected him allot for this, from the 'stereotype' chav, this isn't always the case.
When i asked him to describe himself in three words he said: 'I'm a laugh'. Which was good enough for me!
This date opened my eyes to a 'type' of man that can certainly be mistaken because of his appearance. He was funny, respectable and paid for the (large amount of) drinks. This was enough for me to decide I would definitely give a 'chav' another chance.
The Pretty Boy Date...
We went for lunch (I didn't eat anything as this meant staying longer) I had a drink whilst he ate his steak burger like a starved child. This wasn't when i knew he was an arrogant twat...it was long before this.
I'll start from the beginning...in fact I shall bullet point to state his negatives and positives...then you can clearly see how balanced they are...
Negatives:
- He didn't shut up about himself.
- He didn't shut up about football.
- He didn't shut up about his new shoes and shirt.
- He felt the need to tell me how many girls he had slept with.
- If i was a mirror he would have been all over me. IN FACT if I was sitting next to a mirror i would have preferred this as there would be total silence whilst he admired himself.
- He couldn't help but talk about his 'fit body' (Yes it is fit. But you will always be an ugly twat.)
- He rolled his sleeves up every five minutes then flexed his arm a little bit whilst looking out the corner of his eye to see if i was looking.
- He didn't ask me anything about myself.
- He thought calling me 'his bitch' was appropriate...
- After answering the phone to his mate.

Positives:
- He...was available for this 'date' and helping me remember just why I don't go near pretty boys.
- He paid for my drink.
- He didn't smell too bad, so at least all my senses didn't get a battering.
So, there you go. I asked him 'Would you normally pay for a date with a girl' ?(as i made it clear this wasn't a 'real' date. I couldn't pretend, i wanted to throw a chair at him)
He answered: 'yeah i would' And i thought...aww that's alright i suppose hes not too bad.
Then he HAD to go and say 'Only if i knew i was gonna' get some at the end of the night.'
I wanted to laugh. H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S. maybe if she couldn't understand the English language, he'd have a chance of getting laid.
I asked him to describe himself in three words, he said 'Fit, funny, and charming'.
I don't think he understands what they actually mean?! HA what a joke of a date. NEVER again.
Friday, 2 May 2008
Date number one:The Geezer
We went to a nice little bar, he paid for the drinks (and im not drunk) and he was such a laugh.
Very different from what i'd expect him to be. I thought we'd end up at his local surrounded by his 'thuggish' mates who threw glasses at eachother for fun...but we ended up in quite a respectable little bar. Nice one.
He is a 29 year old builder covered in tattoos, and when I wanted to pay for a drink he said 'no fucking way im paying.' How polite you're thinking? But generous...so I'll let him off.
I was grilling him a bit, as obviously I was on the 'date' to find out how he treats the ladies, but still he was honest (which is rare...or maybe im just gullible?)
Anyway he was saying he's got 'old school' morals when it comes to dating women, and that 'if a bird wants sex on the first date, im not gonna have as much respect for her' but then went on to say he wouldnt stop her if she wanted it. Which defeats the point really doesnt it?!
He said he would only kiss on the first date, and switched his phone off so none of his mates could bug him. (It didnt stop me from answering mine though...NEVER thought I'd say this, but I felt a bit rude...infront if a man I stereotyped to be so brutal!)
He came across to be quite respectful towards women, apart from calling them 'birds' and swearing mid sentence, instead of a normal person saying 'eeeerm' it was 'fucking hell'.
He said he looks for 'having a laugh' with a women, 'they've got to be like one of your mates, but someone you find physically attractive'.. Apparently being a 'fit bird' doesnt mean you can hold a conversation. Dont we assume its the same with men?
In three words i asked him to descibe himself, he announced 'An absoloute c*nt.'
Classic.
He was a top bloke though and I thoroughly enjoyed our 'date' he was definatly unexpected and I would go on a second date with my 'Geezer'.