I went on the date with the minister. I was a little nervous about the whole thing. Who's met a minister that drinks? Not I. Not sure how that works. But I guess that is what the date is for, to figure these sorts of things out, right?
We went to El Arroyo on 5th Street. We sat outside on the porch where there was definitely more than enough birds flying around. He is never a hard person to talk to, and lets be honest, I am never short on words myself. We had a lot of great conversations. As we dug deeper into our personal lives I found that we had a lot in common. But don't think I wasn't a little self-conscious about how much I was drinking. I didn't really need to worry there though. He had four margaritas and I had 3 beers. Huh, now I'm being out-drunk by a minister???
As the date came to an end I realized I still wasn't any more convinced about the whole minister yet drinker/partier thing. The thought crossed my mind, would he kiss me, but I've been on dates with less respectable fellows and not kissed. Surely the minister wouldn't, right?
Oh, but the minister would. It took me so off guard. I mean, I still am not even sure about this guy. Maybe I would like to kiss him, maybe not, I don't know yet. But I am not going to NOT kiss someone if I am still in limbo about how I feel, because what if I really did like him?
The whole thing left me more confused than I was to begin with. I think this could be a great guy. But the whole minister thing really throws me off guard. That is definitely not the direction I would have ever thought my life would go. Too much for one to decide in such short time...I hate decisions!
I literally laughed out loud when I read "Oh but the minister would."
ReplyDeleteWell, it sounds like a fun date!! I think you just need to be upfront and ask him, "So I'm just curious, how does your drinking fit in with your other Baptist collegues?" Okay, I just reread that. Definitely don't say that.
I guess there is really no way to word that without sounding like a) you think he has a drinking problem b) creating a potentially awkward (VERY awkward) situation
Are you sure he's really a minister? How do you know he's not a con artist embezzeling 2 million dollars?
Maybe you should go to his church and listen.. WAIT no, that's a terrible idea too. Then you'll be a stalker. I used to be good at this dating thing once. Clearly I have lost my game. Annnd just left the longest comment of all time.