[Tinder] Valerie

August 8, 2016

Her: i cant find you!

Me: what? Im sitting at a table near by the entrance, you cant miss it!

Her: i was there and couldn’t find you.

Don’t tell me this girl is lost in a pub, i mean who does that?

I was sitting, waiting anxiously for my TinderDate, Valerie. So unlike these other asshole exploit stories, this is more of a casual, romantic one. She was sporting a top and a sort of skirt combo, all black and super classy. Its formal enough for a date, but smart enough to take to the theatre/opera. Very clean outfit and i was impressed.

She sat down, immediately i noticed a strong Indonesian accent. She isnt from here, and that’s cool, i knew that. But i think communicating and talking over a table when the room is buzzing will be difficult. Remember, we’re in a pub.

The Anchor is a pub situated in London Bridge, whilst ive never been there before, I chose this one specifically as i think there’s decent ambience and there’s a super nice walk afterwards along the river.

Perfect.

We started talking casually, i sipped a white wine and she ordered a water, cute- no alcohol is not common so i was surprised. She mentioned she doesn’t like it but she’s not against it. I’m okay with that. I continued drinking.

She starts looking at the food menu. This is how it went:

Me: wait, you wanna eat?

Her: yeah im hungry.

Me: are you sure?

Her: yep.

She goes to the bar and order. I immediately grab my phone and text my friends. This girl is brave. Who has dinner on a first date? That’s nuts. Considering she had braces too that’s super brave.

Anyway she gets back and we keep talking. I figured id match her insanity and order my own food. This is good- i didn’t pay for her drinks or food and i didn’t have to have a way around it.

Anyway, as the date went on and we get to know each other i suggested we go for a walk. Before i expand on the walk…

So earlier today two things happened:

1.) I might smell like a woman. Today i wore a blazer, and word got round that i was going on a date. As a fun, playful thing one of my friends sprayed me with her perfume as she was doing it on herself. Now i smell like a woman.

2.) The pink striped umbrella. I told my boss at work im going on a tinder date and looking outside she noticed it was raining. She let me borrow her umbrella. At the time i laughed, but as i saw how light it was raining and how romantic it’d be this is one of the best ideas my boss has had.

Both stories i told as i unfolded my umbrella and started walking. We vibed really well. She mentioned she leaves back for Indonesia early tomorrow morning. What a shame.

Midway through the walk there was a clearing with nice lightings on the trees. The chairs hummed with the dark blue shade from the night lights, casting a smooth relaxing colour over the chairs and shrubbery around. We both stopped and i leaned in for a kiss.

‘This has definitely made it memorable’.

I feel good, i haven’t felt like this in a while. I feel energised, the sheer fact i can kiss a random stranger with zero alcohol presence within hours is astounding to me. My record was 3 hours and she was a known ho. this was in 2 hours and she’s really not one of those easy girls, classy with a hint of crazy.

She was a super nice girl. If she wasn’t leaving for Indonesia tomorrow, i would’ve gone on dating her longer term. She was smart, ambitious and a good mix of crazy and cute. She had a good set of views on life and well travelled. She was definitely up my street.

Anyway, that was a fun Monday evening.