Analyzing

Analyzing: It makes me so happy. I'm such a left-brained nerd.

Let's analyze my latest blind date shall we? I can't remember if I've mentioned before that my social/love life is my sister's new hobby and she finds so much pleasure from setting me up on blind dates. And this last one was especially interesting.
The Set-up
         So Emily doesn't even know this guy that she set me up with this week. She said that she works with his sister, and she gave him my number when he came into visit. When I asked her what he was like she said "I didn't really get to talk to him very much, but he seemed nice." WRONG! You don't give numbers out to people that you don't even know. Therefore I am making a new rule that I will not go on any blind dates unless the matchmaker actually knows us both well and thinks it a wise decision.
First impression
         First off he texted me to ask me out instead of calling. I'm still currently undecided where I stand on the debate of whether a guy has to call or if texting is acceptable. But Emily told me that he dresses really well in like name brand clothes so I should wear something nicer/dressier. (This kinda freaked me out b/c I have this issue with guys who dress super well and wear expensive name-brand clothes, because the so obviously care so much about what they look like. I'm always paranoid that someone who cares so much will automatically not like me b/c I don't care so much what I look like.) So I wear my bright yellow "cute, happy, good little Mormon girl" shirt. As soon as I opened the door I knew I had worn the wrong shirt. He did dress very well, but he kinda dressed like a thug. He had a tight gray button-up shirt, with nice jeans, and a black beanie w/ a rim on it. So Emily was right about him dressing well, but she failed to fully analyze his style like I would have, so I ended up feeling like an idiot in this bright yellow shirt. Over the course of the date I came to find out that he was kinda Thug. He was from St George and kinda had the thug/bad A**/musician thing going on. (No offense to any thugs out there, but you just aren't my type.)
The date
         I am also making new rules about what types of activities i will or will not go on for a blind date. On this date we went to watch one of his friends perform at "open mic" at the Junction on campus. It was actually a really enjoyable show. But it was also awkward because I felt like I should be talking b/c it's a date. But neither of us had anything to say so we just sat there watching the show and occasionally commenting on it. The most interaction and conversation we had was when his friend came over to visit. She was super nice and friendly and talkative. I liked her. And then it felt more like a group hang-out rather than a date, and I was perfectly fine with that.
The outcome
        So the date wasn't a complete and total failure. I did enjoy the show and felt like I broadened my horizons a little bit. I found out that I can enjoy sitting around listening to live music. I made a new friend with this girl who came to visit us.  And I have also come to realize that when Emily gets off of her temporary suspension from setting me up on dates, I need to educate her in what my type is, and how to recognize someone who is NOT my type.
Analyzing Why
        Why did this date go the way it did? Despite us being total opposites I feel like there was some potential for us to become friends or something. But that will never happen now. Why? It all depends on the activity. The first blind date I went on was a blast and a half b/c we went dancing and were interacting the entire time, so we did actually get to know each other a little bit. The second date I went on was awkward b/c we went to a totally un-interactive fireside, got hot chocolate and went home. We hardly said anything to each other. Bad date. This one was a little more in the middle. We did talk an almost fair amount, but there was that whole we-were-sitting-here-watching-the-stage-and-not-interacting thing. That totally defeats the purpose of going on a date b/c you go on dates to get to know people.

All in all not a terrible experience. But definitely interesting and fun to analyze. But for now, no more blind dates for a while.