Pre-date

I am meeting a man on Wednesday that I know a little bit from a group music lesson I take. I started to think that I might like to get to know him, so after much angsting about whether I would cause problems and disrupt the harmony of the group, I decided to suggest to him (via a message on facebook - I was still feeling a bit too shy to do it in person) that we meet for a drink sometime in between in the lessons.

I rarely have a problem with asking people out, but for some reason I found myself feeling rather terrified. Would he reject me and then would the harmony in our music class be disrupted? Would be meet up and then I decide that I didn't like him, perhaps causing more disruption? I eventually threw caution to the wind and sent him a message on facebook.

He responded quickly and positively, and over the last week we have been sending regular messages back and forth about various things in our lives - jobs mostly, sport, music, and so on. We have planned to meet this Wednesday after work at a location equidistant between our respective workplaces. A casual, post-work drink, no big thing.

Except that I think I might like him. He is easy to talk to, which is a big plus for me, as I find most people irritating and/or boring. He seems stable and put together, but also rather adventurous. Looks-wise, he is not really my type (in fact I have been told this by two separate people), but hey, I am ready for something different. Or at least to give it a shot.

I was talking to my sister tonight and she asked if there were any men in my life. "Er, I think I might have a date this week, but I'm not really sure if you would call it that". She laughed at me and then on my suggested, she conceded that I could call it a pre-date.

Watch this space.