So yesterday's Tinder date with video production (Asian) girl went incredibly well I must say! It was the best first date I've gone on hands down since I didn't overthink a single thing. I was nervous which was a good sign as I had not been nervous on a date in a while. She looked exactly as her pictures; we hit it off right away as she asked how to pronounce my name right off the bat. I showed her some of my digital paintings before I shut down my laptop and we went to a favorite bar two avenues over that I've been to several times in the past. She remarked that I was pretty tall since I took off my height off Tinder.
At the bar I touched her arm when I asked her about the tattoo she had on it. Our legs were touching which was a good sign. When she touched my hand and held it, she noticed it was shaking and asked if I was nervous. I told her the truth and said it was a good thing because it meant it was a good sign. We had a beer and talked more about our common interests in art, meeting celebs through work/by happenstance, family, and pop culture stuff. The cute Filipina girl who worked there was a bonus as she fell in love with her. I wish I gave her a better tip but I'm bound to return sooner or later.
Eventually we left and booted up Pokémon Go on our phones to begin catching a bunch of mons along the way to the park. She got a tad bit more touchy, playfully hitting me. Once we got into the park and a bit of ways into it, we walked shoulder to shoulder. At one point when she was standing still looking for mons to catch on her phone, I put my arm on her shoulder and kissed her cheek. That's when she turned to me, put away her phone, and we wrapped our arms around each other to make out for a few minutes. It was great! She was a damn good kisser and her breath didn't smell funky unlike the 36 year old nor was it awkwardly sloppy and bad unlike the shy bookstore girl I went out with. Plus it helped that I was chewing gum.
Any way, we would end up making out a second time at the park after she helped me tie my bandana over my head and running into a bunch of other Pokemon Go players as we caught a bunch of mons. I went from level 5 to level 7 in that time span. On the subway ride home, she once again noticed that my hand was still shaking to which I told her that it was because it was a very good feeling. She was satisfied with my answer. At one point, we thumb wrestled and she won both times despite me having bigger and longer fingers.
When my stop came up, I got two quick peck on the lips and that was that. I texted her when I got home and got a quick back and forth before she said she was going to knock out for the night. There will definitely be a second date thanks to Pokemon Go. It works wonders!
I have three more dates lined up this week back to back Wednesday through Friday so expect another dating gauntlet post each day if not an amalgamation of one big post on Saturday. The lesson that I learned from this last date was that actions speak louder than words do so rather than asking to make out, just go for it as one will never know if they don't try.