Do you like go-carting?

So after the incident with Dr Drake I have slowly fazed him out. It sounds mean I know, but it had to be done.

In the summer I joined a dating website, now before you judge me you should really try it. Its so much fun! I would have been the first to say only weirdos and old people join internet dating sites but your wrong. I joined after Leilani convinced me, and I have never looked back. Its so addictive, its such a confidence boost. I received so many e-mails requesting my hand in marriage, and people telling me how beautiful I am. They may be from half blind 75 year olds with a peg leg, but hey! A compliments a compliment!

So a few days after my disastrous encounter with Dr Drake, I was asked out on a date from a guy I had been briefly talking to online. I wasn't particularly attracted to him, but he was really muscular and we had good banter so I thought what the hell.

He wanted to meet for coffee and do some christmas shopping. It was different from the usual meeting in a bar, but Im always happy trying something new. An hour before the date he texted me asking me to look up the train times for him. Really!? Do it yourself, don't ask your date who you've never met to do it for you.

It then occurred to me that this meant he didn't have a car, this was a major turn off. I also then found out that he doesn't live in the same city as me, even though it says he does on his profile. He actually lived an hour away, this also was not OK with me. I did long distance for two and a half years with my ex, and I did not want to do it again. At this point I really didn't want to go, but he was already on the train so I felt like I couldn't back out. He then proceeded to text me at every stop he was at.......he was winding me up and I hadn't even met him yet!

I was meeting him outside YO Sushi (Which I love by the way, the chicken Katsu is to die for!) and all I see walking towards me is the ugliest hat I have ever seen in my life. It was bright yellow with a big ugly face on the front, with what looked like arms hanging down at the sides. Im hoping he purchased it as some kind of joke, but even if this was so, why would you wear it on a date! It needed to be burned! I chose to ignore it and make the best of the situation.

Firstly he looked nothing like his pictures, and he was so quite. Im fairly confident, and I understand that not everyone is like me so I was nice and tried to help him out. I suggested going to Costa for a coffee, in which he promptly informed me that he doesn't like coffee, but he could get a hot chocolate.

Walking into Costa I suddenly realised I didn't have my card, or any cash. I had left it in my house mates room after we ordered take away, luckily he wasn't a complete cheapskate and he forked out so I escaped embarrassment.

We sat down with our drinks, I had my usual skinny vanilla latte and he had an expresso. To which he then said, 'ah its so small, perhaps I should have gotten a large one.' To which I replied 'Well yes you moron, its a shot of coffee, which was an odd choice considering you don't like coffee. ' Ok I didn't call him a moron but I wanted to. He then proceeded to shot the drink back, make a face of disgust and stare at the wall next to me. I kept trying to make it easy for him, but he gave me nothing! For example I told him I went away over the summer to do a couple of internships. Did he ask me where I went or what I was doing or how long I went for? No, he just grunted and stared creepily at the wall next to me.

The only input he put into whole date was 'Do you like go-carting?' To which I simply replied 'No.' Who asks that?! It had no relevance to anything, he hadn't even been go-carting himself, so why would he ask that?!

I quickly made up an excuse to leave and started power walking to my car, when I was nearly at my car and near freedom we had to go back because he had forgotten his horrendous hat. I tried to suggest perhaps it was better left behind but he insisted on getting it. He then preceded to pretend to not know where the train station was, well considering he had just come from there I knew he knew where it was. I just pointed and shouted 'its down there'' and literally just ran off! I didn't stop until I reached my car.

He text me later saying how lovely it was to meet me and how much fun he had, to which I replied 'it was lovely to meet you but I didnt really feel a connection or that we had much in common. Thank you for the coffee though.'

He has text me since asking me "Is it OK if I stay in contact with you, nothing too crazy?' Why would we stay in contact?! Your creepy, you don't talk and have shitty hat taste!

I didn't reply.

Meilana xxx