Sixty-nine

Dolt.  I don't remember the last time I used that word, but that is the synonym I've chosen for Sixty-nine.  I met him speed dating a few weeks ago. Yes, I went speed dating again, and it was a delight.  Mainly because I went with my friend who chose to make up three different careers to talk about when the guys asked her about work: social media for a toothpick company, manager for King Kobbler, and a chinchilla breeder. When you go speed dating with a friend and sit at the same table with her, it is impossible not to get distracted and start laughing when you overhear her say "chinchilla."  But I digress.

When Sixty-nine walked up and the first question out of his mouth was, "So, Penelope, what's your deal?  Do you just go around town making out with people?" I immediately knew this would be great and replied, "You have me pegged."  For the next five minutes we bantered back and forth.  At the end of the evening he and I talked while I waited for my friend.  He decided he should go ahead and give me his number since we were obviously going to put each other down as matches.  When I hugged him bye he told me that we'd make out soon.

He and I texted back and forth that evening, and that was it.  A few days later I sent him a message asking if he was free the next night.  He replied, "I have friends in town. Sorry." I responded with a polite "no worries," and then decided to send a follow up, "But for some reason your phone didn't send your second text.  You know the one that reads 'However, are you free on such and such day?' You should get that checked out."  No response.  The following week I tried the no smart-ass approach and just asked, "How's it going?"  Still nothing.  Obviously this was going nowhere.  But you know me, I need to get one last shot in before I call it quits.  So a few days later on Father's Day, I sent him a final message, "Happy Father's Day?"  The next day he finally replied with a simple, "lol."  That's it.  If that's all the effort he's putting forth then I'm proclaiming him a dolt.