Ditch-o-meter

The same way some people can smell when it's about to rain is the way that I can sense a guy is about decide to stop calling me. I can virtually put my finger in the air and feel which way the wind is blowing. The last guy is totally out of the picture. We went on our last date the weekend before last and had a great time. I texted him a time or two over the next two days and he responded, but would not initiate contact. I left him alone and heard nothing over the following two, almost three days until I got a text message that our date for this past weekend was cancelled. Not only was his friend not going (therefore we were not going) to the concert, but he had already made plans to see a boxing match on pay-per-view instead. That was it. I cannot say for sure what it was that caused him to lose interest, but I'm pretty sure it is based on the fact that he is still in school, has a job, and lives at home with his parents. Dating a girl who is living alone, has graduated college years ago, and has a career path is fairly emasculating. Either way I'm still a bit bewildered by the whole experience. He had introduced me to his parents and taken me out to meet his friends before all of the this madness. What's done is done, though, and I am going to keep his number only on the off chance that he decides he was an idiot about 3 months from now (which is the usual operating procedure for the guys who bail like this). As of last night a new prospect has entered the picture. I went on my first date with a guy named Dave, who seemed nice but boring from his profile on the dating site. When I met him in person, though, he was pretty laid back and far more attractive in person. Our political and religious beliefs are virtually identical (which is usually the hardest part), and we have the beginnings of chemistry. As long as he is not in love with the constant pursuit of other women on the dating site, and can put forth some consistent effort in seeing me in the future I would say this one's a keeper. For now it's far too early to tell.