Shaadi.com has been a great source of 'interesting' dates. I had reluctantly put up a profile after several threats of my mom putting one up for me (which I think she eventually did regardless of my own profile), just after graduating from university.
I met Fabio who was tall, handsome and successful. He was vegetarian, spoke Gujarati and seemed like a nice guy. We exchanged a couple of messages online, then moved to texts. He seemed to have a decent sense of humour and I looked forward to our conversations. Within a few days, he was keen on meeting me in person and I had no objections. I had plans to be at a house party that night and he was welcome to join me. I was a bit nervous, and had invited a friend over to be with me when he first arrived at my door. It was the first time I had given my address to anyone and for all I knew, he could've been a complete psycho!!
I had forewarned him about the house party, that my friends were pretty laid back and that everyone would likely be in jeans and a t-shirt. Regardless, he decided to wear ultra-nice jeans and an off-white blazer...dressing to impress, I thought! (I later found out he was a total pretty boy). And, with a box of chocolates and a mini bottle of champagne in hand, he was clearly out to make a good impression. I was just thankful that he was who he said he was - tall, handsome and definitely didn't seem psychotic!
He wasn't keen on walking to the party (about 15 minutes) and insisted on driving. I think he just wanted to show off his hot Mercedes. I wasn't complaining. It was raining and I had straightened my hair...a ride was the best thing I could ask for and in a classy Mercedes was a pretty good deal!! :)
I was impressed with Fabio's manners - after the party, he insisted on dropping my friend home to her house. He was chivalrous, kind and funny. When we arrived back at my place, he held my hand...but then almost tickled my palm while holding it. It gave me chills and I did my best to hide it. How do you tell someone that what they think is 'sexy' or 'intimate' is actually giving you chills down your spine...especially on a first date?!
We agreed to meet again the following week. We went out to dinner and a jazz concert with a few friends and had a great time. He was kind to my friends and tried to interact with and get to know each one of them. When we got back to my place, we were talking and somehow the discussion ended up back to me.
"I think you should wear make-up," he said.
"Why?", I asked, curious to know where this was headed considering he knew that I wasn't a girly girl and had never actually owned makeup in my life.
"Just some lipstick," he said.
"Why? What's wrong with my lips?" I continued?
"Nothing is wrong - it would just help accentuate them a little, or help bring out your cheek bones a little...".
"But, why do I need to do that? I don't believe in makeup," I countered.
I proceeded to reiterate my stance on makeup and that girls shouldn't have to wear makeup to feel beautiful or to be called beautiful by guys.
"Well," he said, "if it were socially acceptable for guys to wear makeup, I would...to you know, look more like Tom Cruise or whoever the girls are crazy over. It would help me look better just like makeup is for women," he dared to say.
"Oh really?" I asked, choosing to ignore part of his statement for the time being, "You would wear makeup if it were socially acceptable?".
"Yes, and I think lipstick could be good for you,", he replied. "I mean, let's face it," he continued, "no guy is going to get with a girl if she's not wearing makeup and if he does, then he'll probably just cheat on her with someone who does wear makeup and is prettier than her!"
WHAT?!
Shaadi.com interest DECLINED!
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