McShorty

So…I totally window shopped this guy. My patience for selection by this point was essentially: don’t mention sexual favors or have a picture of their abs > full sentences? > view profile. Times are tough friends. I’ve dubbed this young man McShorty and that name will make all too much sense later.

He grabbed my attention not because of his witty banter but he claimed to be 6’2” and seemed very outdoorsy. As in had photos of himself on and climbing some rocks and shit. As someone who would like to do more activities in nature, I figured if nothing else I could ride this bandwagon he was driving. Also, finally dating someone whose height allows me to wear any size heels? Money. He seemed pretty put together; just got his MBA, also in marketing, liked binge watching Netflix. So we agreed to meet up for a mid-week drink.

He picked a place which he clearly hadn’t been to because he thought it was a bar. It was however a restaurant with no available bar seating. That wasn’t really the upsetting part though. Did I mention I wore some adorable three inch wedges because I was suppose to be going on a date with someone almost an entire foot taller than me? Oh, well I was. And don’t worry, he was only 5’8” so I was looking him just about square in the eye when we met. I MEEEEEEEAN, WHY??

There is absolutely nothing wrong with short people. There is nothing wrong with tall girls dating shorter guys. There is however something wrong with false advertising. I was too in shock to mention the inconsistency of his appearance and definitely doubted myself for those few hours that maybe I was the one who had made the mistake. NOPE. Checked his profile right when I got in my car and there was no mistake. McShorty.

So… I had too many questions to really focus on anything that was happening in the first 10 minutes. “Am I the douche here? Did I read that wrong? Am I making him so short right now? I swear he said over six foot. I mean, maybe I am right and he was just lying? Why would you lie? What happened to you??” Being in my head is exhausting. Admittedly this incident might have overshadowed any actual potential this had in the first place but I’m not too concerned about that. Have you ever had a conversation with a frenemy that was always competing with you? That was the ENTIRE date. I got my undergrad in marketing, he had his MBA. I’ve been in the industry 3+ years, he’s been at it for 5. I have a Fantasy Football team, his is better. Oh, your beer tastes better too? NO ONE ASKED YOU MCSHORTY.

I only lasted at this for a couple of hours before I could tell it was not going anywhere and I no longer wanted to climb rocks with him. What I would like to know is how this date went from his perspective because he attempted to get together again. Key take away from all this? Maybe this online thing isn’t for me.