tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post4793226123598401780..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: Which, of course, is tantamount to saying Al Gore introduced usLemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-20374194287834858952008-11-19T21:02:00.000-05:002008-11-19T21:02:00.000-05:00Even though I have never been stood up either, I a...Even though I have never been stood up either, I am a current dater in the internet world, and I can feel poor Carrie's pain! <BR/>I hate the first dates, it is an interview...and who enjoys going on that many interviews!!???Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235530886862266288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-15794555920376122992008-11-19T08:19:00.000-05:002008-11-19T08:19:00.000-05:00You'd be there! I have a horrific story of a very ...You'd be there! I have a horrific story of a very short man that told me he was 6'4" when he was talking to me online...but oh wait...he got the numbers mixed up...<BR/><BR/>For those of us that are still there...thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-516049445894240102008-11-18T21:57:00.000-05:002008-11-18T21:57:00.000-05:00I love that picture of Nick! There are precious fe...I love that picture of Nick! There are precious few excuses for being late these days where one can't contact the person waiting to let them know why there is a delay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-7535354034388106222008-11-18T20:57:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:57:00.000-05:00"the men who were late to first dates were not act..."the men who were late to first dates were not actually worth waiting for." <BR/><BR/>I had a first date with someone who was 45 minutes late, and didn't bother to call. I felt like an ass standing outside of the restaurant, luckily I had a friend who stayed on the phone with me the entire time. I didn't realize how much time had gone by until she pointed it out and I left.<BR/><BR/>He sent me an email the next day saying that his flight was delayed and 'I guess I missed you at the bar.' He wanted to re-schedule, too.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing is, he didn't even tell me ahead of time that he would be in another city on business for most of the day and his flight was scheduled to land 20 minutes before our date-- who in their right mind would think that would turn out well?<BR/><BR/>I might have agreed to re-schedule if the email had actually included an apology...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-81466522315890662192008-11-18T16:45:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:45:00.000-05:00Jessica is brilliant when it comes to citing the g...Jessica is brilliant when it comes to citing the great movie When Harry Met Sally.<BR/><BR/>Not so much, though, when coding links.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-18644074272976097452008-11-18T15:47:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:47:00.000-05:00"The fact that you're not answering leads me to be...<A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/quotes" REL="nofollow">"The fact that you're not answering leads me to believe that you're a) Not at home. b) Home, but don't want to talk to me. Or c) Home, desperately want to talk to me, but trapped under something heavy. If it's either a) or c)call me back."</A><BR/><BR/>I think it's lovely, and not at all unexpected, that you'd want her to have as much success as you did.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838430978051872591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-34791338758557616962008-11-18T14:37:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:37:00.000-05:00Wow, not to make you feel worse, but I'll bet she ...Wow, not to make you feel worse, but I'll bet she was disappointed. Here's this perfectly lovely man sitting there, with flowers even, and he's not waiting for her. Bummer.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07490109332475074631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-38284528895369677322008-11-18T14:36:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:36:00.000-05:00LiLu - I know. Everything is easy to say when you'...LiLu - I know. Everything is easy to say when you're not the person in it.<BR/><BR/>RestaurantRefugee - That's a good story with a happy ending. I like that. Gum under the bar, though, what an ass.<BR/><BR/>FreckledK - That would be very strange, for sure.<BR/><BR/>Beach Bum - That's so rude and irritating. And what a bummer he wasn't as cute in person either. I had a date with a guy who was probably about that late. He kept calling and texting checking in...left work late, stuck in traffic, etc. But he wasn't remotely apologetic. Rude!<BR/><BR/>notsojenny - I thought about inviting her to join us, but assumed that would probably have just made her feel worse.<BR/><BR/>saratogajean - And she'd been waiting before I got there...so probably at least 30 minutes. Grr.<BR/><BR/>Ryane - This was our guess. She didn't look very happy.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-56325472466457461012008-11-18T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:39:00.000-05:00It is nice to know that there are people sympathiz...It is nice to know that there are people sympathizing...what a schmuck. I swear, like it's so freaking hard to place a phone call or send a text saying, 'sorry, can't make it'?Ryanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535463704571035144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-49510385884808821442008-11-18T13:19:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:19:00.000-05:0020 minutes? I would have been halfway into my sec...20 minutes? I would have been halfway into my second jack & coke, trying to drink away my nervousness.<BR/><BR/>Chris is a douche.saratogajeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402142186036541065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-41885695472952369372008-11-18T13:01:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:01:00.000-05:00aww man, that's awful. you guys should have bough...aww man, that's awful. you guys should have bought her a shot... i'll bet she needed one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-50430145796785934532008-11-18T13:00:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:00:00.000-05:00A couple of weeks ago, I had a first date who was ...A couple of weeks ago, I had a first date who was 45 (!!!) minutes late! When I got to the place, he hadn't even left his house yet, and decide to inform that to me then!<BR/><BR/>At 8:30, I gave up on waiting, and was going to text him, then a friend called, and while chatting with her (it was a long conversation), he showed up.<BR/><BR/>It was his first online date, he had said, and his opening line? "I bet you never had a first online date that was 45 minutes late"<BR/><BR/>My reply? "I never had a date EVER that was 45 minutes late" <BR/><BR/>Needless to say, our date lasted less than an hour and we never contacted each other again. The worst? He was VERY photogenic, so didn't look nearly as good in person...Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240402370974755543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-12517644071697346582008-11-18T12:39:00.001-05:002008-11-18T12:39:00.001-05:00good to know there are people out there sympathizi...good to know there are people out there sympathizing when that happens, not pointing and laughing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-48311428237805979842008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:00I can only hope Carrie reads this. Stranger thing...I can only hope Carrie reads this. Stranger things have happened....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-8752310401130483022008-11-18T12:36:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:36:00.000-05:00LiLu, not only is it easy to say that a date who s...LiLu, not only is it easy to say that a date who stands you up isn't worth knowing, it has the added advantage of being true in my mind. <BR/><BR/>Lisa, I had a similar experience at one of my locals once. A woman walked in and kept looking at me. Eventually she walked over and said "are you Chris (just using his name again because it is easier)?" Naturally I was not. Naturally Chris eventually showed. Naturally Chris was as charming as the kind of guy who puts his chewed gum under the bar - yes I saw him do that while she was in the washcloset. Thankfully for her, it ended before not too long. As she was finishing her drink, I made a joke about having "been there too." Thankfully for another regular who arrived not long after, the two of them hit it off and have been dating for about a year now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-64535819008178186642008-11-18T12:14:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:14:00.000-05:00It's so easy to say, if he's the kind of guy who w...It's so easy to say, if he's the kind of guy who would be late/stand a girl up, you didn't want to know him anyway...<BR/><BR/>harder to believe when you're the one sitting there waiting.rachaelgkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002691394373545956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-31434758526936657932008-11-18T11:53:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:53:00.000-05:00You're right. Or "dog chewed off one hand, will te...You're right. Or "dog chewed off one hand, will text more soon" - or something along those lines.<BR/><BR/>I am not perfectly punctual, so I give people leeway, but I *hate* being the first person when meeting at a bar. I hate and waiting alone in a bar.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-16261382981351481792008-11-18T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:48:00.000-05:00Oh no! Certainly Chris sent a message. "Hit by bu...Oh no! Certainly Chris sent a message. "Hit by bus, in ER and okay. Are you free next week?" <BR/><BR/>Waiting on people is the worst, my mind races and I worry something bad has happened if someone is 5 seconds late. <BR/><BR/>The photo of Nick is priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-73464947816108495232008-11-18T11:08:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:08:00.000-05:00Stacy - You know, for me it's so recent I still fe...Stacy - You know, for me it's so recent I still feel it.<BR/><BR/>lacochran - Of course, he might have gotten hit by a bus on the way there or something.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-31879713707993765422008-11-18T11:03:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:03:00.000-05:00I hate Chris! What a shmuck.I hate Chris! What a shmuck.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-76746945071703541342008-11-18T10:53:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:53:00.000-05:00From one of those waiting women, thank you. ;-)From one of those waiting women, thank you. ;-)Stacy Kraus McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975331975501844839noreply@blogger.com