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Senior Dating – The Coffee Date

By Sweetshell who resides in Costa Del Sol is lunch! After he checks out, the big spender offers you an walking from downtown Delray to the beach. You meet him
ice cream for dessert. That’s a lunch date? in the parking lot and he even looks like his picture. You walk
You have been emailing and talking to your ‘Soul Mate’. You meet a man at a café. In his profile he says he the easy mile to the beach. You both brought a bottle of water
Now it’s time to meet face to face. exercises 2-3 times a week. Though you meet at the café, with you. As you’re walking and talking you notice that he
What to wear to meet for coffee? your date is to go across street to the farmers market. He is is getting more animated by the minute. When you get to the
You don’t want to lead with a sexy you but you don’t already seated with a cup of coffee when you arrive. He does ocean, you sit on a bench and continue learning about each
want to look too proper. Show cleavage or not? Do you wear not stand when you get to the table. He does not offer you other’s life. By now he has gotten very loud and you notice
heels or flats? a coffee. You sit down. The very first thing he tells you is that he is a tad unsteady. That was not water in his bottle.
I’m sure men don’t have these worries but women do. So that he was hit by a train awhile ago and it ran over his legs. It was vodka. You had to steer him toward a restaurant to
you pick out an outfit after trying on clothes for an hour. Not Why didn’t he tell you before the date that he can’t really get him food and coffee so he could sober up. After all, he
too much makeup since it’s daytime. You drive to the meet walk well. And how did he plan to go across the street to the needed to drive home. Beware of water bottles unless you
a little early. Now this is where it gets interesting! There are farmers market? Were you suppose to give him a piggyback bring them yourself.
surely other men there but you’re looking for the man in the ride? Why did I go on so many coffee dates you ask? Practice.
picture from his profile. Sometimes he will look similar to Now there’s the man that says on his profile that he loves Trying to figure out the new rules and my deal breakers in
his picture and sometimes, if the photo is 20 years old, he to dance. When you meet for coffee he tells you he only this modern day of technology and online dating.
looks nothing like it. has one leg. He can only walk a few steps and must then sit Next time I’ll tell you about the men that taught me what
A man approaches you and he looks somewhat like his down. So much for truthful profiles. this dating is all about. 
photo. He tells you his name. You walk toward the counter Most men say they exercise 3-5 times a week. Yeah! And
and order a coffee. He’s standing next to you holding a bottle they walk on the beach at sunset. Right!
of water. He shows the bottle of water to the lady when she There’s a man clearly 50 lbs overweight. He states that
brings your coffee. He then takes out one of those plastic he wants a slim woman. Can’t we expect the same from a
squeeze change purses. He takes one penny out at a time. You partner that they expect from us?
just put a $5.00 bill on the counter and say keep the change. You meet a guy at a café and he pays for your coffee.
You pay for your coffee and his water. Is he that cheap? Or Which is a great start. You sit and talk for an hour. Things
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