9/10 – the launch party date

For a while BW and I texted instead of met, as I had to put our date on hold while I ran a festival. So I was looking forward to finally meeting him on a rainy Friday night in the city.

We had agreed on a quiet bar but at the last minute directed him to a different bar, where there was a magazine launch party happening. After so many face-to-face dates and a quiet week I was in the mood for something a bit buzzier. This made our date very social, for better or worse: people I knew kept swooping in to say hi and we didn’t get the chance to talk one-on-one that I would have liked. But he’s outgoing and social and managed to hold his own, which was impressive.

When I had to go to a late dinner with friends, I gave him a kiss on the cheek and left him at the party. I later felt bad that I may not have given our date its best chance.