The very first guy I met in Denver was when Kid Sister was visiting last Memorial Day. We were at Beauty Bar, his name was Nick. A musician, we seemed to have a ton in common and had great times the few times we did hang out. Which, if I recall correctly, was only twice. I couldn't ever even tell you what happened there - I just know that shortly after I met Nick, I was in Aspen - met Anton and then that somehow snowballed in to me entering the world of online dating.
So what are the odds, that 10 months later when I joined OKC, Nick popped up as one of my matches. I immediately sent him a "fancy seeing you here!" message and we started exchanging messages. As our Twitter friendship blossomed, we made plans to grab a drink once he was done with audition season.
Nick and I went out Saturday evening, 13 months after we'd met in real life, we were reconnected - thanks to the world of online dating.
And that's exactly what we discussed. Poor Nick, as we sat with vodka tonics - he heard probably more than he ever would have wanted. I took him through the entire Noah saga to the current state of the state. We discussed how a majority of our experiences through OKC have been mediocre at best, perhaps making the site's name even more appropriate. But even more importantly - we laughed. And it was so refreshing to be out with someone where there wasn't any pressure to make a killer first impression (pretty sure I already attempted that back in May 2011, drunk outside of Beauty Bar). And to hear that guys are going through the same things that Suzy and I write about here - made me realize that maybe we're not all so different after all.
So, OKC, even if this whole process turns out to be just 'OK' - at least you were able to reconnect me with someone who I think might just turn out to be a really, really good friend. Or at least one that will challenge me to a gin drink off.
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