It's been all quiet on the dating front lately - from my perspective at least. However, it appears that the guys at church may finally be getting their act together (though sadly this included Fit Barman getting his act together with someone who is not me).
Sunday night, after church, I found myself embroiled in two consecutive conversations with two different men about the pros and cons of the dating field, especially in a church context. Guy 1 was contemplating a third date with someone and was wondering whether it was appropriate to go in for a pash (he's an Aussie so therefore doesn't use the hideous 'snog') - I think our conclusion was that it was ok, providing he actually liked the girl. He reckoned that guys had got an unjustified bad reputation for not stepping up to the mark and asking girls out, when in fact they are willing to do just that.
His point was supported by Guy 2, who had been on a date the day before. In fact, he was so incensed that the three girls he was chatting with were date-less, that he issued us with a challenge - to have gone on at least one date in the next month. Our deadline is June 12th - the nearest Sunday. We accepted, though I can't help but feel it's a challenge I'm unlikely to succeed in. One of the three is kind of seeing someone, and depending on how that turns out, she'll complete the challenge. The other one's about to go off on holiday, so who knows what will happen there. Suffice to say that I have the worst dating record of the trio.
Still, it's a challenge and I like to rise to them. A month is a long time...
