fair point...
actually i mostly dont find it so scary now. that maybe because i have been on a fair few dates (damn, i'm fussy. or not prepared to swallow piss. whichever) or maybe because i havent been truly excited about meeting anyone for a while. i think there are lots of reasons for doing dating, and i think one is learning to handle it, and another is finding out what is important to you in a partner.
i guess he'll be nervous too.
also, i would say from experience that aeons of msn tends to mean you have very strong ideas of who you are about to, whihc can be gutting if they arent who you were expecting. i tend, now, to meet peopple kinda fast - think its better. though i would also say the three boys i have really liked, i have been sure i would from the email/msn contact. they havent worked for other reasons. this isnt really helping, is it?
also - this makes it sounds like there have been hundreds. whihc isnt (quite) true. and i think i have known when it would go nowhere and have been 'practising'.
where are you gonna go? what are you gonna wear????
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