I'm a 56 year old guy, been living on my own for 6 months and loving it, I'm very self sufficient, can look after myself easily enough, do my own laundry, cleaning, ironing, cooking etc, keep my home fairly spotless and I'm rather proud of what I've achieved.
I'm a very easy going guy, never demanding of anyone and always grateful for any help from any source, I'm as patient as Job and always willing to give my time and effort into anything that may need some extra input.
About 4 months ago, I started chatting to a lady a few years younger than me on a dating site, we met a week later for a drink, (I was driving so stuck to soft drinks), we had a great few hours, at the end of the night, we parted with a kiss and she said, "I'm looking forward to the next time", I replied, "me too"". We texted each other most days, even on the days when she went out of the country for two weeks with work. We met up again about a month after the first and we had a better night as I'd used the bus to get to the meeting point and I had a few drinks, no more than 4 pints. We had twice the fun as the first meeting, just chatting, it was a great night and I felt myself developing a closeness to her.
She had a walking holiday book and went overseas for a week, but the texts continued and in one of the messages, she actually told me, that I'd made an impression on her, I was very happy and replied with the same choice of words. I was very pleased with the way things were going and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I had a connection with someone. A week after she came back, we went out for a meal and a few more drinks, (I was driving again, so soft drink for me), she asked me if I would like to take her home and without hesitation, I agreed.
We had a coffee, chatted a little more and she started kissing me, I kissed her back and I have to say, I've never felt s kiss like it, it was electrifying, we just kissed, nothing else. I looked at the clock and asked her if she minded if I went home as I was beginning to feel tired, she laugh and said, "I was just going to say the same thing", we both laughed and I made my way to the door, "oh, by the way, you forgot this", then she gave me another mind blowing kiss, "that will keep you going until we meet again", she quipped, we bid each other goodnight and a drove home.
A week today, she called me and asked if I had anything planned and if she could come up to see me as she had a surprise, I said, "of course, you don't need to ask", within an hour, she arrived, I was stopped at the door with "the kiss that would stop a train", that was followed by a wink and a squeeze of my bum, she informed me, that she was putting her house up for sale and buying one nearer me and better for work. She was rather excited and happy, as was I, she asked me if I'd had lunch, I confirmed I hadn't, she said, "OK, I'm treating you to lunch, lets go". We had lunch, then a drink on the walk home in another pub, we had a coffee, a lengthy snogging session and she had to go, as she had told me earlier, that she had some work to do.
I was the perfect gent, I did not touch any of her with out invite and she thanked me for doing so, she did say, "I will make it up to you and I'll make you the happiest you've ever been". I said nothing, just smiled and nodded, I walked her to her car and was given "the kiss", said goodbye and she drove away.
I texted her, emailed and called her all week and have heard nothing, it's like she's vanished, apart from being worried where she may be and scared for her safety, I'm gutted as we were getting on so well and although I know I've done nothing wrong or said anything untoward, I'm wondering has something upset her or has she been laying games with me all along?
Just as I feel like I'm getting back on track, I get another kick in the stomach, I feel horrible, scared, disappointed, puzzled and just plainly at a loss. Have I been played?