As I recall he was staggeringly drunk so I'm astonished he remembers me at all. He got my number from a mutual friend who was at the party too. Not going to call back, that's for sure.
Got home late tonight to find a message on my machine from a guy I met at a party 4 years ago. Said he still thinks of me and wonders if I'd like to get together. Good grief. Does he just keep working his way through all the numbers he collects? I guess if I don't call back I'll hear from him again in 2010.
I'm interested in this info too because several years ago I lost a friend to leukemia.... most of her friends registered to be donors. It would be so gratifying to be a match for someone.
I went out with a guy from another singles site, had a nice evening, went back to his place for a drink. He offered me a tour of the house and the highlight was a camera mounted on a tripod in his bedroom. Just in case I didn't get the point he asked point blank if I liked him enough to sleep with him right then and there.
Sad part is I was really enjoying his company and was looking forward to getting to know him better.
I prefer to know what they look like before meeting, even for coffee. No guarantee that the photo posted is actually them, or up to date. I met one guy who looked nothing like his pic b/c it was taken 15 years earlier.
Hi - my dad passed away in '98 and Mom moved to my city shortly after. At first I was there 4 or 5 times a week for her, did her shopping, took her to appointments, etc., but gradually she met and made friends with people in her building and found groups she was interested in. We were very clear about not being able to just drop everything for her so she figured out the transit system and knows her fav bus drivers and other passengers. She's now busier and happier and we get together as a family once a month or so.
I knew she'd made major progress when my brother called to say he'd come over the next day to install some shelves and she told him she had plans and we shouldn't expect her to be sitting around waiting for a visit whenever we felt like it!
She was rather lost at first, and looked to my brothers and sister and I to "fill the void" just as you say. Though her next door neighbor has a key, she once phoned me at work (45 min. away) because she had fallen and needed help to get up. I phoned the neighbor who was happy to help. We also got "Lifeline" for Mom, so if she has a problem she can tap the wristband she wears and is connected by speakerphone right away to a help line. It took some time before she ventured out without us but now she is quite independent.
Can you find things to do with your Mom that would also introduce her to new friends in her age group? Has she ever thought of joining the Red Hat Society? Check out
They're everywhere! I know some of the gals in one of the Guelph chapters and they have a good time just going for lunch or dinner and hanging out. They're also very supportive of each other and there are several widows in the group.
I wish you all the best, and hope it's just a phase as your Mom adjusts to life without your Dad.
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How long would you keep a phone number?
Better a relationship based on peanut butter than not having washed your jeans for 4 years!!!!