I had the second date with the guy I met for the first time last weekend. After we decided to get together again, I suggested we attend the Christmas open house of my favorite L.A. modern dance company. I guess the standard dating advice givers might throw up their hands at this. Modern dance isn't everyone's cup of tea, but why pull punches is my attitude. Here's what I like. Here's who I am. Why waste time? And after all, I'm willing to try new stuff, too. Wanna take me to Vegas? Hell, I'll go. Nascar? You bet. I've never enjoyed these things in the past. But having the person you love reject the past you concocted together is a great way to open your mind to new things. My date seemed to enjoy our evening, although he told me that a few years ago he would have scoffed.Anyway, before the dance stuff we had dinner in an incredibly raucous bar with the Laker game on a screen almost as big as the stage the dancers performed on. We had to sit close and talk into each other's ears and found out that we both love to watch basketball. I wonder if there could be a Match couple more different than this guy and me. I ask myself why I like him, and the best thing I can come up with is that he seems like a really good person....and that I like his face (not typically handsome) and his eyes. He's studied Tai Chi for 30 years (and teaches it) and has all this eastern spiritual stuff going on and I can't imagine what he sees in me.........all I can figure is that he's as willing as I am to open heart and mind to something new.
Dating. A leap of faith--like the dancers in a Diavolo performance.
Go see them at Santa Monica City College February 20th and 21st.
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