I saw the signs and it opened up my eyes

As I previously mentioned in this post I have signed up to online dating. I've so far met up two different guys and been on three dates. The first guy was nice, really dead on but neither of us made any effort to arrange a second date so it just fizzled out. I think we both knew there was no va va voom between us.

Chemistry between two people is harder to understand than the periodic table

After the date I stopped going on the dating website just carried on with my life. But after a few weeks I was sucked back in again and ended up chatting to this one guy. After a while we arranged to meet up. This time I wanted to be able to make a swift exit just in case so suggested we went for ice cream instead of a drink so I could drive. It actually turned out to be a nice little date. We had coke floats and then went for a drive. Conversation was easy and he seemed nice enough.
A week later we decided to go for a drink and this time something changed. He was a little intense talking about his cousins wedding in September we should go to. He used the word gay in a derogatory way- which really peeves me and I had a realisation that he was really similar to my ex. Now don't get me wrong my ex is decent fella but we broke up for a reason. I realised that I would always be working to change him and the little annoying aspects of his personality were already beginning to bug me. On a second date I should still have my rose tainted glasses on and be blind to his imperfections.

I like you but I wanna change everything about you

I thought once I decided to get back in the dating world it would be easy. I would meet a guy, we'd have instant chemistry and I'd think about him all the time when I'm not with and when I am with him he'd be perfect. Really is that too much to ask?!?

So like a boomerang I went back to the dating site. Yet again got chatting to a guy and we arranged a date. In fact we were meant to go out last night but yesterday he texted me to say he couldn't make it and could we rearrange it until next week. I played it cool and said 'Of course no problem,' but I was kinda annoyed. I was tempted to just leave it.  This was beginning to become too much hard work. I was sick of constantly getting my hopes up, just to actually meet the person and have them dashed. Finding a guy shouldn't be this much hard work.

So in my depressed state I ordered big, greasy takeway and bought some chocolate. Which brings me on to the meaning of this blog post title. I'm not sure if everywhere has this but Coke has started doing these personalised bottles. They say things like 'Share a Coke with Rebecca,' or 'Share a Coke with Andrew'

You have an Aoife but no Shona, get it sorted Coke!

Anyway with my take away I ordered a bottle of coke and the name on it was the name of the guy I was meant to meet and close to giving up on. Coincidence? Probably, but it's not like his name is Andrew or Chris. It quite an Irish name with the Irish spelling.

So the question is do you believe in signs? I guess it's the eternal optimist in me but I have decided I do. I'm going to meet this guy next week. But even if it doesn't work out I'm going to delete my profile on the dating website. It's strangely addictive and it quite draining having to make conversation over and over. I guess if this date is a bust I'll just have to go back to being contently single and just wait for the right guy to stumble into my life. 

Live in hope my friends

S x