The First Day of Fall

I can't believe it's the first day of fall.

The pluses:
-Autumn neighborhoods always look great
-I can wear more sweaters/use more of my wardrobe
-Football Season

The minuses:
-Way more unfortunate cold days
-I always seem to have less money around this time of year
-Where did all the girls in skirts go?

Since we had a ridiculously mild summer in Chicago, it almost feels like it's been fall since about July. Either way, it should be a good time.


So as I've insinuated, match.com has not been going swimmingly (sinking-ly?). So far, I've sent out 25 emails to girls. Some of which I've put a good amount of thought into without overdoing it, and other I just threw together but still made congenial. As of today, I've gotten zero replies. I'm not sure what the deal is. I've definitely sent out emails to different types of girls, too. From the dive bar girls to the former sorority girls, they disagree on everything except to show me interest. I just get the feeling that there are A LOT of guys on the site, and if you're an attractive, non-vapid girl, you could go on as many dates as you want. As for an only-funny-in-person-not-online normal guy who's not over 5'10: different story. I'll keep trying with it, but this 3-month subscription can't seem to end soon enough.

On the other hand, I asked the question last post if it's acceptable to stop trying to meet girls in person while being an online dating member. Well my current 0 for 25 streak has forced me to say no, and I went to a party with my friend Jay on Saturday. Of the 30 or so people there, I knew three, so I had my work cut out for me. After a while (and a few beers), I got comfortable enough to make friends with some random guys and girls without my friends around. For the larger portion of the night, though, I had my eye on a girl with pretty brown eyes.

Now I'd like to say that I walked up to her and said a witty comment that immediately got her laughing. Not the case. Instead, I talked to her friend who then introduced me. This girl was a combination of Brazilian and Jewish. Though a unique combination, let me tell you: it produces quite a good looking girl.

So the girl and I talked on and off for the next hour or so. I'll call her S in hopes that I can mention her again. At the end of the night, I asked for her number, which she gave me. Is it strange that she didn't take mine down, but instead just had me call her phone to make the number show?

The only problem of the night was that I'm not the most mysterious/intriguing person. Instead of leaving it at "I'll call you" I said "Yeah, I'll probably call you Saturday." So now that I'm not worried about getting this number (because I have it), the worry is now at if she picks up the phone when I call. Calling girls and not getting replies is the most annoying part of dating to me. Hopefully this works out so I can worry about if she'll cancel on a set date.

Have you ever gotten someone's number but not received a retuned call? Or if you're a girl, have you ever done this? Is it to be polite or to let the guy save face in front of his friends?