my life » Dating http://blog.devonck.com and a few of the recipes that fuel it Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:40:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Country Dancing http://blog.devonck.com/2009/08/27/country-dancing/ http://blog.devonck.com/2009/08/27/country-dancing/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:40:42 +0000 Devon http://blog.devonck.com/?p=460 No, my blog hasn’t been taken over by redneck hackers. I actually went country dancing this evening. And while I don’t plan on going back anytime in the near future, I did enjoy it. Evidently, like golf, country dancing is something you can enjoy while still being completely horrible at it.

Per the scale given previously, I’d score it at a 5.5 … continue reading: Country Dancing]]> No, my blog hasn’t been taken over by redneck hackers. I actually went country dancing this evening. And while I don’t plan on going back anytime in the near future, I did enjoy it. Evidently, like golf, country dancing is something you can enjoy while still being completely horrible at it.

Per the scale given previously, I’d score it at a 5.5 — although, just for the record, I still abhor country music.

]]> http://blog.devonck.com/2009/08/27/country-dancing/feed/ 0 The scale http://blog.devonck.com/2009/08/03/the-scale/ http://blog.devonck.com/2009/08/03/the-scale/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:30:04 +0000 Devon http://blog.devonck.com/?p=449 … continue reading: The scale]]> I was asked the other evening how a blind date had gone, on a scale from one to ten. Realizing that I hadn’t ever bothered to develop a personal scale for blind dates, I now present an initial draft:
10. Sparks fly, love at first sight, etc.
9. The pairing is near perfect and the date goes into overtime
8. The pairing is great and the date is a complete success
7. The pairing is good and the date goes well overall
6. The pairing is good, but the date itself isn’t anything spectacular
5. The pairing is poorly matched, but not to the extent that it is overly awkward or uncomfortable
4. The pairing is poorly matched, to the extent that the date is awkward and or uncomfortable, but not unbearably so
3. Both parties mutually agree to end the date early
2. Someone gets ditched, mid-date
1. Catastrophe, in any form
Anything over 5 merits a second date (or at least an attempt at one)

I was asked yesterday evening how a recent blind date had gone, on a scale from 1 to 10. Realizing that I hadn’t ever bothered to develop a personal scale for blind dates, I now present an initial draft:

10. Sparks fly, love at first sight, etc.
9. The pairing is near perfect and the date goes into extra innings, possibly ditching any others in a group.
8. The pairing is great and the date is a complete success.
7. The pairing is good and the date goes well overall.
6. The pairing is good, but the date itself isn’t anything spectacular.
5. The pairing is poorly matched (or she may be shy/nervous), but not to the extent that it is overly awkward or uncomfortable.
4. The pairing is poorly matched, to the extent that the date is awkward and or uncomfortable, but not unbearably so.
3. Both parties mutually agree to end the date early (or one of the parties wish they would.)
2. Someone gets ditched, mid-date.
1. Catastrophe, in any form.

Usually, a 6 or above merits a second date (or at least an attempt at one), 5 may or may not merit a second date, while 4 or below may imply the the person who arranged the blind date seriously hates me or seriously hates the girl with whom he/she/they set me up.

Most of the blind dates I’ve been on have fallen in the 5-6 range, with just a single venture into the 3 zone last autumn.

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