My speed dating experience last night, much like my life right now, was both fun and disappointing. I got there early enough so I caught the end of the previous event. That was the older group than I was in. There were some attractive women at that event but there were more women who were very out of shape. It was a bit disheartening. I didn't check out the men as closely but from I can recall, they were in pretty much the same proportions.

I was hanging around the bar before it started and one of the women attending, Julie, came to order a drink. I started talking to her and we hit it off really well just from some small talk. I immediately knew that she would be one woman I would like to see again and I got the impression that the feeling may be mutual. My main concern about her is that she was slightly taller than me. In fact that was the major disappointment of the night. I am too short!

At the start of the event, there were 2 more men than women because of no-shows. So, I had to sit by myself for the first 6 minutes. The first woman I talked to didn't seem too interested and it was only when we discovered that we both work for Wells Fargo that she became a bit more animated. But that wasn't much for her since her main job was selling things on eBay. I immediately flashed on the movie "The 40 Year Old Virgin." The main love interest had a store where she sold items on eBay.

On the whole, it was a fun evening. I did really enjoy talking to all these women. They were all very warm and friendly for the most part. It was generally obvious when there wasn't any "chemistry" between us but there were very few awkward silences. I will select about 3 or 4 women to ask to be matched with. I think that maybe I can get a positive response from 1, maybe 2. I definitely hope to see Julie again. Again, I think my height was a tremendous disadvantage for me, especially when I sized up the competition. But since there's absolutely nothing I can do about it I don't let it bother me too much.

I will definitely try speed dating again. The next one coming up is for athletic and active singles. I am in the older age group for that event. What I am anticipating for that event is that most participants should be in decent shape. In fact I was pleasantly surprised that the women I met last night were all in nice shape and attractive with one exception. I think the next event may be more promising in that I imagine the women at this event may feel, since they were much younger than the men, that they had the upper hand and they were probably right on that point. Although, that's not all that unusual. Men do the pursuing and women do the choosing.

Hah! I just got a response from the event. Tracy would like to contact me. She was another woman I was attracted to but I didn't think I had much of a chance with her. She came across as kind of a typical "Scottsdale" woman, mostly just interested in having fun. Given my situation, this is a good match for me. She's an executive assistant which is politically correct speak for secretary, not that there's anything wrong with that.

What really struck me with her, and probably the only reason she wants to contact me, is that she runs a football betting pool. I told her that I used to participate in a pool with some friends but that it had been shut down for a couple of years now. Her pool is straight up rather than against the spread like the one I used to play in so it may be a bit easier. So, no expectations...