We're all guilty of it; drunk texting friends at all hours of the night after having one too many drinks. The uninhibited text usually serves as a good laugh for both the sender and the recipient but sometimes drunk texting can go too far. The sender reveals too much in the message, texts an ex or in my case, their date.
Jon is an aspiring writer from California. He currently lives in DC pursuing his career and working odd jobs such as a manny which brought him to Pittsburgh for a month. One day I saw Jon "stalking" my okcupid profile, so I sent him an email encouraging him to turn on his instant messenger so we could chat.
On July 30th, Jon met me in Oakland for a tour of the neighborhood. We went to the 32nd floor of the Cathedral of Learning for a view of the city. We later wandered around Oakland stopping to catch a glimpse of the new Batman movie and at Razzy Fresh for frozen yogurt. Eventually we found ourselves listening to a drum circle on Flagstaff Hill.
During our conversations Jon explained to me that he was experimenting with online dating while in Pittsburgh and hoped to have several dates with different women. We talked about how aggressive he should be in his approach with women and his strategy for utilizing his time since he is only free on the weekends. I shared with him my experiences in online dating and even revealed that I had a second date later than day.
As I walked Jon to his bus stop he realized that he did not have the correct change for the bus. He stopped in the 7-11 and purchased a pack of Doublemint gum which he gave to me in recognition of my two dates in one day. Double your pleasure, double your fun.
Later that evening after my date with Nate, I received a text from Jon asking how my second date went. He proposed that we get together because he "needed some release" and that he had the keys to the mini and enough to drink where it was a real possibility. I politely rejected Jon which he deemed my excuse as lame and harsh and advised that I "beware the batman."
I'm not sure what he meant by that but I found it to be very entertaining. Jon apologized for his behavior the next day and admitted that he had more to drink then he thought. Will I go on another date with Jon? Hmmm...probably not.
-Michelle
