Adult Dating Stories, and Advice

I wonder what rituals everyone engages in before a date. Generally I look at everyday as the possibility for a date, or to meet someone to setup a later date with, so some of the pre-date rituals are kind of a standard thing for me… deodorant, shaving, decent clothes, breathe mints, those kind of things are part of my daily rituals. But what about the things we do that are extra when going out with someone we are trying to get more and more intimate with?

Some of the things that come to mind right away include extra grooming, like looking for a stray ear hair or something that would become noticeable when someone else is really close. Any nose hairs or blemishes should dealt with as well. Sometimes if I think a date may go all the way I will pay trim the pubes and shave any areas that I can make time for. When going out with someone I also consider what underwear and other things could come into view should things go well, and choose attire accordingly.

I imagine if you’re driving you may spend some time cleaning the car, and perhaps get a gift or flowers or something. Of course not all of things can get done before a big date sometimes, but there are times when I wished I had spent more time preparing for possibilities. There is nothing like getting to the point of you need a condom and not having one. So condom checks should be added to my dating rituals I suppose. What other rituals do people do when dating?

One night I found myself with company unexpected. She was beautiful in a way that I am not normally attracted, and she was not afraid to be near me. I found it quite unusual that she was so calm and she talked to me. I thought I was going to be picking up another girl that night, I had already made plans to spend time with, but I couldn’t take my eyes off another who was calmly hanging around and joining in the conversation.

She wasn’t pushy, nor too obvious, she was subtle, serene and mysterious to me. I wondered if she was just playing some kind of power game, wondered why she fainted interest in me, but her allure seemed genuine and I was captivated by her unusual looks and coy seductiveness.

It turned into an unexpected date, a time for us to explore each other through conversation and body language. With other people around I wondered if they sensed what I was seeing, or if I was seeing just what I wanted to see. I had no idea which was true, but I knew I wanted to know more about her.

It so happened that our unexpected date turned into yet another, a not so perfect time, with a perfect person, whom I am so interested in, and don’t know exactly why. She has arisen feelings in me that have me questioning so many things about myself and my desires. She has me thinking what it could be like on many levels of not just intimacy, but living and being around. Very strange turn of events, all from an unexpected meeting.