The Waiter definitely has a girlfriend.
Who he lives with.
I have no idea why he wound up texting me and asking me to meet up with him. Other than the fact that he made the comment a few times while we were talking that he wasn't ready to grow up.
The man is 32 years old. And waiting tables. And apparently at least testing the waters of cheating on his live-in girlfriend.
It's time to grow up.
We were getting along great. Talking about traveling and seeing the world and all of that exciting stuff. He actually lived and worked in San Diego at one point in time. We frequented a lot of the same spots, and it's more than a little possible that our paths have crossed at one point or another.
Which is just kind of wild to think about.
But then, about half way through my beer, I finally got up the nerve to ask about the girlfriend he had mentioned the night before.
Now trust me, if I thought for one second that he actually had a girlfriend - I wouldn't have been there. It honestly didn't register to me that this guy could have a girlfriend, and also be using my number to ask me to meet up with him for a beer. I thought for sure there was some sort of logical explanation to the whole thing.
But at that point (only after I asked), he owned up to the fact that he did have a girlfriend. That she was actually at home waiting for him to get off work.
And... I was kind of just in shock. And more than a little annoyed with both myself, and him.
I started giving him a hard time, and he proclaimed that at least he had been honest. Which is true, but... Every once in a great while I meet a guy who makes me insanely glad that I'm single.
And this was one of those moments.
Because seriously - what the heck is wrong with men? Why would you have someone at home waiting for you, while also attempting to see how far you could get with a girl you've just met?
And, do I really strike people as the kind of girl who would be open to that?
OK, so I left my number for a guy who said he had a girlfriend, so... maybe I do.
But seriously, I thought for sure that if he used that number it would be because he had been lying about the whole girlfriend thing.
Needless to say, I left shortly thereafter, and The Waiter and I will not be seeing each other again.
I'm an idiot.
And The Waiter is kind of a douche.
But hey - at least I'm not his girlfriend.
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