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There's been some conjecture in the past about the sincerity of my Craigslist postings. That's fair, really. I'm implacably good-natured, and oftentimes in text, the only part that comes across is the implacable. I seem aloof, when I'm actually just calm.
More importantly, it seems like I'm not serious about this. Okay, to be fair, I'm not "serious" about much if anything. But I am sincere. The ads I write tend to be a little tongue-in-cheek, but that's not cynicism. I just figure if you can't be rich or handsome, your best shot is to be smart and funny. And there's nothing worse than someone humorlessly telling you that they're funny.
So, to set the record straight, yes, I would like to go on a date. Ideally, I want to go on more than one date. I want a few weeks of awkwardly deciding whether it's weird to call more than once every few days, and whatever comes after that. I want a whole series of baffling landmarks, from figuring out whether I can assume we have plans on Friday night to sharpie-ing a name on a toothbrush.
I'm working on suppressing my inscrutable tendency to offer a handshake at the end of a first date, I really am. I don't know why I do that.
Hi. I'm Dan. I'm probably free this Friday.
...but I'd rather not be.
- Location: Suburban Minneapolis
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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