Mercer Boy's Attempt At Dating

[Mercer Boy]

All right, I'm tired of typing this to everyone...and I don't feel like blogging it. So, you get to hear my story. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I'm leaving out some parts of the story until the end...to build suspense.

As you may or may not know, I am pretty much a loser when it comes to the whole female relations thing. I've been on one "date" in my entire life, and it was pretty much a sympathy date from this girl I liked in college. I've never gotten "out of the batters' box" so to speak.

So anyway, there's this girl at the YMCA I go to. She's very tall like me...I'm 6' 2 1/2, 150 pounds of pure Grade A Mercer Beef, baby! She's pretty, and she always seems to be there at the same time as me. I hit the treadmill while she rides the exercise bike. Well anyway, the last few times I went there, she would wave, smile, and say "hi" to me. I have very little sense when it comes to these matters, but I assumed that meant that she was at least interested in me. One day she even did what I called a "girly girl" wave...you know, bent knee, big smile, huge wave..."notice me" type of thing.

So, I finally get up the nerve to go say something to this girl. I went several nights last week, and she was never there. Well tonight it was overcast, so I figured I'd go down there again and avoid possible rain. I did my normal treadmill thing; I run 5K at a moderate/fast pace because I want to try to build up my cardiovascular ability. My friend can run 4 miles in 30 minutes, but I'm not that fast. Anyway, tonight I pulled 3.1 miles in 25:58. I've never gone faster than 26:20 before, so I felt pretty good about myself. I wasn't even breathing that hard afterwards either!

So, I got off the treadmill to go to the paper towels, and of course...this girl is on the bike. She smiled and said "hi" again (although I still wasn't sure if she was doing it just because I was looking at her), so I said "hello" back and got my paper towels to wipe off all the sweat that I just threw all over the treadmill. Since I was feeling pretty good about what I had just done with the running, I said, "Yeah, I'm going to talk to her." So, I did some stretching, tried to cool down and not look all sweaty, and marched up to the bike she was riding.

I made some comment about how we were always there at the same time, told her my name, and then she told me hers. I told her about my running exploits for the day and mentioned my friend...figured I'd try to impress her off the bat.

Then came the all important question (which I left out from before). I asked, "So, do you go to school around here?"

She said, "Yeah, I go to Neshannock."




Neshannock is the local high school that is about 2000 feet from the YMCA.

So of course, I said something to the effect of, "Ah...well yeah, I've been out of college for five years now. I work in a lab." She said, "Oh, yeah, I haven't even thought about what college to go to yet."

(This tells me that there's not even a remote chance that this girl is 18...high school seniors would have already made their college choices by this time. )

So, I told her that college is fun, there are some nice ones in the area, said "nice to meet you," and high-tailed it out of there.



So there you have it...the first girl that shows interest in me for about 7 years, and she's probably 16 years old. I am 26 years old - 27 in two months. That's just not going to work. Just another thing to chalk up to the Mercer Factor.

[SwiperNoSwiping]

That's too bad Mercer! She sounded like she was digging your scene. That was a great read, and I am bummed to hear of the age thing...I am pulling for ya though dude. Is there any other talent at that gym worth noting?

That's rough though. Keep up the courage man. Use it to your advantage next time!!!

[Manja]

Ah, Mercer, you'll find one like her (in atleast college, though) soon enough. All you have to do is respond to the MySpace bulletins with all the chain letters!

Good read, though. Made me smile at the end. Glad to see you're not a pedophile.

[maddog60]

Dude, you did the right thing, but it sucks.

Going to a college where the guy to girl ratio is 3:1, I can relate to your pain, but don't give up hope. At least you go to a gym where at least one cute girl goes, maybe next one you meet will be more your age.

I dont mean to sound rude, but do you have any female friend's that could set you up on a blind date? That kinda thing may not be your scene, but from what you said, getting practice at introducing yourself, acting charming, knowing what women your age are going to expect on a date, on a first date or on a third, these are all benefits of doing this. It may not aid what is ultimately dooming you in dating, however, it can't hurt and might help.

[Calyxes]

Good read, though. Made me smile at the end. Glad to see you're not a pedophile.

I could not agree more
Sorry to hear about your luck man. I am sure there are other girls there. Try switching the time of day you go to the gym and keep your corage up!! If that does not work then just wait the girl out until she turns 18

[portisfan24]

hahaha good story Mercer. Im not sure if you want advice or not, so I will give you some anyway. Get some protein powder and hit the weights man! I started that stuff like 6 weeks ago and I have put on 10 pounds in that time. Besides that I dont know. I'm no pimp but I do pretty good with the ladies so I know a bit I guess. But now that I think of it, all of my experiences have been while both the girl and I have been under the influence. Maybe that works to my advantage

[Evolution]

Yeah, I would definitely bulk up a bit MB, you sound like a walking human sack of bones. You better not take a sack as the QB... they'll break you in half. Heck, I'm 6'1 and 175 and I'm still not toned out the way I want to be (probably another 10 pounds of muscle is what I need).

Anyways, it's got to be tough for a "selection" where you are man. Keep at it, and eventually something should come along.

[Canacuna]

Heh - good read, MB... as usual.

That's definitely tough luck, d00d. I don't know what time you usually go to the gym, but you might try Calyxes' advice - show up after 6:00 PM when all of the "legal" girls get off of work and make your move on one of them. Or take maddog's advice... maybe gcc's girl can set you up with something? Anyway, keep at it and best of luck to ya, bud.

~The 'Cuna~

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Of course, you could just wait two years...

[mtryanks12]

Mercer, just don't tell and gi rls (filter) that you use this website. They'll come here and recognize your username because of the towsn and then they'll notice you have over 5k posts and they'll eb turned off. Or if they're a di rty (filter) gi rl (filter) they'll be aro used (filter) by it, but still not a good idea.

Remember, there are always the Russian mail order brides.