Had a date this morning

Several days ago I went to a dance and I came home with two phone numbers.  The first phone number was from a beautiful woman that I was completely captivated by.  The other was from a woman that I didn't think was very pretty at all, but she seemed to be interested in spending time with me, so I asked for her phone number too.  Days later, I had sent text messages to each of them, but only one responded.  The one that responded was the one that I didn't find as attractive, but she was still friendly on the phone and via text, so I asked her on a date.

She suggested that we go on a hike, but I'm a bit of a wimpy hiker, so we went for a nature walk instead.  It was cool.  We walked close to four miles round trip and got a lot of talking in.  She is a really sweet girl.    After the walk, we went to Burger King for an ice cream cone and continued talking. By the end of the date, we really got to know each other better.  I took her back to her apartment and walked her to the door.  We hugged and that was about it.

I'm not interested in her as a dating partner and I don't think she's interested in me as a dating partner, but I think we both felt like we want to be friends.  I think I'm going to see if I can get together with her and some of her friends soon.  If they're as cool as she is, soon I should have some really good friends!

This is a successful date for me.  It used to be that I thought a successful date ended in a kiss or with a girlfriend, but that's not the only way a successful date can end.  A successful date ends with two people on the same page who are happy that they were able to spend time together.  This date was a total success and I'm very happy that I went.