Oh no, might I be growing emotionally?!
Several things have transpired that have made me wonder if I might be turning some kind of emotional corner with my divorce and my sport-fucking. Surfer-scientist (S-s), someone I only briefly mentioned before (ref: What?! Is the moon in "Fuck with Claire"?!) is a case in point. For any of this to make any sense at all I have to start from the beginning with this one. Early in the year I had received a reply from S-s from a post I had on __ personals. I had not responded initially, but a few weeks later I contacted him via IM on impulse. He was there, we chatted for over an hour, and he met many of my criteria right off the bat - smart, smart, smart, and naughty. He asked me if I'd like to have dinner with him, and of course I would! He picked me up and went for a nice meal and several martinis and chatted easily about lots of things. It was going well. He asked if he could come in to hear the latest Collective Soul CD that I had mentioned, and again, of course that was working on my end. We came in and listened to music for a bit and the next thing I know, no transition whatsoever, he's all over me. He was very attractive, and our smarty-pants conversations had really turned me on, so BRING IT. It was good, and got better "I want to taste your pussy." We moved to the bed and proceeded to have quite a lot of fun with one another. He found my "Yes! Fuck me!" when he took me from behind inspirational. The best part about S-s was that he wasn't that cuddly. Seriously, that was something I liked about him. He wasn't putting it on for anyone's benefit - we were fucking, not snuggling. I haven't particularly enjoyed "sleep overs"; my general preference is that they leave. S-s got a passcard on that one becuase he could be counted on for morning sugar, a particular favorite of mine. We saw one another several times. We even had the "conversation" about the fact that interactions did not have to evolve and our contact could be very casual and essentially about sex. He was always a bit weirdly distant, though. Example, he's lying in my bed as I get up to take a shower for work, and doesn't say anything. I'm in the shower ONE minute and I hear "Bye, Claire." What? Did he break the world dressing record just so he could "escape" when I was showering?! He could be counted on for shit like that. Then months went by with no word from him. I had emailed him once and got nothing. I figured that was that. Then he strangely asks if I want company one night in early July. A few weeks ago I decided I would see what was happening there. I replied to his email from July and just said "Hey, how are you?" He replied immediately and we exchanged a few messages when his starting getting dirty - my favorite! I was toying with him - waiting to hit "send" on my replies. His messages suddenly went cold and I got the "I'm starving, gotta go eat" message he's now famous for. I decided to ignore that one and hit "send" on my reply to one of his naughty messages from earlier. To my great surprise the next message is an invitation to dinner. I accepted. We met and had a very nice time at dinner. Really, it was the best time we had had out of bed together. Still, I found myself really noticing how socially akward he seemed to be. He's a very handsome, brilliant man, but he is a bit stilted and doesn't seem entirely comfortable in his skin. We left the restuarant and he followed me back to my place. We had great sex. As soon as it was over I wanted him to go. I realized that if I never saw him again it wouldn't matter to me. This was in stark contrast to my feelings from the time he had disappeared. I was sure it was me, and was so disappointed that we couldn't work out the fuck-buddy deal. I mean the sex is great, he's fun to talk to ... what's not to like? Well, now I knew what wasn't to like. He asked if he could stay, and I decided that sure, it would be alright, besides I was pretty sure I'd get morning dessert, so what the hell. The next morning was yummy, as I thought it might be, and when it was time I got up to shower asking him "Are you going to jet or snooze?" He didn't answer and I went to shower. Two minutes later I hear "Bye, Claire." only this time he stuck his head in the shower to give me a kiss. I knew right then that it was him, and not me. I also knew that while he was the pinnacle of what I was looking for months ago, he isn't any more. The only difference is me - he's exactly the same. I was blown away. It was exactly the stuff that attracted me before that turned me off now. Damn, now the bar has really been raised...
Claire
