The online dating website...

"Seriously, you have to join Generic Dating Site, loads of my friends met their boyfriends on it and it's a great way to meet new people."

At first I was sceptical when R gave me this advice. But, as more and more of my friends recommended internet dating I decided to just go for it and signed up. After paying for the first month, choosing my pictures and writing and re-writing my bio I sat back with my fingers crossed and high hopes. I knew I should expect a mixed bag of responses but some of the messages and interest after a few hours left me feeling deflated. Men twice my age suggesting they had everything in common with me and could be my Prince Charming were not exactly what I was looking for. I also began to think that maybe I needed to lower my standards a bit.

However, just under 24 hours after signing up I received a message from Cambridge guy. At first glance I thought he was kind of cute in a geeky way. He had nice eyes and from his messages I discovered that he was from the same city as me and had moved down South to go to uni at Cambridge. I'm not going to lie, intelligence is majorly sexy to me and this made me more intrigued by him even if he was a couple of years younger. After exchanging 4 or 5 emails over the day he finally asked me if I wanted to go for a drink. I was glad that we didn't have to prolong the initial messages and that he was straight to the point and got in there quickly. He also added me to Facebook which I was a little reserved about but I suppose it was a good opportunity for both of us to engage in a little 'healthy' pre-date stalking to check each other out some more.

So, I am happy to announce that our first date is set for Monday evening. He said he wanted to do something 'casual' (perhaps read: unadventurous) and he decided on a bar in my area. I am feeling a little anxious but knowing that I will be on my home turf is putting me more at ease. My only hope is that it's not awkward and we have enough things to talk about, even if there is no chemistry between us. Now all I have to deal with is the issue of what to wear. I have already tried on around 5 outfits and I'm still not convinced, particularly with the weird London weather at the moment. Let's hope some inspiration comes to me over night. It's all going so fast but I'm happy to go with the flow at the moment. Wish me luck.

LLL x