Date #1: Nathan
September 18, 2021 Date number one actually resulted in a date number two. Nathan and I had been introduced through a long-time friend of my Aunty Shelley. The friend asked me if I was interested in meeting someone she knew, and I said yes. She said he would call. He texted that evening. From there, we engaged in a series of long texts, a bit more than I personally like. Personal topics arose, which I am happy to share, but not via text. I cannot recall most of what I engage in over text. In person, when I'm invested, I will share almost anything. Through our texts, I learned that he was 34 and on the verge of 35 (September like me), an avid reader, a Microsoft employee, and a natural introvert. We also spoke about our complicated family dynamics, which felt very boring over text. In the past, I would have been turned off by an introvert because I was blinded by the charms of the "prom date." A year ago, I wanted only the Russells of the world: fun, alive, charismatic, c...