Worth Going to this Dance Scene a 2nd Time!

Well, I always said I’d be game to try this Dick Syatt local singles dance out
once. I came out of it in one piece and without any major damage to my ego.
I also discovered just how many other single parents were “out there” trying to
meet other newly single people to re-enter the dating world. All of a sudden, I
didn’t feel so alone any more. If it wasn’t for my cousin egging me on, I may
still be sitting at home!

So, my partner in crime and I decided to give it another go and, having broken
the ice, I might actually have a fun this time. We try to arrive fashionably late
around 9-10 so there’s a decent crowd already there and people have loosened up.
I have to admit, it shouldn’t take me as many Vodka Gimlets to relax this
time. (Good thing my cousin also acts as the designated driver).

Although this dance was in a town that was about 25 miles from the last one we
went to, there was a surprising number of familiar faces in the crowd. Come to
find out, this is a circuit of single dances that Dick Syatt puts together in all
of New England. I understand there’s about 3-4 regular dances each week which
many of the same people attend. So, not only can you occupy both weekend
nights, but you also get to break up the weekday monotony too!

My cousin John and I caught up on our family gossip for a bit and it was time
to do what we came here for (meet other newly single women). Here comes the
awkward part about trying to use eye contact to see who shared a mutual
attraction enough to ask them to dance.

Before I knew it, John had picked out two women who looked like they enjoyed the
music and had friendly enough smiles to be approachable. We asked them both
to dance and were on our way to the dance floor! This is the first time in 12
years that a woman other than my ex-wife gave me the proverbial stamp
of approval! I have to admit it felt good!!!





We danced and talked for two hours. Obviously, the conversation
turned to work and family. I made up my mind before even walking in the
door, that I would be up front about being a single father. If that was going
to turn a woman off, I wanted to know it right at the get go! In any thing I do,
be it work or play, I never like to waste people’s time or have mine wasted. So,
tap dancing around the single parent issue was not an option.

Nonetheless, the night came to an end, and even though I didn’t have a date or
phone number, that was just fine by me. No need to rush into dating just yet
when there was so many people to meet and casual fun times to be had! Besides,
with my divorce being such a fresh memory, being non-committal was fine by me.