So close...yet still too far, drat!

I had just finished IM'ing and talking with a gorgeous and adorable 26 year old lady named Christy! Everything, and I do mean everything was going brilliantly awesome!!

We were getting along amazingly well, we had soooooo much in common, I had her laughing at all my jokes and I, her jokes!

Then, suddenly she said her phone was beginning to die so she'd call me right back.

I waited…5 minutes went by, then suddenly I saw a new message pop up from her on AOL instant messenger. I read it and suddenly my hopes shattered like a hammer through stage glass,

"I don't think this is going to work out." It read.

“Huh!?.....What!?!?!" I thought as I felt my heart sink.

A moment later she continued,

"I think you're just too old for me!”

“What the heck, wait a second?!?!” I thought.

It took a few moments to separate confusion, frustration, and anguish apart. Finally after about 20 seconds,

I respond. "Alrighty, but I'm confused, you knew I was 34 when you initiated contact with me through Eharmony! Please, be honest! I kind of feel like this is a tease."

She replied, "I'm sorry, but it's about the other problem too."

“I don’t believe this!!” I thought, completely stunned.

The problem she was referring to was from during out talk, she had told me about some life long stomach illness she had as well as a learning disability and how her best friend has Attention Deficit Disorder. I had told her I was completely fine with that, in fact.

I had said, "I can completely relate to both you and your best friend, as I have attention deficit hyperactive disorder, which sometimes comes across as a learning disability in ways of comprehension. But taking Ritalin really helps!"

When I had told her this, it apparently must have been to close to home or something because during the phone conversation she had said,

“WAIT, you too!?!?!”

I said smiling with simply confidence,

"Yep, me too!”

 As I had thought it seemed cool that among everything we had these things also in common. But that’s when she said,

“That’s not cool!”

This totally confused me. But then she explained all the things her best friend did that annoyed her and these were things I did not do, such as pacing all over the place or opening and closing the refrigerator door continuously! I simply said,

“Those are things I don’t do. For me it’s mostly trouble focusing and concentrating, though I do fidget!”

But, prior to her phone battery dying out we had switched to other topics of interest such as how we were both looking for love as well as the various activities we both enjoyed doing.
Only a few seconds had past as those thoughts of the phone chat had gone through my mind, yet I was still starring at the message,

"I'm sorry, but it's about the other problem too."

Just then she responded again,

"We can still chat! I just don't see us having a future!"

For a moment, I though,

“Oh!!!! Maybe there's still a chance...maybe!”

But then I thought more about it, She doesn’t want anything more to do with this, yet she still wants to chat…this doesn’t make sense. So with that and still annoyed, hurt, and frustrated, I respond,

"Good luck in love!"

I closed the IM window, emailed my buddy Jim (who is very much like a Brother to me) for his take on the situation. Then thought, holly toledo!! She was gorgeous!!!!!

I continued to ponder, what really happened!? Why did she suddenly do a 180%? Hmm...I might never know.

Perhaps it is to become one of life mysteries, one that is not meant to be solved! Or, perhaps I just over looked something, who can say?

I shuck off the situation and went back to Eharmony to close the match and looked through all my new ones. I then looked through Okcupid.com and Plentyoffish.com all of which I’ve been an on going member with, in my quest for love! As I know eventually I’ll find a lady right for me, one with inner and outer beauty and gorgeousness...I start anew!
Shaken, but never, NEVER broken! ;-)