Ego-Sucking Adventures Cont....

Okay. To continue with eharmony online dating misadventures. I must say that I had only a few first dates with eharmony, most not memorable, apparently. However, one date was, indeed, memorable because I behaved dishonorably to get out of it. Yeah, Ms. Honesty herself was deceitful and downright dishonest. In a tiny bit of self-defense, as a recent match.com date pointed out, the dude was dishonest first...does that excuse me? I rather think it doesn't. However, I digress--to the story and you can decide. I was forty-seven at the time and arranged to meet a man who said he was fifty-four. I thought that was a reasonable age range and was looking forward to that date as much as I ever look forward to any of them. I arrive at the cafe (a little divey but okay) and am looking around for someone who resembles the profile picture....to no avail. I start thinking I've been stood up. But no. A man at least my father's age introduces himself as so-and-so. OMG. Seventy-five if he was a day. He wasn't even wearing a clean shirt, and his fingernails were disgusting. AND, he kept touching me. So, because I completely lack femballs,I didn't just get up and leave like any other self-respecting woman would...oh no, I go to the ladies room and have my roommate call me in the next ten minutes with an emergency. That's right ladies-I completely fabricated an emergency. Because I am a total coward.