He had on a necklace of beads and I was intrigued and asked what it was. Lo and behold, it was a Rosary. This date was the week I was seeing Pope Francis in Central Park, too! He worked for the MLB and we met at Pazza Notte for two-for-one martinis. He had a deep Long Island accent and definitely looked like a typical Italian from Long Island. But he was sweet and nice and conversation was fantastic. We had texted a lot because he was very busy with baseball season going on so we got the basics out of the way. After two martinis however, this boy was definitely done. I was heading to karaoke with some friends so I had a cut off myself. My subway was right outside the restaurant and he was so awkward when saying bye. Instead of initiating a kiss like he had texted about he went for the “bro handshake” and said bye dude. So odd. He didn’t pitch that line very well.

He texted me how he had a great time. I was hoping we would go out again besides the failed goodbye. However, the next two times we were going to go out he either A. got busy with work or B. wanted me to come over. In regards to A, he told me that he is very busy during the season, which was March to November. So he essentially had three months out of the year where he was available. He told me he doesn’t manage his time very well and he spends sometimes 12 hour days at work. I am a big proponent of a work-life balance. I want to be with someone that definitely has a great job but he knows how to manage his time as well as prioritize his life.  Since once of the dates we had planned was on a weekend I didn’t expect to get the “I’m still stuck at work” excuse. Working weekends, too, is intense! This is what led to option B. Him wanting me to just come over because he was tired after a long day. This happened two to three times. He finally asked me if I had a problem with coming over to his house. Yes, I did. We had been on one date and I know what “coming over to watch a movie entails.” When I told him this he went on about how busy work was and this and that and then finally admitted he didn’t want anything serious, just physical.  First base maybe, a home run? No.

I wished him well and said if he ever wanted to hang out again on less superficial level once worked settled down to reach out and he said he will. He clearly wasn’t ready to take the plate for a relationship, much less dating. Just like baseball season has ended so has any potential with him. He struck out just like the Mets.