After a delicious restaurant week dinner with my best guy-friend at Ken and Cook early this February, I decided the rainy night wasn’t ready to end. I had been chatting with this cute guy, John, on Bumble and we decided to meet. Conveniently for him, we met a block from his apartment in Gramercy. We went to Gramercy Park Bar, where I entered to my favorite Justin Bieber song playing “Sorry”, and we proceeded to have a beverage and a side of great conversation and what I thought was great chemistry. I definitely wasn’t sorry I showed up to this date! We had a great time people watching as the clowns were out this night.

We had such buzzin’ conversation on Bumble as well as in person so the night wasn’t still meant to end again quite yet. He decided we would go to this speakeasy type bar around the corner. On the walk over we passed his building and he suggested going up there for a drink. I definitely declined and we continued on to this supposed speakeasy. Speakeasy it was as we entered through a pizza place, sans the pizza, but, fun, it was not. There were like 10 people there and they had a table with Grey Goose. The place was super loud, clubby and definitely not a place I would go to again. We sat in the corner and continued the activity of people watching. We got into some more conversation, some of it too deep for a first date, such as religion. I’ve learned to save that until at least the second or third date and let it be something they inquire. Yes, I am religious and I make it a part of my life because I get to spend time with my Dad by going to Mass, as that was something my Dad and I always did together. I also have a lot of friendships from church as well as being involved as well. However, I don’t judge other’s by their religion has long as 1. They’re not judgmental and 2. They believe in something. From here he told me he was Jewish so I was thinking, cool. Then he told me he actually didn’t believe in anything and was Atheist. He proceeded to tell me about his ex that he referred to as a Jewish American Princess and even though he is Atheist his family would like him with a Jew. And, she really wanted to get married but he didn’t. So, John, what are you doing with me? Oh yes, just trying to hook up. He did try and get me to his apartment after knowing me thirty minutes. I love myself a little more than to be that sleazy.

Another fantastic Justin Bieber song came on at this Pizza Speakeasy and he noted that he didn’t care for him or his music. No religion. No faith and not even a Belieber! This is where I drew the line. We finished our drinks and I ordered a Gett (the cheaper version of Uber in NYC). While we waited he apologized about how terrible that bar was and then proceeded to kiss me to “make up” for it. I have never been so bored and disinterested in a kiss. Thank God my Gett arrived and proceeded on home with my dignity and faith in Jesus and Justin.