Hello Seddit!

Tonight I had my first one-night hookup, and the things I've read here were definitely a help.

Here's the story:

So I've been going out to different bars around town almost every night the last few weeks, and making an effort to approach pretty much everyone, male and female. I've met tons of people, but only asked for / gotten a few numbers.

Last weekend I exchanged numbers with a girl while I was several drinks deep. But I forgot at the time to save her number as a contact, so I had no name to associate with it later. Don't make this mistake. Luckily I did call her phone as soon as she gave me her number, so she had mine too, and she texted me (including her name!) a couple days ago.

I met her early, 6pm, at a local patio bar. I brought my dog along, as I often have been lately, because it draws people to me and makes approaches much easier. It's the first time I've brought the dog on an actual date, and I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but I found it made things seem more casual and at the same time made me seem less threatening.

It just so happened that I'd met the person who sat next to us at another bar a few nights previous, who happens to be a pretty well-known local artist. I talked to him for a moment and then after he left told her who he is.

Anyway, we sat at the bar exchanging stories for a few drinks, and then she suggested we move to another outdoor bar I'd never been to. It turned out it was a very small, practically empty place, which was perfect. We sat in one dimly lit corner and had another drink. It just so happened that there was a giant painted mural on the wall behind where we were sitting, which was done by none other than the artist we ran into previously! That coincidental DHV never would have happened if I hadn't been approaching men, too...

As our drinks were nearing the bottom I suggested going back to my place to cuddle up and watch a movie. She agreed, and I took this final IOI as my sign and moved in for a small make-out session.

She followed me in her car back to my place, and as soon as we got inside, still standing in my living room, I started making out with her again, then took her hand and led her into the bedroom. No movie-watching tonight!

Around 5:30 she woke up and said she wanted to go home, which was more than fine by me.

It's going to be a good summer, Seddit.