Unhinged Cinderella.......

Last night WAS MAGIC........Echo Fields is an amazing place in Pine Island......adults get in for free, there is an admission fee for children and there are so many fun things for kids to do.....and they have free live music and food trucks, and a drink truck, and the atmosphere is just well done.......you can bring a chair or sit on these risers the owner built......the owner seems great, we talked to him last night, and they do fun fall stuff too......and I will definitely be bringing my kids back......it was an awesome night......great music and great company under a beautiful night, pretty near perfection:)

So today I wanted to write about something that amused me as I was mowing yesterday.....I am on a dating site........and do not take said site very seriously.....sorta keeping it open as a way to stay at least a little active in the dating scene, and allow for serendipitous stuff to arrive......even though I do not think it will all occur that way......however I do know people that have had great success that way, so one never knows:) So Friday night I matched with a guy that liked me......I liked him back......and something told me we would message back and forth.....that is often not the case.....you match and meet radio silence.....and I am not willing to message first these days......so often times a "connection" goes dead before it even begins.....but I KNEW he would message and he did......I woke up Saturday to his message.....he gave a very flattery filled commentary of my pictures and what I said in my bio......and his response was cleverly done, but not the best opening line for me.....and I almost decided not to respond.....but I decided to be very frank and blunt about where I stand with certain things.....and I laid it out.....nicely but plainly.....being true to me, clever too, but clear....and said some key things that would indeed scare away a suitor looking for a certain type of thing......and I was honest about it all.....and I sent it.....and as I was mowing I was feeling amused that I am playing a dating roulette, and so fiercely committed to being me, and being accepted as such that I won't waste one minute in a false narrative and if that scares a person away then he is not my person.......even right from the jump......running empowerment things for women and girls definitely makes you not datable to a certain group of men.......and so I thought of it like "unhinged Cinderella" lol:) Laying all her cards on the table and seeing if her suitor is willing to try.....and so I expected that this guy would not respond back and was fine with that outcome.....not attaching to an outcome at all.....and lo and behold he responded, responding in a way that allowed him to perhaps gain a date at some point......in our communique thus far he has earned some points and passed some tests lol:) He doesn't live awfully far.....and I may have him come, and take me to dinner and at least see......we shall see.......but it was further confirmation that I so fully need to be ME, every minute to attract what is meant for me.....and staying so true to myself and sending that message felt empowered and in line with who I am now.......and coming into dating with no need in tow feels powerful too......dangerous too......it is hard to let somebody get too far if you don't need a person in your life.......and the smallest thing can upset it.....when you have sharpened your observation and survival skills if you will......spotting red flags a mile away......so there is that......but I am doing my best to remain open.....and curious......willing......and letting the ethers decide what comes to my doorstep without chasing it.......and giving it all time to see what I see......Seeing if Unhinged Cinderella meets her match lol...Happy Sunday! Enjoy:) xoxo