Does My Nose Look Big? Part 3 of Online Dating!!

Dear Readers, this isn't my usual subject matter concerning Life in the South.  This one is headed toward being R rated, so if you will be offended, please, do not read.  I will have one more part on this series which will definitely be R rated!

This is part 3 of my series on ONLINE DATING.  This post is entirely about my friend Shannon and her recent online romance! lol


Now, if you have been following my blog you should remember that I spoke of my dear friend, Shannon, who let herself get  caught up in an online romance!!  Jeez, I've heard stories of people meeting online and actually leaving their spouse of many years for a virtual stranger they have never seen in person.  I do not understand this!!!  What is wrong with me?  Everyone else seems to be okay with the idea of online dating, but I just can't go there!!  Let me tell you, if I can't see them in person and look into their eyes to see if they are for real, then I have no interest in spending hours and hours of my time chatting online!!  Now, a lot of women need to see the man first to see if he passes a series of little tests such as...... Does he know how to dress?...... Does he brush his teeth?  Does he have all his teeth (at least all the front ones)?.....  Does he get regular haircuts?..... Does he smell good (at least clean)?.....  Does he have a home?..... Does he have a car?..... Does he have a job?.....  Does he have enough money to afford to date a woman? 

My friend Shannon met this guy online (if you can call that truly meeting) about 3 years ago on a non dating site.  Apparently, they conversed a little and a couple of times a month would say hello to each other.  With Shannon nearing her mid 40's she had no interest in trying to start something with a 31  year old living 600 miles away.   At least that is the way she felt back  3 or so years ago when they first talked online!   Well, five or six weeks ago something suddenly changed and I cannot say for sure what changed..... however, suddenly Shannon is online 24/7 with no time for friends or family.  She absolutely let everything in her life slip by with her barely noticing anything that was happening around her.  Now, I will say she was walking around with a happy and dreamy sort of look on her face, so, whatever dude was saying to her was working.   I brought it to her attention more than one time that there had to be something wrong with this man.  I kept saying "Why would a 31 year old man ask a 40 something year old woman to put that she is in a relationship on her Face Book?"  Good grief, they had never met in person!!  She kept telling me  this man had a brilliant mind and she enjoyed talking and debating a variety of subjects with him.  I just shook my head!!

Well, the man, Keith, tells Shannon he is making a plane reservation and coming to see her in person during the 1st week of August!!  Shannon is beside herself with delight!!  He keeps sending her poetry and would make suggestions of movies for the two of them to watch at the same time so they could discuss it afterwards!!  Shannon got to where she would stay home on the weekends instead of going out with friends because of her dates with Keith!!  Shannon is not your typical girly girl, but she started getting all giggly and silly while conversing on the internet with Keith.  Another friend, just flat out told Shannon that he did not like her acting all girly girl because that just isn't her.  Shannon became a different person.... she was a happy person.... but not the Shannon we all know and love!!  I mean she couldn't go shopping at WalMart with a friend without spending 95% of the time talking to Keith.  And Keith..... well, he spent what appeared to be an awful amount of time checking out the weather and other stuff where Shannon lives!!  My warning bells were going off so much I thought I would throw up!!  Another friend and I had what was almost an intervention with Shannon 2 or 3 weeks ago and explained to her that she had just disappeared on us and we didn't know who the alien was in her body!!   I began to get physically sick!  I began to get depressed!!  I mean this was taking a toll on me, but ole Shannon was happy and skipping around like a little 12 year old girl!!   Now, I will be the first to admit that after our little "intervention"  Shannon  made a very big effort to be more aware of her friends and college classes.  However, you could see that all she wanted to do was get lost in the fantasy that Keith had created for the two of them.

Me being the person I am, wanted to know where he lived,  where he worked, what he drove, his height, weight and any other pertinent information.  I about busted a gut when I found out he rides a 125cc SCOOTER!!  Yeah, we ride scooters around here too, but we also have vehicles.  You know, for when it rains, or snows, or is really cold, or really hot!!  I'm telling you my warning bells were getting louder and louder!  Seriously, my head was about to explode from the bells!!  At one point I asked what she was going to do if he arrived and was only 4 and a half feet tall...... she went into this big thing about how she could tell from his pictures that he was tall and blah, blah, blah.  He sent her a picture from his cell phone and his fingers looked long..... well whenever I try to take a pic of myself (not that I would ever do such a thing lol) with my cell it always seems distorted and my nose looks really big!!  I don't think I have a big nose.... Do I have a big nose?


I finally give up and accept that this crap is happening whether I like it or not.  I even started trying to convince myself that I was just jealous that she had found such love on the internet!! lol  I was trying to come up with anything to stop the warning bells in my brain!!  I gave Shannon advice on what I thought she should wear when she picked him up at the airport.  I gave her advice on location for a motel room for their first night.  I did anything I could think of to help..... all the while with my brain about to explode!!   I drilled into her head that since she was paying for the room that she was to absolutely let him pay for dinner!!  Hey, I even made sure she had condoms.... oh, yes, I did!!!  That is what friends do when they can't make SHANNON SEE THE LIGHT!!

The big day arrives and Shannon is beside herself with excitement. She has her little backpack packed with a change of clothes and toiletries.  She even takes two of her own pillows so the bed will be real comfy!!  She gets all spiffed up and wears her cute little jeans and black strappy shirt and heads off a few hours early to buy those condoms I kept reminding her of!!  She went and checked into the motel room to make sure it was decent and all good for a night of LLOOVVEE!!  Oh, yes, Keith had worked Shannon up into a sexual frenzy and she was ready!!

She sends me a text letting me know she is headed to the Airport.  Then she sends a text that she is arriving at the airport.  She sends me a text that she is waiting on Keith's plane to arrive..... and then, nothing...... I mean NOTHING.... I HEAR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE FROM HER.  I don't know whether to be worried that this dude has killed her or she's off in a motel room having fabulous sex.  I'm worried, but then again, I'm thinking this guy must be MR. WONDERFUL and she's going to be packing up in a month and moving to his place.... 600 miles away!!

Okay, my fingers are tired of typing!!!  I think I will go take a nap or something and we'll just finish this story tomorrow!!

Nanette