Clock strikes midnight...

And I turn into a pumpkin, or so C says.

First off, phew! He's seeing someone, I'm off the hook! :) Made it infinitely less awkward for me!

So first, the dessert, just thinking about it makes my mouth water, I want some more, seriously, it was based on rice pudding. You're probably saying to yourself "Is this girl out of her mind, she's over the moon about RICE PUDDING?" It was served on something crunchy, and covered in cranberries and an orange based sauce, absolutely delish! It was creamy and cold but oh so yummy! Perfection! C, I think, loved my dessert more than his since he took quite a few bites of mine. His chocolate peanut butter concoction was also yummy since I tried some of his, however, the rice pudding knocked his out of the park!

If the dessert was a guy, I'd be in love, or maybe infatuated! ;) Ok, enough about pudding since I'm sure you could care less.

We talked about a lot of different things including jobs, life, etc. Then for some reason it turned to relationships, he mentioned that he had been seeing a girl a few weeks and his other relationship or in some case not so serious escapades.

He mentioned remembered how hard it was for him to get my number, haha, and he could tell back then how uncomfortable I was way back then. Then he decided to turn the tables on me. :P I told him the same that I've always said, graduating is the first priority, everything else fades in comparison. So here are a few highlights to from our conversation.

• What are the requirements for the significant other, how long our lists are?

He has an extensive list and filters that had me cracking up. I had asked if they're all physical, he had a look of pretend shock. But he admitted yes, guys pay attention to how girls fill out jeans, what they look like in makeup, whether or not they're high maintenance (hours to put on makeup, hair, etc). I replied "Haha, then I'm out of luck if most guys love the made up look cause I can probably count on two hands the number of times I put on makeup in a year." His reply, "You're one of the few girls I've met that can look good without makeup." *DOH*

Interesting sidenote, he says that girls who stare at guys during the first date are too narrow minded, too focused. It freaks him out! Haha.

• When would you move in with your significant other?
  

For me, an old fashioned gal, I said when I was married. I think he was planning to say the opposite (at least that's what I think), but then he said "OK", I see why you would say that after I gave him my reasoning. I think that if I was ready to move in with anyone, I'm also going to be ready to be married to them. This is a personal opinion of course.

• Can guys and girls just be friends without previous underlying reasons?

He also says because I don't care about this part of my life right now, I miss the cues. But that I should focus on finishing right now and not worry about anything else.

• What's your viewpoint about relationships? Serious or fling?

We have opposite viewpoints, he feels bored when he's out of a relationship, I'm ok with not having one. He believes that once I do start thinking more about guys or finding a guy, it's going to be pretty serious and not something that's fickle, he's right! I'm not one to play games, if I'm going to begin a relationship, know that I am serious about it and will work through things no matter how large or small. I'm wondering if his current interest will finally cause him to want to settle down, from the beginning signs, it's a possibility he said. He's wanting to better himself since he met her, which is a good thing!

Definitely an interesting conversation and if I wasn't so tired it might have been longer. We talked for a few hours until I put an end to the night by saying it was late (midnight on a weeknight). He asked if I was going to turn into a pumpkin at midnight :P. I felt bad for doing it, but I was pooped since I had been up early and at work all day and then class. I'm sure if we hadn't left the restaurant when we did, they would have kicked us out soon enough.

Mini-drama is over! Now back to the mundane world of graduate research!