Most people that know Matt would never believe the story that he met Jennifer in church.  Having been in Houston for 2 years and not exploring too much outside of work and family, Matt was ready to experience more of the city.  He decided to sign up for a dating app, Plenty of Fish. For a man on a dating site he lucked out!

He was new to the whole concept, it wasn't like he could show a smile and send over a drink at the bar.  He had to actively search.  He looked through a few profiles, sent a few likes and within a few hours of having a profile; he received his first message.

It read "Hey, I see you're from Washington DC, I visited a friend there last year.  How did you like living there?" It started off with friendly conversation getting to know each other.  Soon he was receiving more messages from girls, "Hey", "Hi there”, and “How are you?" He engaged in conversation and finally decided he needed to try this dating thing out.  

It wasn't the first girl that messaged him that he decided to go out with, she was interesting and he felt he needed some practice. His first date was on a Friday in June with a girl who claimed to be his same age but it turned out her pictures were a few years old. They met at a bar for happy hour and he knew from the blinged out tank top she was wearing, it wasn't going to work.  

He didn't give up though, that was just his first date from the POF app.  He didn't waste much time either, his next date was for Sunday Funday.  She was cute and could carry a conversation, he liked her.  Their date ended with a possibility of a second.  He was still a little distracted; he wanted to continue talking to the girl that sent the first message.  She sparked good conversation so he was intrigued. He set up a date with her for Tuesday at a Mexican restaurant she suggested.  Tuesday couldn't come fast enough for him!  

He got to the restaurant early and scoped out a spot at the corner of bar so he could see the door. Although it was June he likes to stand by the moto that men wear pants after 5pm, so he was wearing his jeans, a green collar shirt and some brown canvas shoes. Then in she walks, a 5'9" brunette also wearing jeans and a green shirt who actually looked better in person than the pictures she posted.  Granted she was running a little behind so he had a chance to down a beer and calm his nerves.  

They began with small talk and before they knew it, 2 hours had passed and they hadn't even ordered food.  As the first date was winding down, Matt began to wonder, "Am I supposed to kiss her goodnight?" He hadn't been on a date in a while and contemplated multiple scenarios; should I ask her if I can kiss her, maybe I should just rush in for the kiss, ehh maybe I should let her make the first more.  He wasn't sure what to do and just like that the date was over.

It was only over for the night because he called her up the next night to meet him for wings.  She had mentioned she liked sports and wings so he wanted to see just how much she appreciated one of his favorite activities.  The Washington Nationals were on TV playing the San Francisco Giants so Matt was able to watch one of his teams and enjoy her company, at this point, he was winning!

As the date came to an end Matt knew he didn't want her to leave without a kiss goodnight.  He told her how he hadn't been on a date in a while and said he was trying to be respectful but he really wanted to give her a kiss goodnight since he missed his chance the night before.  He got his kiss!

Thursday was his last night off before he had to go back to work.  He had been communicating with the second girl throughout the week but realized she had a lot of baggage.  He wasn't ready for all of that, after all, the key to a good time is finding someone with less baggage than you.

Since he was going into town to meet up with some friends he thought it would be a good opportunity to see how well the third girl could handle herself around them, so he invited her.  Without skipping a beat she said she would go, she wasn't concerned about meeting his friends.  She knew she wanted to be around him.   

That was it; 3 days in a row hanging out with this girl and he knew she was something special.