First-date diaries: The head over the heart?

“If you don’t like where you are, change it. You’re not a tree.” Jim Rohn

It was time to change my status from single to married.

I had just returned home after a year abroad (or maybe it should be the other way round – abroad after a year at home), during which I had grown tired of gypsying around and wanted to start my own home. Also, I was finally free of the five year ‘long-distance, roller-coaster, emotionally-draining’ relationship I had been in. It was time to start afresh. It was time to get married. No more dilly-dallying and waiting around for Mr perfect, I was going to be pro-active.

First date diaries: Heart-breaker.

Heart- breaker

My heart has been broken once. I can almost hear all the ex-boyfriends protest this statement. I love hate to break this to you guys but y'all tried and failed. The one person that succeeded did not even try.

“You look like you need some attention.” He said

First date diaries: I am not my skin

First date diaries: I am not my skin (sunscreen)

“I’m way too black to burn from sun-rays.” Kanye West- Clique

I should have known something was wrong when the lady at the Heathrow Mac store advised me to buy an NW 50 mac powder. “But I usually use the NW 45”, I protested. She looked at me, shook her head - and I could see she was trying to be polite - and said: “I think the 45 will be too light for you, you are definitely a 50.” So I tried the NW 50 on, it was not too dark for my skin, and I did not want to argue, so I let it slide.

First date Diaries- The ‘special one’

I love him. I probably always have…

First time I saw him was in class- we were in different departments but taking the same elective course. He never said a word to anybody but came to class alone, sat by himself, and left immediately after without socializing. I was drawn to him… like a moth to light and I spent most of our classes watching him rather than listening to the lecturer.

First date Memories- Love at first sight

First date memories- love at first sight

I believe in love at first sight. True. It has happened to me. I can still remember that evening like it was yesterday. He was waiting for me outside the restaurant, wearing a t-shirt and pair of dark blue jeans. Pink. He was wearing a pink tee. Anyhow, we hugged and I caught a whiff of his cologne. “He smells really nice”, I thought. We were off to a great start.