Date 109 (Tinder date 98)

Date 109 was with Daniel a Colombian Student living in Sydney, age 30 - Similar height to myself, better looking than his photos, a nice face, dark brown eyes.

Went to The Townie - upstairs, nice quiet and relaxed atmosphere - would go again for a date
Went to The Bank - Young crowd, music not amazing
Went to The Newtown Hotel - Again young intoxicated crowd, not too much my scene these days

If I am being blunt he slightly annoyed me
He went in for the kiss at the 1 hour mark
Told him I wasn't going home with him several times & he told me he would keep trying
Once we got out to the street I told him quite clearly that I did not want to go home with him
Went dancing, he was enjoying telling me "Who I am"
I will really try to avoid doing that to other people as I found it really fucking annoying
He was an okay dancer and okay conversation between us

- I think I need to relax more, I could still have been more relaxed and not gone home with him
- Be a little more selective on who I choose to go on a date with in the future

What did I learn from this person/experience?
- Bogata has shit public transport

Date 105 (Tinder date 95)

Name: Axell

Age: 31

Nationality: Mexican
Location: Royal Albert Hotel

Axell was a friendly and well travelled man. We met at 20 past 6 and had minimal trouble keeping the conversation going until around 9pm. We enjoyed a coupled of drinks together and ordered food as-well. He told me about his travels to Japan and his time spent living in Adelaide. He told me how he had previously enjoyed the work/party/sleep lifestyle and as he had gotten a bit older now he was trying to focus harder on his work, which he really enjoyed. I reciprocated telling him a bit about myself and my work. If he wanted to catch up again I wouldn't say no as he seemed like he new how to have a good time. I didn't feel any sexual chemistry or attraction at first meeting, but I didn't feel off put by him either (but lord how am I to know these days, I don't seem to really have it with anyone and my heart still feels fucked up).

It's interesting I feel like our maturity levels were similar with him being at least 2 years (possible close to 3 years) older than me. This would pair well with what mum always told me that males are generally a couple of years behind females in their maturity, but I wonder if this starts to even out around the early 30's. 

Date 104 (Tinder date 94)

Name: Corbin

Age: 25

Nationality: Kiwi!!!

We met at KFC - Kiwistyle!!! Since Corbin is only staying in Sydney for a few week (a work training trip) I decided to show him a few clubs in the city. We headed to Star Bar for a few games of pool and even had a doubles match against a couple of girls who Corbin attempted to "train" on their technique. He advised me he use to practice with a world champ and one hot tip he gave me was to make sure I am hitting the white ball in the centre and aiming for an angle on the other ball. 

Corbin said he didn't enjoy dancing too much and I decided the next best place to go would be Frankie's Pizza (a grungy rock bar that plays old school rock hits later in the evening). Frankie's barely ever fails to impress and I hit the nail on the head with the suggestion. We chatted a bit, Corbin started getting to know the (very intoxicated) Irish man at the table we were sitting on. He then even got up for a dance and pulled me close for the kiss. We danced a little more and then Corbin decided it was time to get outta there. We walked to the bus stop as I had to show him which bus to catch back to his apartment. He did invite me back with him, but I declined as I didn't feel a strong urge. He did mention his ex was 32 though, so he may have had some good moves?? Who knows! 

It felt a little odd going on a date with a Kiwi after so long. He was very friendly, very honest, not at all possessive and all over a nice guy. This doesn't starkly contrast the other dates I've been on recently as all, but gets me thinking about the way people act. The more people hang out with other people, the more "chilled out" they seem to become. Certainly has been this way for me. This also comes with age (but I guess the two are related). 

Picture below :D

Date 103 (Tinder date 93)

Name: Jihad
Ethnicity: Chilian
Date rating: 8.5/10
For a tinder date this was pretty good in my opinion. He invited me to drink with himself and his flatmates/friends. All were from Chile and spoke spanish. Everyone was friendly and accommodating of me. They share some of their Pisco (a little like Whiskey), a famous spirit from Chile, with me. They spoke a little spanish with me. After the pre-drinks we went out to dance in the city. This was also a good time. I ended up going home with this one. I felt there was a reasonably level of attraction between us and i'm trying to be more relaxed and try different things. Did not regret =) He invited me over the next day. I declined the offer mainly due to hangover and wanting to have a chill Sunday. If he would like to met again I am open to that.

Date 102 (Tinder date 92)

Walking towards the pub and I see my tinder match, he turns around and recognises me to. Off to an okay start. I estimate he is just shy of 6". He is well dressed - a dress shirt and business pants. He has dark hair and an attractive face. Seder is from Turkey and has been living in Sydney for 2 years. He is an engineer by trade and is currently working in construction and studying English.

We had previously decided on the Strawberry Hills Hotel for a drink. We head there and he shouts the drinks. He is drinking beer and myself wine. One thing I have noticed is that men from Australia are generally happy to go one for one on the drinks. He'll buy one, then i'll shout the next round. Guys from other countries (Turkey, South America, European countries) tend to want to pay for all of the drinks. I wonder if Aussie blokes pay for the drinks when they are on a date with a foreign lady? 

Seder's English is reasonably good and I'm impressed. As I am learning Spanish, I understand the difficulties of learning another language. We have some conversation over a drink and then he asks me if I would like another. The bar is quite loud, so I ask if he would like to head somewhere else. He had mentioned he likes Rock music. I suggest Frankie's Pizza - a rock bar on the other side of the city.

We walk to the bar and have some conversation on the way. I notice he walks slowly and he takes in the sights of the buildings. He tells me one building on clarence street is very impressive. He seems like a nice guy. We get to Frankies and he shouts more drinks. I offer to pay a round, he declines the offer so I let him pay. We watch live music for a couple hours, we dance, we kiss. I'm not hugely attracted to him but we do have a nice evening. He tells me he really liked the music and the pub. Frankies has a wicked vibe, I have to agree! He says he has mainly been going to Latin bars in Sydney and this is the first rock bar.

He walks me to the train at 1.30am and makes the effort to come right down to the platform and wait with me. Much the gentleman! =)