the 2nd date

after last week's failed date, we met again. this time, we met in my local pub. we talked about lots of different things - physics, archaeology, childhood memories, how we got our respective jobs, etc. after a while we ordered food. it was a nice evening. but twice, we ended up with nothing to say. the second time, i waited a bit to see what he'd do, but he didn't do anything, so i found something else for us to talk about. we were together for just over 2 hours, and already, we were running out of things to say to each other.

this might not be the best way to think about it - then again, Mr. J. agrees with me - but with my other dates (apart from the one i only spent 1h30 with), we talked for a lot longer without ever stopping. i remember the evening with H., where i hadn't even noticed it was way past midnight. so i sent the engineer an email, first to thank him for a nice evening but also to express my doubts. the other guys i met through online dating didn't bother ever getting back to me at all, but i thought i should explain myself. he actually replied, saying he felt it was quite normal for us to run out of things to say, seeing as we barely knew each other. either way, for him it was way too early to even think about whether we were suited to each other. he had a point. so i've agreed to meet up again (if he's up for it).