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A week has passed and things have happened. Too many things to give a clear account of, if not in a somewhat systematical order. Let's start where things stopped - Malcolm.

As it turns out, nothing happened between Malcolm and Electra. She joined him and his flat mate at an after party in their house. After drinks and whatnot, they went to bed. Electra insisting and Malcolm resisting. Malcolm was not sure it would be such a good idea but Electra disagreed. In the end she gave up and, after some hours of sleep, she went home in the early afternoon the next day. She did not hear from him all week, but invited him over for some wine this evening. He came, had wine, listened to some music, and left. Electra would like to have him as a bed buddy.
She has two theories to explain this craving (because it's definitely not his sexual skills):

1. She is no longer with Peter and needs male, physical contact. Malcolm is simply a replacement.
2. She genuinely likes him.
She hopes it is number 2.


As for Sebastian - he has not been heard from.

Billy, however, has been a loyal candidate. They sent each other messages every now and then, and had a nice lengthy conversation on Tuesday or so. He mentioned that they would be married in five years, which was a bit odd. He made her laugh, at times because of a joke and at times because of his farmer-Goofy voice. They still had a loose arrangement to meet on Thursday.
When Thursday arrived, Electra was deeply occupied with a new suitor (see below) and so she could not care less when Billy did not text her all day Thursday to let her know whether they would meet or not. When he finally called in the evening to apologize, she was chirpy and telling him not to worry. (For extra information on possible reactions, please see entry 2, section Sebastian.)
Electra is certain she is not interested in Billy but does not rule out meeting him, as she is curious how this type of person might look and act in real life. He texted her tonight asking how her weekend has been. She hasn't answered. Yet.

The new entry to the arena is Mark. Mark and Electra met on meet.com on Tuesday.

-188 cm (according to profile)
-35 years old
-teeth not noticed due to other appearance issues
-the best in his field of whatever he does
-damaged goods

They started sending each other emails, one after the other, and they got longer and longer. Electra wanted to meet right away but Mark was reluctant. He told her he is not good at meeting new people unless it's through work, and said he was still scarred by his previous relationship.
So they kept emailing. Several long emails at all hours. He also sent her a few songs he had written, which were wonderful. Unfortunately, he asked few questions about Electra but yet he seemed like the perfect man. He also seemed to be OK looking, according to his photos on meet.com. In one of them, he looked cute and perhaps a bit vulnerable, and in the other, he looked like an American jock, i.e. not so good. Still - everything else seemed perfect. He could even be The One.
Thursday night, they were emailing each other until 2 am and Mark decided that was the time. Time for them to meet. Now or never. He decided to confess that it wasn't him, but his cousin in the photos, and sent her a real one. He looked different but not too bad, so no disaster. However, it was pretty cold outside, and Electra opted not to meet him.
On Friday, he surprisingly sent her a message inviting her for lunch, and in a rush she got ready and ran off. The message I received from her after the date - which sums it all up pretty well - said:

Date over. He looked different that in the photo. Not very attractive. A bit strange but very friendly. I'm very uncertain. A lot shorter than I thought. A little belly, I think. Bad clothes. Bad taste.. He paid for lunch.

He later sent her messages telling her he thought she was great and beautiful, and that he really liked her. She, on the other hand, thought he was short and had a belly and was very insecure. He also made some weird faces sometimes, so returning the compliment was not an option. She said the date had been nice.

Since then they have emailed each other a bit, but less frequently. The seemingly perfect man has turned out to be unattractive, twitchy and with no style.

But - be that as it may - Electra always does her best to be a decent human being. So when he asked her if she wanted to go for some wine tonight, she agreed. She was about to cancel when she heard he was wearing sweats and a hoodie but then she gritted her teeth and accepted the invitation.

When they left, about 20 minutes ago, they passed the window.
From up here, he looked alright.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To be continued ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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About a week ago, Electra got in touch with Sebastian on meet.com.
-194 cm
-30 years old
-good teeth but long face
-economy-something, starting a new business with friends
-not nerdy. Workaholic
They sent each other some emails and talked on msn. It turned out Sebastian lived literally right around the corner, and they arranged to meet on Tuesday.

While chatting with Sebastian, Electra had also been emailing Billy, who was still mainly talking about photos and Electra coming to see him, or him coming to see her.

Tuesday and time for Electra's date arrived. Sebastian had said he'd be in a meeting and didn't quite know exactly when he'd get out of there, so Electra was waiting, ready for his call. Finally, at 10 pm she texted him, asking when we'd be out.
An hour+ passed and she did not receive an answer. Worried he'd be an unreliable asshole, she texted Billy and finally agreed to meet him on Thursday - if he drove the 2 hours here.

Eventually, a text from Sebastian arrived. He said it was late and he'd go straight home, i.e. canceling their date. After a lot of back and forth, Electra was able to write a message that didn't reveal how pissed off she was and still made him realize she was pissed off, and he agreed to meet her for a quick drink. 5 minutes later, they met and went to a café on the corner.
He was smiling a lot and was very professional about the whole date, and therefore not much was said about his previous temporary personality disorder.
They had a nice conversation and he looked terribly tired and, suddenly, he said he'd go home. And so, all of a sudden, they were saying good bye and went their separate ways.
Electra does not rule out meeting him again.

Wednesday night, Billy called her out of the blue. This was the first time they had actually talked on the phone and, unfortunately, he has a terrible farmer meets mama's boy meets Goofy-voice and says farmer meets mama's boy meets Goofy-things. Electra is hoping it's only because he's nervous.
Their date was postponed to next week, which is good, because it gives Electra's black eye time to heal a bit more.

Friday night - last night - Electra went to a party. Around 1 am she decided to venture out on town by herself to meet Malcolm.
Around 3 am, she headed to Malcolm's house for an after party.
This morning her bed is still empty.

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Current social status: single

Time since last relationship: 2 weeks

Description of last relationship:
Peter
-194 cm
-30 years old
-Crooked teeth
-Consultant
-Nerdy
Met on meet.com and dated for approx 2 months. He broke it off. No hard feelings and no contact since. Very good in bed and very intelligent.

Current activities:
Opened new, anonymous account on meet.com. Mainly established contact with
Billy
-198 cm
-30 years old
-No tooth information to date
-Real estate manager
-No information on nerdiness to date
Lives 2 hours away, no knowledge of music, talks mostly about sending photos and Electra coming to visit him. May be too tall and slightly boring.

Past relationships of current relevance:
Malcolm
-192 cm
-25 years old
-Slight horse teeth (though not big)
-Engineer
-Nerdy
Electra dated Malcolm for approximately 3-4 months over the summer. Very good guy with occasional bad breath and average bed skills. Electra broke it off but they are still friends. .

Black eye project. A freak accident caused Electra to get a black eye a few days ago. This has proved to be an excellent attention drawer and ice-breaker, and must be used wisely for all it's worth.