junkie. I think there’s a bit of a gap between my level of intensity in following politics and his. That’s not really a problem. I’m always interested in people who are more of an expert in a particular subject area than I am. Reid: Her level of knowledge seemed fi ne. [And] it was good to have someone who was also kind of a liberal Democrat. She has an attractive personality, but I couldn’t really tell if it was a match. I have never been able to judge if I am romantically attracted to someone right after meeting her. It really just takes me a while. Kelly: I thought he was an interesting guy, and he was really nice. But I’m not sure if he’s exactly what I’m looking for in terms of personality fi t. There were a few ways that he was talking about things that were a little on the cynical side. I think it’s good to be realistic, but I tend to try and see the world through rose-colored glasses. [And] he didn’t seem particularly enthusiastic [about the date]. I don’t think there was any big sort of spark or anything. [But] it’s kind of hard to tell from, like, a fi rst- date situation and also the fact that he was really exhausted. Reid: To be honest, I was probably trying to stay awake — not at all because of her but because of that early fl ight and feeling a little sick. [But] I wouldn’t say that there was an immediate spark or anything. We had dessert. It probably was close to 10 o’clock. I was really starting to fade fast, so we paid the bill, and I got her number. I apologized for being as tired as I was. Kelly: I actually got up really early for work, too, so I wasn’t necessarily interested in continuing the evening, either. We walked to the Metro together [and] got on for one stop until he got off. Reid: I’d [rate the date] a 4 [out of 5]. I’ll probably end up contacting her again and see what happens. Kelly: I’d say 3.5. If he invited me [on a date], I would certainly be willing to go out again, but I don’t know if we will.
UPDATE: No plans to get together again: Reid contacted Kelly via Facebook the following week to say he’d had a good time but had reconnected with someone else just before the date and the timing was bad. Sigh.
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