"Hell, this is ridiculous," I thought. Black jeans and a gray shirt. Casual, but nice. "I don't have a chance." The dark brown suede jacket should work. Up-scale, but laid back. Don't want to look desperate, right? Never mind the fact that I haven't touched a woman in six months.
We've known each other for about a year. Tracey's divorced and I'm separated. My marriage is on the rocks because neither of us would give in. The lawyers will take care of everything, as long as I keep writing checks. Live and learn.
She's gorgeous, in my opinion, and she has some ridiculous notion that I'm an attractive man. I'd say average at best, but if she wants to get to know me, who am I to argue?
I finally find her house and ring the doorbell. Wow! I apologize for being 20 minutes late and I'm knocked out by her smile. We're both nervous but off to a good start. "You look really nice tonight." Shit, is that the best I can do? I've been dreaming about this woman for weeks and all I can come up with is "really nice." A black skirt and pink fuzzy sweater. She looks great and I'm not under dressed--relief! This is awkward for me so she opens her arms and we give each other a dramatic, ice-breaking hug. I guess the "really nice" thing was ok.