OK - I just had a really nice dinner with friends, including a couple of JW Black's and I am feeling particularly talkative. Bob and I knew each other for about 2 years before our first date. We worked together at CPC International in NJ (Mazola Helmans Skippy etc) and I was very interested in him. In fact, every day I went over to his cubicle to say hi and chat etc. Bob never got it. At this time in my life, I owned a neighborhood bar with my cousin. I invited Bob to come for a drink. He did, with friends. Later, I got another job. I called Bob from my new job and asked him if he would like to meet me for a drink. He told me he could not - because it was raining. Ladies - you know that if someone (male) tells you he can't meet you for a drink because it is raining - he generally is not interested. So at that point - I gave up. He asked for my number. I wanted to know why - was he going to call me when the sun came out? No, he wanted to call me for a date. OK I gave my number thinking I would never hear from him. The following Monday, Bob called me to ask me out to dinner on Friday. I wanted to know if it rained did we have a rain date? NO we would go out regardless. Well we did, and 4 months later we were married. 25 years later I love him more than ever. Life is pretty good!
Joanne