Date went great. We went bar hopping (Sunday night here doesn't exactly offer a wide variety of options, so we'd have a beer in one, they'd tell us they're closing, and we'd walk around until we found another, then repeat), talked at length about our lives, experiences, aspirations, and what we want out of a relationship, and so on. It was great. We'll meet again tomorrow, since we both are kid free this week. Unlike the previous wöman, this one has a similar arrangement to mine about looking after kids (50/50 time with each parent), but it doesn't match perfectly, so if we want to be a thing for real, we'll have to make the most of the perfect match weeks, then find ways around it for the rest of the month. Not perfect, but better than "I can maybe steal a couple hours away from home once every 1.5 weeks".
About the trust issues, we talked about it. As expected, she had some bad experiences, making her a bit jumpy at what you could call "false positives". We agreed to trust each other (within reason), and move from there as we get to know each other more deeply.
I'm feeling good about this one, lads.
With the previous one, sparks were flying, but I never felt like I was standing on solid ground. With this one, I do.
Not looking to be foolish about it, but optimistic. 'Cos, if I can't let myself hope for something good, why even do this?
