Most romantic date I have been on......I can't really say. I always thought romance was kinda of a spur of the moment thing. Have had plenty of romantic moments on dates. Location is always good. I think if I had to choose one it was a double date with some close friends of mine here in pa at the melting pot. The lighting was awesome conversation was great. We were drinking wine and we were all being flirtatious. It ended up being pretty cold that night to and after we parted ways with my friends the night continued on the same way into the night and behind closed doors we kept each other warm the rest of the night. Her dark hair& eyes were so captivating and that red dress that showed of her curves so well. I gotta stop before I start remembering to much.

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Hmmm Most Romantic Date.

Well it wasn't really a date at all but it put into play the best relationship in my life.

My friends; mostly other single parents, did a surprise drop in on me on my birthday. It was pretty simple thing a home made cake, ice cream, and various munchies. Some had kids in tow, others not. They had gone together to get me a nice blouse. We were all pretty strapped financially so gift exchanges were usually pooled. Often swapped babysitting to do essentials so my kids knew these people and more importantly they knew my kids; especially some of their special needs. Important because the reality was not everyone is up for meeting kids on a first date or many later dates if things are "complicated" so I had kind of gotten in the rut of being the one that babysat.

Anyway with a lot of protestations it was clear my kids were going to be covered and I was going out. We all went to a nice little no cover hotel bar with a dance floor and a jukebox crammed in the corner and sat there having a ball.

As the evening progressed the club got busy and we all danced and just had a good time. Everyone likes to join the party so of course being the birthday girl I got a lot of dances. My soon to be love of my life husband danced with several others but didn't just jump right up in my face actually asking the other gals at the table first. And several other women of various ages and another vet with a cumbersome prosthetic. All eyes in the club were on them but with grace and determination he seemed oblivious. Not easy since his dancing skills were limited to the "infantry shuffle". lol

Eventually we danced and although he wasn't my norm for good looking, even style, he had imppecable manners, smelled like he had made the effort to be pleasant company, and didn't say anything really stupid. He didn't grill me for my name but told me a few small things about himself making a good impression. Actually walked back to the table and introduced himself but did not accept an invitation to "crash" the party but a couple times made eye contact and smiled. Later in the evening we danced again but it was the same nice experience.

Being before cell phones and pagers and all that mess he told me he was able to give me his office number but he would go over there if I would give him mine so we could talk later. I thought right this guy is married and gave him the phone number to the morgue thinking shot down again. Went back to my friends who observed the exchange. Doesn't hurt to take wingmen because a pal cornered me and told me the real deal and told me if I didn't give him a legit number he would. Busted I managed to chat at he jukebox and switch the number and again he said he hoped to talk to me after I went home. He wasn't going to try to come over but he wanted to be sure we all got home ok. Couple of my friends were living it up pretty good. But with kids and work everyone called it a night and we went home.

And of course my pals cheerleaded me into calling him. He was just as nice on the phone as in the club so I ended up accepting a date and lol the rest is history.

Most Romantic Date:

He was Italian. He did not speak one word of English but we communicated with our eyes and body language. I also had a small dictionary I tried using a few times, but the eyes and body language were way better.

We went to a romantic restaurant and had a wonderful meal by candlelight. I knew it was his birthday so I had the wait staff bring him a small birthday cake and sing happy birthday to him. He was very surprised.

Then we went to a movie. It was called "Quest for fire" and it had no language in it so anyone of any nationality could see this movie and enjoy it without having to read translations.

Then we went to his hotel and made awesome love. He whispered hot nothings in my ear in Italian. We both knew it was our first and last night together because he had to go back home to Italy. It was bitter-sweet because I would never see him again.