I just returned to DC from a weekend back up in New York to visit friends and to go to the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the triple crown horse races. I follow horse racing to some extent so this was kind of a big deal to me, but unfortunately, I’ll Have Another scratched. I know a common issue Forever Alones have is what kind of dates one should go on/where to take girls on a date, etc. Well, I’m always excited for “special events” like these. The Belmont Stakes is an excellent chance to take a girl out on a date. More than likely, it would be a completely new experience for her, that is exciting, emotional, and fun besides the historical significance. Anyway, if you have a horse racetrack nearby, take a girl there. My original date couldn’t make it so I took another girl and we had a fun time. This is the kind of stuff that is unique, and original. Not the same old ‘dinner and a movie’. Look for new things.

Anyway, after the Belmont Stakes, my friends and I hit the city. A bunch of people are at our condo and we are all getting pretty drunk. I’m at a stage where everything seems to be on auto-pilot. I don’t even really think anymore. I just…do. It’s automatic. When I’m in “in state” like I was last night, not a single thought enters my mind. My body just says and does whatever it wants — completely in my own reality and unaffected by others. There is no such thing as approach anxiety or fear of conversation when I am in this frame of mind.

There was one girl who I had known for a while. We made out two years ago, and I was kind of ignoring her for most of the night. When we all leave for the village and hit the bars, we started chatting — just catching up. I leave her for a while and introduce myself to some random girls at the bar with a simple opener. They were about to take shots of this green liquid and I just made a face and said, “Looks like poison.” The one girl responds with, “We just asked the bartender for the girliest drink they know.” We flirt for a while, but they had to leave so I said goodbye and returned to the other girl.

The bar was hot, sweaty, and sticky. Pretty nasty, but we are all so drunk, none of it mattered. Anyway, people started dancing so I stick out my palm to her and she takes it. I spin her around immediately and then we start dancing really closely and we’re all over each other at this point. It wasn’t long before we were making out. At 3am, I walk her out and get her a cab, saying goodbye.

Fun night and had a great time.