Still Married?!

So, I went on the blind date with the guy from work. Instead of going with other people who work here, we just grabbed lunch. I thought this would save the awkwardness that happens when you meet someone for the first time. I STILL FELT AWKWARD. BIG TIME.

First, about two days before the lunch date (if that's what you want to call it), one of the guys that works in my office came and started bugging me about it. Apparently everyone in the guy's unit heard about our planned meeting, and started giving him a hard time about it. Poor guy, but you get what you deserve if you spread your business around. Especially here.

On THE day, he picked me up from work, we went and grabbed lunch, and he brought me back. No big deal, no major mishaps. But during our conversation, which was more a life-in-review, he tells me about all the times he has gone back to his ex-wife. I don't have a problem with dating someone who has been married already. Hell, I was almost that girl. But then he mentions, ever so casually, that they are still married. Uh, what?! He proceeds to discount that by saying it's only common-law, blah, blah, blah. HELLO!! Does anyone else see the problem with this? You are still married, like it or not, and I DO NOT date married men. LATER!

So the girl I work with emails me after lunch to see how it went. I'm honest and tell her it went fine, until he got to the whole still being married thing. She seemed to feel the same way I did, not that I really care.

Needless to say, I don't think I will be dating him again any time soon, if ever. Nice guy, but a little too much for me, especially right now.