Dating Diva

Our Single in the Suburbs writer is now in a relationship, so she has transitioned to the Dating Diva! The Dating Diva plans to share her experiences and advice about how to have a fun and exciting dating life in and around Bucks County.

More from our new Single in the Suburbs author soon!

We're having a heat wave! Wow! Please excuse me while I fan myself and gulp down this gallon of water. I love the heat, but this humidity is a bit much. I hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying their summer vacations. Things are still going strong on my end since my last article with the photographer. We have been enjoying our date nights which have included a show in Philly to see Wicked, a night in Maryland to visit his parents' new home and even a day at a cool Japanese Garden near Fairmont Park. One of the most memorable evenings was the night he took me to a cute restaurant in Rittenhouse Square called Rouge where we wined, dined and, of course, people watched! It seems to be both of our favorite thing to do. It's free and entertaining!

On our walk to the restaurant something quite embarrassing happened. I was wearing a nice dress for the occasion and I had my very first “Marilyn Monroe moment.” Yes, you guessed it, my skirt blew up from walking over the subway grate and all the people behind me got quite a show. My skirt blowing incident wasn't quite as graceful or glamorous as Miss Monroe's, but it sure was funny. My date failed to witness this wonderful sight as he was actually engaged in our conversation and not focusing on my derrière. He was sorry he missed it.

After laughing about what just happened, we sat down for a lovely dinner and afterward walked across the street to a park and sat on the bench to take in the night life and gaze into each others eyes. Across from us sat two guys who we discussing the women they were dating online. I over heard one of them say to the other, “I've been talking to this one girl and she sounds great. She doesn't want to get married, she has plenty of money, isn't looking for someone to support her and she just wants to have fun. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be alone the rest of my life.” Considering the year I've had, this gave us a chuckle.

After it quieted down, we settled in to enjoy coffee and dessert. I heard some scuffling in the bushes behind us. Hoping it was a cute little rabbit about to pop out, I turned to pay attention. Two large rats come running out from under us. I swear I have never gotten up so fast and made a bee-line to the car down the street. I had had enough of the city for one night.

I am fortunate enough to say our dates have been both romantic and humorous and most of all we enjoy each others company. And it seems I have passed the “parents approval” after having dinner with them one night in Maryland. I'm excited to see where this may take me. Who knows, I may not be single soon!