Month: August 2022

LEGO World Play Day

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Ireland #LEGO #LEGOWorldPlayDay #LEGOWorldPlayDay22 Yes, this is a blog about dating. Specifically, it is about an American widower in his fifties who moved to Ireland to find the next love of his life by unintentionally going on over 50 First Dates. But it is also a […]

First Date #38 – How it’s going

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Dublin #Dublin8 #PhoenixPark #WellingtonMonument #Ireland #LEGO For those of you living outside of Ireland, here is how government restrictions and phases of reopening happened: On 15 March, the Government ordered bars and public houses to close and advised against house parties. On 27 March, Taoiseach Leo […]

First Date #38 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #COVID-19 #ZOOM #Ireland #LEGO First Date #38 was with an American woman living in Dublin. We matched on Bumble. As it was the early months of COVID-19, and restrictions were high, there was no chance of meeting anybody in person. At this point, there were more […]

First Date #37 – How it went

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Dublin #Dublin2 #TempleBar #Ireland #TheBeerTemple #LEGO Everything indicated that a second date was imminent. And then… COVID-19 Literally the day after our First Date, Ireland had its first confirmed case. Still, everything was open, there were no restrictions, and Paddy’s Day was coming.  There was no […]

First Date #37 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Dublin #Dublin2 #TempleBar #Ireland #TheBeerTemple #LEGO First Date #37 was with a Latvian woman living in Dublin. We matched on Bumble. Her side of the texting conversation was limited, but she was pretty, so I made an effort to meet. As she was up in Dublin, […]

How I Met Your Mother

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #HowIMetYourMother #50DatesWasNeverAGoal #50DatesHappened #LEGO I only watched a couple of episodes of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. What I did see was funny, and maybe I’ll binge it someday. I am writing about it today, because I feel the concept of the show and the one […]

First Date #36 – How it went

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Dublin #Dublin8 #TempleBar #Ireland #QueenOfTarts #LEGO I started messaging her on WhatsApp to see if there was any interest. She replied, “I don’t think I am the right one.” But she did say that friendship was on the table. And it might have been, but COVID-19 […]

First Date #36 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Dublin #Dublin8 #TempleBar #QueenOfTarts #Ireland #LEGO First Date #36 was with an Israeli woman living in Dublin. We matched on Bumble. Extending the match is a feature on Bumble. Normally, the woman has 24 hours to message after the match, and then the man has 24 […]