Vessels
I recently started chatting with a man named Kyle on Tinder. We decided to start with a phone date to test the waters. After barely saying hello he launched into a long, involved story about his long-distance hiking feats, followed by one about his supernatural gardening skills, and yet another about his incredible physical fitness and his gym schedule. Oh, and how could I forget the story about the hot threesome he and his wife had with a woman living in a coastal town near us. At one point he said, “Yeah, I’m just really pretty awesome. I think you’ll see that when you go out with me. I’m attractive and fit and I can tell great stories. Here’s one . . .” Followed by another long story that I finally had to interrupt to say I really didn’t think I was interested in hanging out in person. I’m relatively new to the dating scene, and while Kyle was certainly an extreme example, most of the first dates I’ve been on have been with men who completely dominate the conversation a...