Didn't expect this

Okay, I'm gonna post something that's far from what I expected. It's day 7 of eH, and I have a date tonight. I know it's really fast and the rational side of me keeps thinking, "this is weird" but the other side is thinking that maybe there really IS something to eHarmony.

So this guy & I have been progressing through the 4 stages within eH this week. First you start with fun, multiple-choice questions, then you exchange your must-haves & dealbreakers, then you continue with open-ended questions where the recipient can type lengthy answers. If you pass all 4, you can proceed to the biggie: OPEN COMMUNICATION.

I have now had about 25 matches on eH. Some have progressed to stage 3; most are at stage 1 . My date is the only guy who've I reached OC with. We're now at the stage were we can email eachother at any time - but for security, the emails always go through eH. Thus, he never has my real email address.

We exchanged a series of emails last night, and after a while, he suggested it'd be easier to call eachother. HOURS later in our phone conversation, we decided that we should meet. He's going out of town for a week and we were both too excited to wait until he gets back.

I know - it sounds so crazy and trust me, this is really out of character. Be assured we're going to a public place and my family knows I'm going.

But here's why I was okay with meeting already: we have so much in common that it's downright scary. We WORK within a mile from eachother, we LIVE within a mile from eachother, we go to the same church! We have actually visited the same singles Sunday School class, but just on opposite weeks. And if you're skeptical if that church thing is really true (I was), he could name people in the class and describe what they looked like.

So tonight I'm going to my first date in 7 months. I'm so nervous, but I also can't wait to meet him.