Thread: A Demanding Relationship

Blind dates through the internet, something that Dominic Strauss would normally find beneath him but recently his attempts at traditional relationship starts, women that he met through work or out on the town had let him down immensely. He couldn't put a finger on it, or rather the problems were many and varied. It had occurred to him, one night a few weeks ago while he had been sitting in his luxurious penthouse apartment, drinking a very well aged glass of scotch that he might be the problem, perhaps it was his standards. Of course he discarded that idea the next morning when he sobered up, he had high standards, he wasn't sure what it was that he needed but if someone failed to live up to his standards then it was of course only proper that he discard them and look ahead to something new... and so now he was on a website that in addition to allowing people to sell their used furniture also made finding a blind date easy... because perhaps random chance would serve him better then his own direction had thus far. Most of the adds he discarded out of hand, clearly set ups for prostitutes or just lacking images... but one spoke to him in particular. There was a picture that went along with it, one taken of someone who hadn't been paying attention and may not have noticed, the add said that she was the room mate of the young woman in the picture, that her room mate hadn't gone out with any guy since she had arrived at the school several months before and she was trying to set her friend up with someone. Conversation through email assured Dominic that she would be able to arrange the date, that her room mate would go along with it and more out of curiosity then anything else Dominic agreed to the proposed set up. It was an unconventional set up but he was curious and should it turn out to be some strange practical joke or scam then he would be able to leave without much difficulty. On the agreed upon day of the date Dominic left work early, technically he was only consulting for that law firm so as long as the job got done he could set the hours that he liked. Heading home he took time to get ready, starting with an hour in the gym followed by a shower and a little personal grooming, taking time to style his hair in the manner he prefered and trim down the perpetual stubble that he favored. Dressing he chose a suit that had often served him well, tailored to fit the slim body that he had earned with uncounted hours in the gym, though he found at the age of thirty four he had to work a little harder to keep that shape then he had needed to a decade ago. Then, dressed, groomed, and with a little cologne applied Dominic got into his BMW and made his way to the dormitory where he was picking his date up from, the fact that she was a college student not bothering him at all as he had long favored younger women. Once the car was parked, giving plenty of distance away from the assortment of used cars that were in the buildings parking lot he walked into the building, getting a few looks from people who clearly knew he wasn't supposed to be there but hardly caring. Letting them assume that he was a grad student or an uncle of a resident was not an issue at all. It took a few minutes, the buildings lay out a little less then conventional but Dominic found his way to the door of room D17, knocking on it firmly... always on time because to him punctuality was of the utmost importance.