Did He Want Saucy or Sassy?

Opening day at Wrigley Field is one of my favorite days of the year.  There is so much hope and excitement knowing spring is right around the corner.  I go every year and have a blast at the ball park otherwise known as the biggest beer garden in Chicago.

Typically, you are dressed as if you are going to a Bear’s game and once the game is over, run for warmth at a local indoor bar.  This year was no different, I attended the game and met some friends afterwards at a dive bar.

I was getting ready to leave and I felt a tug on my jacket.  This guy says the clever you’re not leaving, are you?  I said, yup, it is a school night.  He starts talking to me and my married friends (who are still at the bar) decide to send a drink over.  They are sure this will bode well for my conversation.

I learn this gentleman is a lawyer who lives in the city.  He seemed normal (well, normal but I did consume beers that day, my judgment could have been a bit off).   As we got to know each other, we realized that he rents his condo to a girl who works for my company.   Another small world story.

He said one of his family members owns a steak house in town.  He was trying to get me to go have a steak dinner with him.  Now, after being at the game all day, perhaps I could have done a burrito and hit the road, but there was no way he was getting me to have a big sit-down meal.  Wasn’t going to happen.

Instead, I ended up giving him my business card and said call me.   A couple of days later, I received an e-mail asking to meet for a drink.  Unfortunately, I was going to be out of town so I asked for a rain check.

When I returned to town, I e-mailed him and said I was thirsty. 

He said to me that he just got back together with an old flame and he is a one-woman man. 

I thought that was so respectful and that I totally understood.  I told him to call me if it doesn’t work out.

I ended up bumping into the girl who rents from him a couple of weeks later.  I said to her, I met your landlord.  She said, that is cool.  I went on to say we were going to meet for a drink but it didn’t work out.  She asked, why would you do that?  I said, why wouldn’t I?  She said, he is married!!!

Apparently, she had met his wife and he has been married for years.  Funny, he never mentioned that and wasn’t wearing a ring.  One-woman man, why I OUGTHAAAAA!

A couple of months later, he e-mailed me and asked for a “saucy” e-mail.  Playing dumb, I said, would you like me to talk about Ragu or Prego??  He said, you know what I mean.  I immediately e-mailed back and said, shouldn’t your wife be sending you those type of e-mails?  I couldn’t hit send fast enough!  Not surprisingly, I never received a response.

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Lesson learned?  Some days the Cubs and I both lose.