The time has come where I must tell The Eater buh-bye. I haven't shown any interest at all to him anymore, and he sort of cooled it a bit too. But today in his reply to an email I sent him (before the weekend, mind you!), he asked me if I met someone else and what I was looking for. He said he'd be happy to be friends if I didn't want to pursue anything

He's made it easy to tell him that although he's a good guy, the chemistry isn't there for me. However, I don't want to make friends. I think as long as I'm out of sight, I will also be out of mind.  

I also talked to the IKEA guy for the first time ever last night...after 2 months of small talk emails. His spoken English is definitely better than his written. He has no phone. He has no car. I would consider meeting up with him for a coffee, but he's suggested cooking dinner for me or going away to the mountains! Is it the European way?? Are North Americans too uptight to accept such invitations? I'm just thinking of my own personal safety.

I really have no patience for just any man right now, I think. I'm tired of guys with no career, no education, no car, no money, no humbleness, no life. I used to look past that kind of stuff because it's what's inside that counts, right?? I want the good stuff on the inside and outside!