A hoodie and running shoes won't get the girl

My first thought was I was so glad I didn't curl my hair for this guy.

Hold on, let me set the scene for you...

It's my second matchmaker date and my hopes are high - they'd done such a dismal job with the first two I was hoping they would redeem themselves.

But my first impression of this third guy didn't get much better from my first reaction.

We agree to meet at the Wheel of Brisbane at South Bank and when I arrive I walk up to the closest guy asking if he was the guy I'm meeting - no he was not.

How embarrassing! This has never happened before (probably because I've seen photos of the guy I know I'm meeting. This is not the case with the matchmaker dates).

I look around and see a much better looking guy (phew)! so I walk up and ask if he is the guy I'm meeting - no. To which he says it must be a popular night for dates.

Surely I didn't get it wrong, again?

I look around for the third time to see a guy I wouldn't have swiped right on.

I walk up to him, sheepishly, and ask if it's him (hoping he's not). He is. Fuck.

After I look at his grey hoodie and running shoes I think to myself I am so glad I didn't curl my hair for this guy.

I mean, I was date ready, but clearly he wasn't.

Maaaate, if you think a hoodie and running shoes is going to get the girls, you've got another think coming.

No to mention the matchmaker said they teach guys what to wear on dates/how to act. This guy clearly didn't the memo.

He was also supposed to have planned the date and booked somewhere (he didn't) so I suggest an Italian place at South Bank in Brisbane.

Instead of going for a casual drink first, I find myself sitting down eating gnocchi at 6.30pm drinking water.

What happened?

Conversation wasn't flowing; I was asking questions, but to be honest, didn't care for the answers.

This guy had worked one job in his adult life and had gone on his first overseas holidays only six months before.

I've done quite a bit of overseas travel and would like my partner to as well (and would hope we would travel together, when borders open).

I got the feeling this guy and I weren't at the same stages in life. He was (only) a couple of years younger than me but he seemed worlds away from what I was looking for in a guy.

I want someone to challenge me, to stand up to me and get out and do stuff with.

This guy didn't have any oomph in him. He couldn't even put any effort into organising a first date.

I don't want to spend time with someone like that.

Another match bites the dust. Let's see how the last one goes.