Single in L.A.

Not me (well perhaps a few skeletal bones, don’t we all?).  But Ted, my spur of the moment date.  Those were amongst his first words to me once we’d settled down at a patio table to eat on Friday. Essentially this random stranger gave me his entire life story in an hour’s time:

Ten facts about dear (50 year) old Ted: 

1. Got out of a tumultuous two year relationship about a year ago.
2. After the end of said relationship he fell off the wagon – aha!  Yes, he’s a recovering alcoholic (recovering addicts seem to swarm to me in public places.).
3. Currently 6 months sober and can only be with someone committed to a sober life style.  I’m no lush (am I?) but count me out Teddy.
4. Was raised by a “stern but loving” German mother and a strict Military General father. (i.e. I’m still harboring issues from his childhood).
5. Lived in a “green house” in Hawaii which he built from the ground up for his then girlfriend and her SIX children (none of whom were his).
6. Said girlfriend was a true angel and the most giving person in the world (and an amazing lover to boot).
7. Though he’d warned her against it, the girlfriend decided to travel with 8 pounds of marijuana (loosely individually packed), and promptly was arrested.
8. The Girlfriend “put a hit out” on Ted because he was the alleged “snitch” which is why he returned to the mainland. He believes she still has people watching him.
9. Ted left this beautiful green house to girlfriend’s children so they’d “have something in this world besides a felon mother.”
10. Has so much experience in so many areas, can do anything, has so much money stashed way (yet 15 minutes into our conversation I noticed these very large tooth sized gaps betwixt each of his remaining teeth).

So, uh, yeah. Well, that was Ted in a nutshell (though he gave me so much more info. I could go on, but I’ll spare you). I gently (so as not to agitate), but continuously, told him that I had plans and really, really needed to leave.  Ted then commenced to draw me a map of our neighborhood.  He gave me his address and his mothers and said I should stop by any time I want.  To talk. Some more. Awwww… My mom said that’s all he needed.  Someone to talk to. 

He asked me to the movies this weekend.  Should I go???