A date, sort of

I had a guy over tonight. It wasn't a solo date... we ate dinner with my roommates and friends, watched a little TV, and then spent the next three hours playing online trivia games as a group. He and I did some cuddling but that was as far as we made it.

Eventually the friend left and the roommate promptly and smartly decided it was bedtime. However, my date couldn't stay because the final for his short-summer class is tomorrow.

I forgot to give him a goodnight kiss! What was I thinking? I did fine the whole evening, I made sure to flirt back and show some physical contact, instead of sitting there like I'd seen Medusa, and then I forgot to give him a kiss. Not even so much as a peck on the cheek. I just forgot because I'm not used to being physically expressive like that, and kissing someone has never made it high on my list of ways to say goodbye to people. He also unexpectedly told me I smelled nice, which aside from being very flattering (and surprising, because usually I think I smell, well, not fantastic) is probably an okay stand-in for a kiss.

I should work on reducing the awkward moment when everyone leaves the room, and we're alone for the first time in the evening, and it's not really clear what should come next. Obviously, what comes next is either "go sleep with him" or "send him on his way home", so it shouldn't be that hard to pick one and go with it.

Oh, and don't say to your date "You're welcome to stay." I must be taking after Justin. That's what you say to a friend from out of town who's deciding whether to crash on the couch or drive back, not to someone you're inviting into your bed.