DC Cookie: Mother Knows Best

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Mother Knows Best

Ever had your mom try to set you up with someone who she thinks would be "peeeeeerfect" for you? Well, Mrs. Cookie met an eligible bachelor at a wedding out in California about four weeks ago, who happens to reside in the DC area. Despite being in a relationship at the time, I know she couldn't help but brag profusely to this poor stranger about her fantastic daughter who he just HAD to meet. I suspect he feigned polite interest, as I probably would have had the situation been reversed.

Well, following my change in status, Mom took it upon herself to do a little investigation and sent me the guy's e-mail address last night. He won't be a dud - my Mom wouldn't dare attempt to set me up with an unattractive bonehead. In which case, I would argue that I'm open to the idea of meeting him; but what in god's name do I write as my introduction?

"Hey, my name is Cookie. Want to enter my contest?"

15 Comments:

At June 19, 2006 11:08 PM, Carrie Broadshoulders said…

Sounds perfect to me.
At June 20, 2006 12:31 AM, Anonymous said…

What's attractive? Brad Pitt or Wilmer Valderrama? What else? Just wondering what your list looks like.
At June 20, 2006 3:10 AM, Anonymous said…

Why the hell not? You have to start some where. It's good networking in any case. And I bet he does'nt know how to party like a rock star just yet. Cheers & Good Luck! 'VJ'
At June 20, 2006 6:41 AM, DC Cookie said…

Ryan Reynolds, Eric Bana and the Australian men's soccer team, for a start.
At June 20, 2006 9:23 AM, Phil said…

Tell him he can enter your contest, you enjoy molesting your female friends' bosoms, and you have 5 mustachioed friends who will whip his a$$ if he treats you with anything less than the utmost respect.
At June 20, 2006 10:05 AM, Carrie Broadshoulders said…

*sigh* Eric Bana
At June 20, 2006 11:10 AM, Melissa said…

HA! My parents did this to my brother. They met some girl at a Greek church, and the only thing she had in common with my brother was that she was Greek. And to that, my brother won't entertain their scraps of paper that have girls phone numbers and email addresses on them. But my parents are crazy. So, that story really means nothing.

I would email. You have nothing to lose. Jump right in. The only problem I see is that 4 weeks have gone by. Will he remember this?
At June 20, 2006 11:15 AM, Tyler said…

I agree with Velvet, email him. And if he doesn't remember, who cares, he could be interested anyway. If I were to get an email like that, I'd take a shot.
At June 20, 2006 1:08 PM, Barbara said…

I'm anxious to hear how this one turns out. I'm sure my daughter would never consider going out with someone I suggested. But, hey, maybe mothers really do know best...
At June 20, 2006 2:14 PM, Raincouver said…

I think you should tell him that he's already WON the contest.

"Hi [inser name here]. Congratulations! You've won the meddling momma sweepstakes, with the grand prize of a date with Cookie. To claim your prize, please answer the following, skill testing question.

If you were to be mistaken by a movie actor, who would it be?

a) Ryan Reynolds
b) Eric Bana
c) Harry Kewell

Thank-you for playing and I look forward to meeting you soon!"

Just a thought. Good luck on your date! ;-)
At June 20, 2006 3:05 PM, Anonymous said…

"I heard you were hitting on my mom and so-and-so's wedding..."

"Hey - You met my mom at so-and-so's wedding. She said you were pretty will lit and might not remember this, but you were pouring your heart out to her about being so lonely in DC..."

"Yo. Check out my pic. Take me out. NOW. Peace out."

Just some ideas. :)

-Jon
At June 20, 2006 4:38 PM, Madelyn said…

Oh how can you not?! At the very least, it will surely entertain us. :)

mmmm. Australian men's soccer team.
At June 20, 2006 5:36 PM, Anonymous said…

I wouldn't bother. First of all it's your Mom, so he is not going to be your type. Second of all, if your mom liked him, he must be one of those nice conservative boys. Lastly, it's already been more than a month. You might just look that desperate in his eyes. You're cookie, dman it. You don't need charities. BTW, socceroos aren't that hot. Socca warriors are the hot ones.
At June 20, 2006 8:29 PM, DC Cookie said…

Actually - here was the response from the strapping young bachelor when harrassed for his e-mail address from a mutual friend of my parents:

"Friend, I certainly remember Mr. and Mrs. Cookie. Would like to
meet their daughter, of course."

I'm not intimidated, nor am I desperate. I just think it's humourous that Mrs. Cookie just knows me so well and has developed such a vested interest in my dating life.
At June 20, 2006 9:47 PM, Washington Cube said…

Email him. What do you have to lose? You should be fine as long as things like "Have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, and "poutine" don't crop up on the first date.