It all started with a smiley face emoji. We met online and after talking for several weeks Michael asked me on a date. We met downtown in front of JustTapped where he handed me a single rose. We then walked over to the Rookery for dinner. We talked for hours and returned to Just Tapped where I showed my competitive side and beat him in several rounds of Bar top shuffle board. Ok, so he won a few too. The conversation flowed naturally right away and neither of us wanted the night to end so we walked through down town until we happened across a live band playing a local bar. We spent the evening dancing and laughing and before we knew it it was 4 am. He walked me back to my car and we said good night. We have been inseperable since. I later found out he had bought me a dozen roses but was nervous that i would think he was too cheesy or worse that i would stand him up and everyone else would think him a poor sap so he took one out and brought the rest home to his daughters.