drummer boys and rectal bleeding

I haven't posted a dating story for awhile so I thought maybe it was time.

A couple of years ago, I went out with this guy a few times. I should have known after the first time we went out that it wasn't a good idea. We met at Granite City for a drink, well I had a drink and he had a few too many drinks. We talked for a while and it wasn't bad conversation, but it wasn't fantastic either. After I left he sent me a text telling me that he had a great time with me and really wanted to see me again. He was someone I had met online and the emails we had exchanged were entertaining and he had seemed like a fun guy. Maybe that first night was just an off night for him, so I figured a second date wouldn't be the worst idea.

We went out a couple of times before he started to get weird.

He started to tell me how much he liked me, he wanted me to go and see his band (he was a drummer) but he also told me that he just couldn't figure me out. He said that he was trying to put me into a box but he couldn't figure out what box I would fit in.

We went to a movie one night, he came to pick me up and as we were walking into the theatre he told me that he had gone to visit his family the previous weekend and while he was there had gone to the doctor. I asked him why he had gone to the doctor, being naive and all I was thinking that he had gone to the doctor for a sinus infection or something normal like that.

No such luck.

He began to tell me about the problem that he had been having with rectal bleeding.

Seriously.

A 26 (or 27, I don't remember) year old guy that I am about to go to the movies with is telling me about his problems with rectal bleeding. I began to look for the nearest exit and then remembered he had driven to the theatre. I had nowhere to go. So I just kind of tried to act like it was no big deal.

Because of course guys tell me about their rectal bleeding problems all the time.

He told me that the doctor didn't think it was anything serious but had scheduled a colonoscopy for him anyway. The only problem with that was that he was going to need someone to drive him. My response: "oh, well I'm sure you'll find someone easily enough." The way he said it made me feel like he was hoping that I would offer.

No.

Then he told me how awesome it was that I hadn't run the other way when he started talking about his problem. If there had been somewhere to run I would have.

Needless to say, him talking about his problems with rectal bleeding was not a turn-on for me. In fact I think it would qualify as a deal breaker.

After this fantastic date I didn't see him again. I did that wonderful thing I do where I just quit returning phone calls. I had a few calls and texts from him, but I just couldn't bring myself to respond.

And just in case you were concerned he did let me know that the colonoscopy went fine.