New attempt

It's been three years since I ended my relationship with Julia and the truth is that it hasn't gone well at all. Sometimes I think I must still be in the mourning stage. I often walk down the street and any smell, or any reflection in a shop window is enough to trigger my nostalgia, to evoke the beautiful moments I spent with her.

I still find it hard to assimilate the reasons for our failure. Everything seemed to indicate that we were made for each other, we shared many common expectations, we enjoyed the same things, we laughed, we sang in the shower, in short...

But maybe we both agreed to invent a mirage. And it can't be otherwise, because there are many things that are difficult to understand..

For example, in our early days we used to spend a long time imagining that when we grew up we would walk hand in hand while watching the sunset in any park in the city. Only two inveterate romantics are capable of constructing such a beautiful image in their thoughts. Only two who have been charmed by the same angel of love can take the time to imagine such fantasies...

And suddenly all that faded away. We no longer thought we were made for each other. Instead we began to look and feel like strangers. Without realizing it, one fine day the only thing that occurred to us was to say "this is it, no more". And the space that had been occupied by a luminous garden of roses was devoured by the darkness of uncertainty...

However, life goes on. I am aware that I cannot stay anchored to these useless feelings. So this morning I have taken a big step, I have decided to roll the dice again, to give myself another chance, and for that I have contacted one of those agencies that arrange blind dates. I have always doubted that this way of finding a partner could be effective, but after what has happened to me with Julia I think I have nothing to lose...

Among the many options offered by the internet I found an agency that seemed very peculiar to me, here the profile of the participants is based on questions related to coffee. For a person like me who enjoys coffee so much, this seemed ideal. What better way to look for a partner than to find out her tastes when it comes to drinking coffee...

It has not been easy for me to think of the questions, but I have tried to ask the ones that really tell me something important about the personality of the other one I am looking for...

The first question is whether she drinks coffee slowly or quickly.

This is perhaps most important to me. I am the type of person for whom coffee is much more than a black, bitter liquid that lifts our spirits. For me coffee drinking is primarily a ritual that facilitates human relationships. I really enjoy sipping my coffee slowly while talking to others. The least I would like is to have a companion who drinks her cup of coffee in a few gulps, then taps her fingers on the table to entertain herself while we talk.

The second question is whether she likes domestic coffee or if she prefers imported blends.

The reason for this is very practical. Domestic blends are much cheaper and you can get them anywhere. I would not like to be with a partner with such exquisite taste that we have to invest a good part of our budget just to treat ourselves to a cup of imported coffee. But there is something else, everyone knows that in our country sometimes there are serious difficulties to get imported products. I would not risk having a hard time just because the people in the government decided that no more coffee would be imported.

The last question is how you hold the cup of coffee, if you take it between both hands, as if it were a bird that would not let go, or if you just hold it delicately using only two or three fingers.

I am not, nor do I pretend to be, a psychologist, but many times I have had coffee with people who hold the cup tightly between both hands. This has always made me uncomfortable because it gives me the impression of being in front of people who may be very possessive and controlling. I know that this is probably just a prejudice of mine, but given the circumstances I prefer not to risk too much.

These three questions are enough for me. I just sent them to the dating service to be put in the profile. Now I just have to wait anxiously to see what happens. Maybe another time I'll tell you how it went.

Thanks for your time.

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