Some cops are just not cut out for dating...

When we think of police officers, some words that may come to mind are, protectors, risk-takers, and individuals that are compassionate about their work. 

When I met  "Harry", I immediately felt that he was all of these things. He was a really good listener, he cared about his job, and he was just an all around simple guy. He was a rookie, and I could tell that he was still excited about graduating the police academy. He kept his graduation pamphlet on the coffee table and never failed to point out who he new and what precinct they were placed in. Other than that oh so minor glitch, he was perfectly normal. 

Oh, and he had a brother who was a firefighter (which was good for me, in case Harry and I didn't work out, wink*)

However, he was horrible at two things: canceling our plans at the last minute and talking openly about the other women he was currently dating. It drove me crazy. But, he was very honest about it. Actually too honest. He had this thing where he liked to drive around--just drive around, nothing else. I inquired as to why he liked to do that; not only did he never have a destination, but he was wasting gas. His reply was, "Well, the other girls like it." I totally ignored that because I didn't know who he was referring to when he said, "other girls."  Weeks passed and after canceling and rescheduling many dates, we somehow managed to get together--without him coming up with some kind if excuse. 

We went to the waterfront to sit by the river and chat. It was actually romantic. We had nice conversation and even held hands. I made a comment about one of the boats, his reply was, "Alicia said the same thing last night." I was dumbfounded. I asked him who Alicia was, he said it was the girl that he went out with last night. It clicked in my head that he canceled the night before because had previously scheduled a movie "get together"  with a friend from school--I was sure it was Ms. Alicia. Harry then said, "It's not like we had sex, I save that for my ex when she calls me." It was awkward and I was ready to go. Not only had he taken me to the same place that he took Alicia the night before, but he admitted to still engaging in sexual intercourse with his ex. What a turn off. He dropped me off home and I didn't call him after that. 

He text messages me every now and then, I usually return a one or two words response and that's it. I think he got the hint.