At the moment of writing, it is mid-October already and I just came back from holidays. I went back home and spent time with family and friends. I was busy and occupied in a good way. Even if I wanted, there was no time to go on a date. The prospect of having no longer-term prospects with a potential breeding partner puts me off. Back in Dubai, I leave the thirsty tourists alone, for the same reason.
Once in a while, I do unknowingly encounter a non-resident who happens to be open to go on a fun fair date. Technically, we were not at a fun fair. It was an arcade hall. While it turned out she would consider a move to Dubai, I’m wondering what the whole purpose was of meeting up. It was a cool date so I wouldn’t call it wasted time. But let’s say, I go on another ten of these dates with people who are merely passing by for a few days or weeks. Yes, I would learn some new things and make some genuine connections. But the chances of starting something together would be pretty slim. Incredible and unexpected things do happen in life and that’s the beauty of it. It’s amazing how sometimes multiple stories come together. In my view, these intersecting plots are exceptional. Usually, in situations with people in transition, it’s just tap ‘n go.
“Tap ‘n go” can mean two things. Either it’s paying wirelessly (yes, this word exists) with your card or phone for your garlic butter naan with mutton curry (medium hot on the white people spiciness scale). Or it’s something similar like hit it ‘n quit it, pump ‘n dump, fuck ‘n chuck. It doesn’t have to be sexual necessarily. It can also be a short encounter with a cutie while waiting for your beetroot-pineapple smoothie or when you get ghosted early on. I heard the term for the first time from one of my dates. Listening to her saying it a dozen times in a span of a minute when she was telling a steamy story in her juicy British accent, was pure delight. Today, it’s part of my vocabulary. I’m a lifelong learner.
Perhaps I shouldn’t restrict myself up front too much because who knows that a tap ‘n go can somehow transform in a tap ‘n stay…
I know you’re all dying to know what our favourite game was. Well, we enjoyed the racing simulator a lot.
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