I’ve been single for over a year and am about to turn 27 in less than a month. My mother is old school Italian and apparently she has decided to take matters into her own hands.
Sweetie,
An Italian student of mine, a real sweetheart, came to get some help with her Italian in my office today. She saw your picture and immediately said, “Is that your daughter? She’s gorgeous.” This girl, Isabella, is gorgeous, too. She’s 20 and works for a doctor who is of Italian background and may have even lived in Italy as a child. He’s 31 and still single! He is dark haired, nearly 6 feet, and sounds like a perfect catch. He’s family oriented, strong Italian cultural background, went to medical school here obviously. He has a thriving practice, likes dark-haired girls, has built himself a gorgeous home, goes to Italy frequently and plans to buy himself a house there. She went on and on how nice he is and how she has been working for him since she was 15 and is always trying to match him up. She and his mother work in the office. She was thrilled to hear about you, your background, etc…and wants to set up a date. He comes to New York city a lot because his sister goes to Julliard. She’s a make-up artist there. Well, we had a long conversation, and she seems to think that you may be just what he’s looking for (he’s fussy, too). Ah, yes, he’s also very romantic and very generous.
She’s going to bring me a picture tomorrow so that I can see how he looks. From what she described, he sounds like the type of dark-haired guy that you like.
What do you think???
oh. my. god. mom, leave me alone.
February 5, 2009 at 9:58 am
Way to go, Mom! To the gorgeous 27-year-old: are you going to take the date? I’d vote yes.
February 5, 2009 at 10:44 am
Mom matchups = free. On-line dating service = not free.
What harm could meeting for coffee do?
February 5, 2009 at 11:09 am
Yea I want to know if you met the guy! Either this is a “mom is AWESOME” situation, or she’s trying way too hard to sell it and he’s an ugly fat bald guy. Inquiring minds need to know!
February 5, 2009 at 11:18 am
He sounds great, I’ll take him.
February 5, 2009 at 11:19 am
There is no harm in trying-I’d say go for it!
February 5, 2009 at 11:26 am
Does he have a gay brother? Not that I am gay, but he does sound perfect, and I am always up for trying new things. :-D
February 5, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Haha, this is my mom. She just sent this yesterday and supposedly is going to send a pic today.
And to katana, yes, usually but her heart is always in the right place.
February 5, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Thisi s like my grandmother. It doesn’t matter to her that i’ve been in a relationship for a year… it never matters to her whether or not I am in one…. whenever she comes back from having tests done or a routine check up, I always get thrown the
“I met the most gorgeous doctor today! He’s only [age] and hes in anestesia (sp). Thats the best kind! I told him all about you”
Oy.
February 5, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Why are you posting this? Get his number and go and a freakin’ date already!!!
February 5, 2009 at 3:13 pm
In the first few sentences I thought she was setting you up with the Italian girl (student).
February 5, 2009 at 7:10 pm
kelE – me too! Thought it was going to turn into “it’s ok if you’re a lesbian, darling” email.
February 6, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Me, too! I thought she was heading for, “Well you’re not married yet, so you must be gay, and that’s OK! as long as you end up with a nice Italian girl.”
February 6, 2009 at 3:31 pm
wow! so did you go for it??? fill us in!! I say go for it, he sounds like quite the keeper!! :) (since I’m married now I’m a matchmaker at the ripe old age of 40)
February 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm
snore. not funny.
February 20, 2009 at 10:03 am
Heaven forbid my mother ever have this opportunity. She didn’t like the guy I was dating, so she signed me up for eharmony. She used her email so I wouldn’t know she was doing it until she was done and could give me the good news!
February 20, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Juilliard has a make-up artist program?
March 5, 2009 at 10:11 am
I want to know if she ever went on a date with him!!!!
March 30, 2010 at 3:16 pm