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Dating Diaries: Michael Amesquita

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Want to know what dating in DC is really like? We do too. We convinced several area singles to share their dating adventures with us for the next few months. Stay tuned for their tales and their opinions. And, of course, weigh in with your own thoughts. Today, we introduce Michael Amesquita.

By Kelly DiNardo   Published Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Photograph by Chris Leaman.

Michael Amesquita, 33

Lives in: Old Town Alexandria

Makes a living: Working in the hospitality industry.

Background: I was born and raised in Illinois. My parents have been married for over 35 years. I have an identical twin brother and a younger sister who is 31. She’s married and has two kids. I moved to Las Vegas when I was 18 and served in a mission. Then I served at a mission for my church in the Dominican Republic for two years. Did I mention I am a Mormon? I went to college later in life and have a degree in education. I taught high school government prior to moving to DC. I moved here one year ago and am planning to start grad school in January.

Dating history: I started dating in high school. I didn’t date a lot in high school, but always seemed to have a girlfriend. I moved to Vegas and had a four-year relationship that lasted before and after my mission to the Dominican Republic. I dated around in college – nothing serious. After college I had a semi-serious girlfriend. We broke up in January. I had moved to DC and the long distance thing didn’t work out. We tried for a little bit, but we’re very much people who need to see each other. Since then I’ve been going out on dates. I’ve found dating out here is easy, but finding a relationship is hard. Going on one or two dates is fine. I haven’t really wanted to call anyone for a third. I like going out with people and just having fun. I am 33 and I don’t want to date around forever. I do want to get married and have kids. I’m having fun, but at some point I want to settle down.

First ever date:  Homecoming, freshman year in high school.

Comments

Coach Amy,

Thanks for sharing some positive suggestions! I am determined to call a girl from my choir this week to set a date. I am horrible in the fact that if, I can’t go on a date this week, I just let it slide and never try to plan ahead for the next week I am trying to be better at that. In fact, I was looking at tickets to the Kennedy Center’s performance of Handle’s Messiah in Dec.
Thanks for the website! I will def. take a look at the activities.
Cheers!
-Michael

Posted by: Michael Amesquita, Nov 18, 2008 09:13:40 PM

I think you are on to something! I met my husband at a singles biking group. Participating in activities is a more natural, wholesome way of meeting people. www.DCDatingInfo.com list tons of groups in DC for you to try. We also have a weekly calendar of events. so there are no excuses! Get out there and meet people. A cute guy like you should have no trouble. -- Coach Amy

Posted by: Coach Amy, Nov 16, 2008 05:53:31 AM

Come on hmm..., you and I both know Washingtonian doesn’t care two cents about African-Americans.

Posted by: getreal, Nov 08, 2008 08:45:54 AM

Wow you really put yourself out there and I think it’s great. I don’t know too many people that would invite the public into their dating lives. I’m glad that you’re honest about what type of woman your looking for even it doesn’t please everyone. Good Luck Mike!

Posted by: Andrea Z, Nov 03, 2008 04:45:07 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments. This will be an interesting experiment and I am looking forward to having you all there with me. And yes - celebrity crush = Angelina Jolie...crushes don’t have to make sense:)
As far as Romeo and Juliet.....I honestly have never read it. I know the basic story line and I promise to have it read before this experiment is over.

Cheers!
-Michael

Posted by: Michael Amesquita, Nov 02, 2008 04:56:05 PM

Mormon. Must marry a Christian. Celebrity crush: Angelina Jolie?!?!?

I feel like I must have missed something here...You mean the philandering, pregnant outside of marriage atheist Angelina Jolie? Or is there another one out there.

Also, what is the percentage of African-American people in DC and yet none of the washingtonian’s daters are black? Interesting.

Posted by: hmm..., Oct 31, 2008 02:11:03 PM

I think you sound like a very nice guy. Good luck!

Posted by: Well, Oct 30, 2008 01:07:56 PM

"Romeo & Juliet is … a fairy tale."?!?

Oh dear god, this man is doomed. He’s cut all options for intelligent women with that one.

Posted by: Seriously?, Oct 30, 2008 10:02:08 AM

Dont listen to the haters, Michael. You sound like a great guy--good luck!

Posted by: Team Michael, Oct 29, 2008 02:50:49 PM

A dealbreaker is ... Fat Mormons who drink Shirley Temples.

Posted by: Phil, Oct 29, 2008 02:15:47 PM

I commend Michael for trying to stick to dating within a specific religion. I’ve never had any success dating "Christian" boys. They always end up so much lamer than those who don’t stereotype themselves that way. The Christian girls though, are always adorable. Can’t wait to hear how the dates go - I think Washingtonian should challenge him to go out with a non-Christian, just for fun!

Posted by: heart, Oct 29, 2008 12:21:54 PM

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