Here's how bored I am at work; want to help amuse me?

I listen to this internet radio station from London. “The world’s largest gay radio station” or something. Four days a week they have a request hour which coincides with my lunch hour. I emailed a request Monday along with a note about how it was my first day on the job (technically true; I’ve been here as a temp for a couple of months but Monday was my first day as a company employee) and I was already bored stupid. The DJ read my email and played the request, which I found oddly thrilling.

The next day I sent another request, along with a completely made up story about how someone I’d hooked up with previously turned out to work for the company too (this actually is partially true; I did date someone a few times who works here; didn’t know he works here and ran into him when I first started). The made-up part was that the guy was also listening, figured out it was me, looked me up in the employee directory and asked me out for this weekend. I didn’t use the actual person’s name or anything; I used a fake name (James) and located him in a completely separate department from the guy I actually dated. The DJ read that out on the air too and played the request.

So now I have decided to create from the whole cloth a relationship for James and me, from first date to painful breakup, and email it to the DJ in increments over the next few months. To make this a community project, I’d like to open the floor to suggestions for the relationship. What should we do on our dates, how long should we date before doing the deed, what should we quarrel about, how should we break up, etc. I have some preliminary thoughts but would be happy to incorporate your ideas if you’re at all interested in submitting them.

Song requests appropriate to your suggestions would also be handy. The station plays pop/dance, mostly Brit but also American and some Euro and international.

If this takes off I can post the emails I send.

You find out he plays the double bass for an mismatched jazz band. He invites you along to a gig at some random jazz club for your first date where you meet his ex-boyfriend who owns the club. It turns out that they are now really good friends which, although you are a little weary, you take well. The ex-boyfriend is a great laugh, you have a lot of free drinks and your date plays an awesome set. You help him with his double bass home then offer to cook him dinner for the second date.

Any good? I’m not the best with relationship ideas, I know.