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The Very Hungry Date (Funny!)
Posted : 30 Jun, 2011 12:45 PM
(Note: If this person sees this, I want them to know that they were a perfectly lovely person and a gentlemen, and it takes two people to make a date awkward, so I take responsibility, too!)
I met someone on this website, and we decided to meet up in a group of people one Saturday night. He was a great sport, since he knew none of my friends. We went to Miller Outdoor Theater here in Houston for a production of Cats. What my friend failed to tell me when he invited all of us, was that it was a CHILDREN'S PRODUCTION OF CATS. In other words, if you weren't a parent, you would rather be just about anywhere else then in the audience.
The awful show at least gave us an opportunity to talk. So I asked some questions about him, and I found out very early that he was EXCEEDINGLY NERVOUS. He was struggling to answer any questions I asked. We shared a common love for the same University (Univ. Of OK.) So I started talking about their football season. Silence. So I started talking about the campus. Silence. I decided the only thing safe to comment on was the production, since it was happening right there.
Then I made the mistake of mentioning what the group had done for dinner that night, and I would regret it.
He was a foodie.
Now, I have nothing against people who have a love of food. I don't cook, and my knowledge of food is limited. I struggled with my weight for most of my life, being very active and athletic, but also battling an eating disorder for many years. I am heavier than I would like to be, and I'm still working to be more and more healthy. He, poor soul, didn't know that.
So we talked about food.
I changed the topic.
He kept talking about food.
I changed the topic again, exhausting every topic men usually discuss. Food. Cars. Movies. Church and Jesus (christian men, at least). His family. My family.
He kept talking about food.
He finally found a topic he was comfortable with, and he was gonna stick with it come hell or high water. Then, in innocence, he said something that turned the date from "Uh...." to "Oh, no...."
"Well, I mean, you know.... 'cause you obviously like to eat."
Fail, my friend. Fail.
Then we all went to Katz's ... a 24 hour Jewish deli. And we discussed wine and cheese. For TWO HOURS. Yes. Wine... (my knowledge is limited to "uh... there's white, and then there's red.") and cheese. "Um.... yeah, Feta's good. Oh? I didn't know it was Greek...."
My friends that were with us kept trying to help me change topic (very subtly, thank heaven), but we couldn't. The date was now over, and it was time to say goodnight. I'll be honest, I was thinking, we could probably be good friends, but I don't think anything deeper will come out of this. But I have to give the guy credit. The man who couldn't talk about any other topic than the different types of cuts of beef, came right out and told me he'd like to keep seeing me. It didn't come to pass, but he was one of the most memorable dates I've ever been on.
The Lesson for Men: Variety is the spice of life, and I'm not talking about the ones in your spice rack. Pick different topics. How else will your date know how brilliant you are?
Lesson for Women: Sometimes, it's gonna be an awkward date. But you learn something from each and every one. I really admired this guys forwardness at the end of the date. I wasn't left wondering if he had a good time, if he was interested, if he wanted to run far, far away. He was very honest and I appreciated it so much. Give them a chance to surprise you! :)
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