Love Is Blind To Only So Much!
Love Is Blind To Only So Much!
My friend sets me up on a blind date with a friend of hers.
She describes her as a good match for me so i agree to go.
On the date, the girl is distant. When she actually speaks,
she is very disagreeable, announcing her opinion rather than making a
discussion. We end the date with general pleasantries, and I pay and leave with
no mention of going any further.
I don’t see my friend for a few days, but when I do, the
first thing she wants to know is:
Friend: “how did it go?”
Me: “she seemed nice, but no spark.”
Friend: “really? She was saying that she had an amazing time
and hopes to see you again.”
Me: “she spent our whole date on her phone and wouldn’t make
any conversation, at all.”
Friend: “she can be shy at times, but she really seemed to
like you. She has struggled to find a guy she gets on with. Give her another
chance.”
Me: “yeah, I'm not sure.”
Friend: “come on! She has even picked out a restaurant. I
might have mentioned that you have been wanting to go to [steakhouse] for
ages.”
Me: “well, that is true.”
Friend: “great! I will tell her you’re free.”
I’m not sure if I agree because I want to go, because I want
steak, or because my friend pushes me into it. But a week or so later, I meet
the girl again at the steakhouse.
Again, she spends pretty much the whole date on her phone or
eating in silence. I make conversation where I can and ask about her hobbies,
holidays, and ambitions, but i get one- or two-word replies, and she doesn’t
ask anything of me.
She only seems to smile when she drinks her champagne.
Fed up, I eat my meal and go to the bar to order drinks.
Me: “can I pay for my meal here?”
Bartender: “sure, that one over there?”
Me: “yeah, but can I just pay for my half?”
Bartender: “bad date?”
Me: “you have no idea. I will let her know.”
Bartender: “probably best if you let us handle it. She has
been in here before. She often throws her drink at the guy; sometimes it’s
still in the glass. Back door is that way.”
I thanked him and disappeared. My friend swore she didn’t know
when she set me up. But i still haven’t been on a blind date since.