Okay, so me and Brit finally did something we talked about for a long time but never really had the nerve to try – double dating. Now I’m beginning to think we were right to have waited so long. I think we were waiting for the combination of the right people, the right time, the right places to go…or maybe we were just convinced it was a silly idea and wanted to put it off for as long as possible! And considering how it worked out in the end when we finally went for it, maybe we should have kept waiting all along.
We both chose guys we met online, but not the same service. I’ve talked before about Brit sticking with an online service that just brings her nightmares. Her thing, not mine, so we agreed to try our luck by different methods. Of course we both knew what each guy looked like, but neither of us had met their respective dates yet. So it was like most online dating, right? Half-blind or something. Hers was a twenty something computer guy, very shy and long on silences, mine was more of a jock about the same age. Right off the hop it didn’t look like a great combination, but of course we knew better!
We all went to a movie first, but we should have decided beforehand because when we got to the multiplex there was an immediate argument between Brit and my date over which film to go see. With a lot of theatres to choose from, this went on for a few minutes and it was tiring to say the least. I even ended up going into Starbucks with HER date to chill and wait for them to make up their minds. Great start, huh? Finally we settled on his choice all along, Shoot ‘Em Up, which was just another long boring kill-fest that guys can’t seem to get enough of. Brit shared popcorn and seemed to be getting along well with her silent date, but mine was totally into the movie from start to finish and there was no sharing or contact between us. Another great start…
So no sooner had we walked out of this lame movie than Brit and my date start bickering again, this time about which club to go to! I’d just about had it by that time and I was even ready to grab her date and run off with him somewhere, anywhere. Why not? A silent computer guy is much better for me than a loud obnoxious jock that has to get into a fight over every social decision. So what happened next?? You guessed it – the two couples went their separate ways to different club destinations! I kind of felt like the odd person out because there was absolutely no electricity between us, where on the other hand Brit and her date seemed to go much better together.
So I cut out with a headache and cut him off, one date too many for me. But Brit’s still seeing the other guy. Is it one out of two or two out of three that ain’t bad? I forget, but whatever, I guess it’s not in my favor this time.