|
Overwhelmed with joy by this
stunning vision of our destiny, I ask her out to coffee even
though I don't really like coffee, and we go on our first date the very
next day. Everything is going beautifully, it's clear that we are made for
each other and global utopia is just around the corner. Then I make some
casual comment about some TV show I enjoy, and immediately I can tell I've said something wrong. She grimaces, then
nods politely, sips her Americano, and takes a long look out the
window, then back down at her drink. We continue talking, but her smiles now appear
forced, and she constantly looks at other people in the
coffee shop or at the ceiling. Fifteen minutes later
she thanks me for the conversation and leaves.
There is no second date.
|