Whether a date is an unmitigated success or a disaster you wish to bury deep in the recesses of your mind depends on your perspective. And the participants can have vastly different takes on the evening. Below is an example of contrasting viewpoints from my book.
The guy’s perspective:
“I met her through a dating app. She’s a couple of years older than me and a working woman. But I’m a senior and almost done with college, so I figured I’d give it a go…And our age difference wasn’t even noticeable since I’m kind of mature for my age,” he said with a straight face. The other players apparently disagreed with his assessment. They groaned loudly and rolled their eyes. [And the bragging continued from there…]
“When are you going to see her again?”
“Not sure. I don’t want to call too soon. I gotta play aloof, so she chases me. After all, it was probably her best date ever.”
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The girl’s perspective:
“Against my better judgment, I agreed to go out with a guy who was still in college. I usually limit my dating pool to professionals, but I decided to cast a wider net this time. I should’ve thrown back my catch…The guy was a graduating senior but acted like a squirrelly freshman. We’re only a couple of years apart in age but there was a huge gap in maturity levels.” She extended her arms wide, as if showing the size of a humongous fish…[The negative description of the date continued…]
“…Then I scrambled into my car and sped out of there, anxious to leave that arrogant jerk in my rearview mirror. As I said, worst date ever.”
Something clicked in my mind. The story sounded vaguely familiar. I gasped. “I think I met him at my brother’s apartment. And his version of the date is totally different from yours. He’s convinced it was most likely your best date ever. And he’s expecting you to call and beg for another date.”
Her jaw dropped in astonishment. “When pigs sprout wings and sing!”
