At Least She’s Direct!
Wow! So I went to a speed dating event (my 4th for those keeping track). Met a nice woman. The six minutes went by kind of slowly as we didn’t seem to have very much in common. She had never done the speed dating thing before, and she felt awkward. Still, afterward, she emailed me and said I struck her interest and was interested in getting together. We agreed on an asian restaurant near where she lived.
The dinner was pleasant enough, but the conversation seemed forced. I mentioned that I enjoy listening to talk radio. She asked if I meant NPR. I sheepishly said “erm…no…more like political talk radio”. Well, you can imagine the next line of questioning.
Silence.
Still, she stuck around for dessert (guess I can’t blame her, I was paying anyway). I walked her to her car and I said that if she would like to get together again, feel free to email me or call me. She said “likewise”.
So a few days later I email her asking if she’d like to get together that weekend. A few days later I get the reply:
“Chris: I am not interested in seeing you again. Best of luck and take care”
Youch! Well, at least I got an actual brush off this time. Usually the lovely women I take out just don’t reply to my emails. Whatever happened to manners?