SJ.COM All-purpose dating thread

I thought Waffle Houses were like cockroaches -- they're everywhere and would survive a nuclear war.

 

Yeah, he sounds like a real catch so far — couldn't even spring for real seafood.

Either way, good luck.

 

Look for pannekoeken. Way better than crepes.

 

Careful, quacker ... sounds like you've judged him before even really meeting him.

Treat it like watching The Replacements. If you go in expecting an Oscar winner, you'll be sorely disappointed. But if you go in expecting a Keanu movie, you'll enjoy yourself.

 

Well put. ducky, I could be wrong, but it certainly seemed like you are going into this with a negative attitude, which would make the whole thing a waste of time. Better to say no to a date than to go but not give the other person a chance.

Sure, I wouldn't have picked Red Lobster, either, but he doesn't know you. You are questioning if this is even worth your time, which means he probably has the exact same question in mind. Best to go in with an open mind and see if there is more to the guy than mediocre taste in restaurants.

 

Trust your instincts. Have a friend call you about half an hour into this potential debacle and pray that the people washed before handling the shrimp.

 

Warm crepes with whipped cream and hot fudge drizzled over them might be a perfect food. And romantic as hell, too, in my opinion.

 

I generally go into dating with a negative attitude (healthy, I know, don't need the lecture ... have the romanticized version of love/relationships in my head and don't expect it to happen for me). And these friends have been pestering me since mid-October last year to let them set me up on dates. I figured if they hadn't shut up about it for a year, they weren't going to, so I might as well suck it up and humor them.

Maybe some entertaining stories for the SJ crowd, anyway.

 

No lecture. Just trying to offer some advice and I kinda feel for the guy. I've been on dates where my only question when it was over was why the woman didn't say no in the first place because she had obviously made her mind up about me before I even showed up at her door. Very frustrating.

I went on one in high school that was so bad that about halfway through I started trying to annoy her on purpose. I was quite successful.

We were polite enough, but not particularly friendly when I took her home. Unfortunately, we still had a class together. After about a week of her being rude to me, I called to apologize and she thought I was asking her out again! I was so stunned that I never even got around to setting her straight. Just kinda of avoided her from there on out (we were both seniors).

 

So that's the euphemism you kids are using nowadays.

 

Creperies are on my short list of places to take dates.