Dating Tip of the Day

So my dating tip of the day comes from one of my worst, yet most productive dating experiences.  It's sort of like the cardio of dating for me.

Well it was the worst because I was embarrassed even though I really had no reason to be.  It was the most productive because I ended up in a relationship eventually because of that date.

Here's why I was so embarrassed.

So first of all to give you some back story.  There were these twins who really, really didn't like me in my high school.  They called me all sorts of derogatory names.  They had played a number of girls, which is still a mystery to me because a) they were ugly and b) they were tool bags so why any girl would want to date them is still a puzzle.  These girls combined forces and determined that to get back at these guys they would set me up with the girl that one of those tools had a crush on.  The guy heard about this and actually warned my date about this plot.

I pick her up with my best friend.  (Thank heaven for good wingmen.)  We go to pick up his blind date, her best friend.  We go to dinner at 7 and then go bowling.  We forgot to tell them that we were bowling and both wore sandals and the alley didn't sell socks.  Oops #1.  Communicate plans clearly to date.  We forgot that bowling with 4 people doesn't take long and we finished within a half hour.

As inexperienced 16 year olds, we decided that we were going to try to fill the time.  We decided to go back to my place and play pool on our family pool table.  Neither of them liked pool (and they told us so).  But we begged and they humored us.  Then it was about 9:30 after that was exhausted.  So then we scramble to find another activity and remembered my dad had keys to the local church building.  Anyone who knows Mormons know that basically any and all churches come standard with a basketball court.  We go to play some light basketball because my date was on the high school team.

That goes to about 10:30.  Then my date hears my wingman tell her that I play the organ.  She insists I play her a solo.  Awkward.  I only know hymns basically.  So the four of us are standing around in a chapel while I am playing the organ.  I finally quit and tell my buddy it's time to take them home. 10:45 p.m.

My buddy insists on using all of our date time and drives them around to look at houses.  By this point I am thinking, "Dang, it's too bad this date has sucked, because I would like to take this girl out again, but I am mortified at this horrible planning."  And we dropped her off.  I don't remember this but my date claims that I gave her a nice firm handshake on the doorstep.  This could be possible because I was pretty embarrassed.

Lesson learned: keep your first dates simple and short.  If you think things are going well then cautiously feel out activities.  If you don't have anything, don't waste your or your dates time.  Take them home.

So the most productive part, here it goes.

My buddy tells me he wants to ask her out.  I say whatever, go for it.  They are both at a State Fair a month later and she walks up to him and the first words out of her mouth are, "So when's Ike going to ask me out again?" He called me, excited for me (what a stud, right?) and tells me the news.  The rest was history until we decided to go steady, then we drove each other nuts and broke up.

The end.