Pinstripes

I realized I never told you about my date to that bocce ball joint. It was a nice place that he picked, but he didn't really research the location properly. We needed a reservation (resulting in us talking by the bar for 45 minutes which wasn't too bad, but definitely awkward) for both dinner AND bowling AND bocce ball so we ended up just getting dinner. The food was pretty delicious and I chowed down. I will not lie. I figure I am a very food oriented person, so why not just allow that to show on the first date right....?

Continue onto date. He was very nice, but kinda awkward. There definitely was no spark. And he told me he broke up with his last girlfriend of a year this spring. As it recently snowed in Minnesota in MAY, I will venture to say this young man was not ready for a new girlfriend. And I, my friends, am no rebound.

The end of the date was the most awkward check paying experience I have ever experienced. Now you are all probably familiar with the check dance.

Those of you who watch, "How I Met Your Mother" are probably familiar with the Check Dance:
Check comes. Guy gets out wallet. Girl offers to pay her part. Ending goes from there.

My Check Dance: Check comes. Guy gets out wallet. I offer to pay my part. He stares at me. No response either way. So. Awkward. So I put my card in, he puts his card in, but oh my gosh so weird.

Now, call me a snob, but typically if a guy doesn't pay on the first date and he has picked the place, I don't go on a second. I've talked to many women about this, and all of them have agreed with me. I feel it is just standard chivalrous practice. Dude, you could take me to an Applebee's happy hour, I'd totes be ok with that. Just pay.

Anyway, date ended with an awkward goodbye, and that, my friends, was my Pinstripes date.