On Sunday night, a pretty girl in a white peacoat came into the restaurant where I work. She said she was meeting a man but wasn't sure if he'd come in yet. When I told her to check the bar, she explained that she wasn't quite sure what he looked like. She was on a blind date. She seemed friendly enough, so I asked her how they were set up. They had met on match.com, and after a series of failed dates with other men, she was hopeful.
What seemed to be twenty minutes later, the mystery man showed up. I led her and the handsome, but far too groomed for my taste, fellow to their table. Little did they know that the couple sitting next to them had gotten engaged moments prior. The small white box on the table was evidence of their new commitment.
Yesterday I had lunch with a man from Somalia. Over a traditional Southern lunch consisting of fried catfish, turnip greens, sweet potatoes, and cornbread, we talked about his culture and mine.
He told me that when he met his wife he knew he was going to marry her, and, seven days later, he did. He explained that love develops not before marriage, but because of it. His wife and son live in Pakistan, and he's desperately petitioning for them to come to the United States.
Imagine if the newly engaged couple, sitting next to the seemingly successful blind date, had only met seven days prior.
I date OkCupid boys because I am old fashioned and traditional.
ReplyDeleteI told the girl on the match.com blind date about OKCupid. She was like, that's free, right?
ReplyDeleteAlso, today a gas station attendant from Egypt asked me out on a date. That means I don't need the internet, just gas.
ReplyDeleteHey Leah from Tokyo! It's me, Yurie :-)
ReplyDeleteI think the girl was lucky to have you when she was nervous before the blind date. It sounds like one episode from SATC!! Now, I am educating my man with SATC lol We watched the first movie together. And he was like... " Do you wanna big closet once we live together?" hahaha :-D