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Friday, March 24, 2006
Bittersweet chocolate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I was at Cafe Intermezzo on my date the other night and it reminded me of a delightful story from about this time last year I was meaning to share with y’all.
I met a guy on match.com and was trying to coordinate a time to meet in person, but we were having a tough time getting our schedules together. Finally, we decided on brunch at Cafe Intermezzo on a Sunday…but then realized it was Easter Sunday! He asked me if I minded meeting in the afternoon on the holiday, and I said, jokingly, that the only thing it would do was keep me from eating Cadbury eggs.
So I met him. And the date just didn’t go well at all. I didn’t feel any chemistry, and the conversation felt forced and awkward. But he was nice enough. The final straw for me came when we went to order food. I ordered first and got a Belgian waffle, and he freaked out and said “I thought we were having lunch food?” I was like “Um…order whatever you want” and he panicked a bit and then finally said “I’ll have the same thing.” Not a good way to win my heart. Do whatever you want!
Anyway, then the piece de resistance to this whole awkward scenario…the waiter brought out our food, and mine was covered in Cadbury eggs. Melty, gooey Cadbury eggs, running all over my plate. My date had slipped them to the waiter and asked him to put them on my food. And I was so embarrassed, as the waiter was laughing at me as I scraped the melted chocolate off my ruined food and tried to eat it. I know my date was just trying to be sweet, and I appreciated the effort, but my goodness, it was a disaster — especially since I wasn’t into him!
So I ask you guys — have you ever had a romantic surprise backfire? Has someone ever done something for you that was meant to be sweet but ended up a total nightmare?
How do you handle it when you’re on a date and someone makes a gesture that’s clearly meant to be sweet, but just ends up freaking you out?
What is the most awkward moment you’ve ever had on a date? How did you handle that?
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