What was the best and worst date you’ve ever had? Sometimes I think people dwell on bad things without even putting it into perspective. Is a boring date ‘bad’? perhaps in the least ‘good’ category. Or maybe if you went through a lot of trouble to arrange (schedule/distance/etc) a dull date can seem ‘worse’ in comparison.
Best: Went out and about in San Francisco, including walking across the Golden Gate bridge, then eating at the Cheescake factory and getting ice cream. Ironically, neither one of us felt any chemistry toward each other, and I used to classify this as a ‘lame’ date. But now that I re-think it, it was a good date, just with unrealistic expectations. This date taught me that no matter how much you get along with someone on email/AIM/telephone, there’s no guarantee you’ll click with them when you meet them. In the end, I had fun because it got me to do something I had never done before (walk across the bridge) and spend time with someone other than my usual friends for once.
Worst: The person was much, much less attractive looking in real life, and not much conversation. It wound up being kind of awkward, because the whole time it just felt like ‘I’m eating lunch with a total stranger’. Kind of hypocritical, maybe- but we weren’t doing anything particularly fun…maybe if we met at a theme park or something I would have had a better time in lieu of the company.
Obviously, my best/worsts aren’t that much different in a way. But I’m sure some of you out there have some more striking comparisons of what the best and worst date you were on was like?