Blind date etiquette ... UPDATED

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At least he didn't throw out the "Hold me like you did on Naboo" line like I've done.

 

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We've talked about that.

Never speak of it again.

 

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Killick wins the thread.

Ten years ago, I was set up on a blind date, and the second I saw her I knew she wasn't my type. But we spent the day together, really hit it off and we've been best friends ever since. If I'd bailed or arranged some bullshit excuse, I'd have really missed out.

Assume that at worst, you have a night out and get to meet someone new.

 

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It was a while ago. She may have found her one true bigot by now.

 

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It's not my fault you can recite all of Padme's lines.

 

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You can distinguish between real life and a sit-com, right?

 

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Hey, I was looking good, and you know it.
You didn't even know I was a guy until you started getting grabby.

 

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Nerds nothing. I'm following their line of logic perfectly.

I also would have accepted Mr. Miyagi:
Walk left side road, OK. Walk left side road, OK. Walk middle of road ... squish, just like grape.

 

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To quote dreunc1542: stop talking nerd.

 

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OK, here we go.

1. Don't demand to see a picture. Instead, ask what she looks like. After they describe her, ask if they have a picture available so you can be sure who she is when you meet her.

2. A blind date should always be just the two of you and should either be drinks or coffee. You want it to be a low-pressure, casual situation. If you have the fixer-upper there, she will create pressure and will be able to sense if you are mailing it in (even if she set you up with the miscongeniation of Don Mossi and a barnyard animal).

3. Set it up with a hard time frame early on - something that sounds important and you could plausibly cancel if the date goes well. If you mention early on something like, "I am glad we were able to meet at 5. I am really glad (fixer-upper) set us up and I need to be at X at 6." If the date goes poorly, well, suddenly what you need to do becomes extremely important. If it goes really well, excuse yourself briefly, make a "phone call" and cancel it.

 

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fixed