Getting rid of the peanut gallery
I had the greatest first date a little outside of Boulder last night! Some friends of mine had been trying to set me up with Allen for quite some time. What I didn’t know, was that Allen’s best friend (Chris) already had a crush on me. I was set up on a date with Allen in a group of friends. This group included Chris, Heather (whose boyfriend lives 8 hours away), and Chip (who is going through a divorce and isn’t happy with women right now).
Poor Allen tried to get to know me through the dinner. He’d ask me a question. I’d answer it. Then Chris, in an attempt to prove he knew me better, would follow up. Then Chip would say something about how women sucked. Then Heather would proclaim she missed her boyfriend. Allen would then ask another question. It went in a circle like this for HOURS!
In that time, I managed to notice that Allen seems to be a great guy. I really had no idea what kind of impression I was making, because there was too much going on around us. We had all carpooled to the restaurant (Allen was driving), so we all left together and went to where our cars were parked. I took my time getting out of the car so I could at least thank him for dinner. As soon as everyone else had left the car, he turned around. “Would you like to try this again without the Peanut Gallery?” he asked.
It was still early, so we went back out and talked for hours. I had the greatest time! He ended the evening with a very nice kiss. I have a feeling this one’s going to last!