Dating Memories

I had a dream last night where I got a text from a guy. I originally thought it was from a guy that I had liked and somewhat dated in college. In the dream it turned out it was from a different person with the same name. So while I was getting ready today, I started thinking about that guy and other guys I had dated or gone on dates with and some of the funny experiences I've had. 

The first one that comes to mind wasn't actually a date. This guy named Jason moved into the ward. He was roommates with my friend Steve, so I got to know him a little. One day, a week or two after he had moved in, he was out in the parking lot washing his car. I ended up helping him (mainly because I was avoiding my schoolwork). Afterwards, we end up playing a game at the kitchen table. I can't remember the game, but he pulls out some ice cream and says whenever someone got a question right, they get a bite of ice cream. Okay, sounds good to me. Then came the caveat. The one person had to feed the ice cream to the other person. AWKWARD! This probably wouldn't have been so bad if I was interested in the guy, but I wasn't. In hindsight, I guess he was just trying to be kind of cute and flirty. However, I didn't really know what to say, so I kind of went along with it. Then, his other roommate comes home and sees us and asks, "Uhhh, what are you guys doing?" I felt so stupid! Needless to say, I never did that again. 

Another time, a guy I had a class with saw one of my friends and wanted to go on a date with her. We ended up doubling, and he was going to set me up with one of  his roommates. Well, the night of the date, like a half hour before we are to leave, his roommate's car breaks down somewhere far away and ends up not being able go. So my friend is scrambling to get a date for me. He finds one and off to Salt Lake City we go. I'm not even going to try and be nice about it-my date was a nerd. I had no interest in him whatsoever. So I had to try the whole evening to be interested in what he was saying and keep up a conversation with him. Luckily, we went to a concert at the Tabernacle, so we didn't have to talk the whole time. Afterwards, we went to the Olive Garden and he was very kind and paid for my meal, even though he didn't have to. On the way back to Provo, I was so tired and his conversation wasn't exactly exciting, that I ended up actually falling asleep! I don't know how long I was out for, but I know that he didn't even notice!!! He just kept on talking. Needless to say, it wasn't the best pseudo blind date I've been on.

Which leads me to my next story. I've actually only been on one official blind date. My mom's best friend from high school had a son at BYU. They schemed together and we ended up going on a blind date. The first half hour went well. We went to Red Robin for dinner and had movie tickets for King Kong afterwards. Well, after a while, he keeps telling me how he can finally tell his mom that he went on the blind date and now she can get off his back about it. He doesn't mention this once, but multiple times! He did it in such a way that it made it sound like the ONLY reason we were on this date was to make his mom happy. Now, I can understand if that were the case, but you don't have to keep reminding your date about it. It was such a turnoff. So we finish dinner, and he looks at his clock. We still had some time to kill before the movie, so he suggests dessert. However, he did it in such a way, like, "hmmm, how can I kill time on this date that I don't really want to be on?"I was pretty fully, but never turn down a free dessert. We finally get to the movie and man, that movie is so freakin' long!!! By the end, I was tired, falling asleep and could care less how it ended. I think he felt the same way. We both had to work early the next morning. It was about 1:30 a.m. by the time he dropped me off and that was it. Never saw or heard from him again, and I was okay with that. 

Another time, I went on a date with this guy, who was funny, but in a kind of weird way. He  apparently hadn't dated for a long time and kept repeating how he was getting back in the dating game. He kept talking about previous dates he had gone on recently, the whole time during our date. During dessert, I mentioned Tiramisu', an Italian dessert and how much I liked it. Well, after that, he kept trying to get me to go on another date with him by making Tiramisu'. I was able to get out of it, by just kind of changing the subject. What's funny about his guy is probably a month or so later, my roommate Shara went on a few dates with him. However, it had a sour ending when she told him that she wasn't interested in him and he got really really mad. Shara if you're reading this, remember Nate? He kept telling her how she had been leading him on, etc. Now, at BYU,  you can go on a few dates with someone, but that doesn't mean  you're dating. You're still just testing the waters. I guess he was still getting back in the dating game. 

About 6 months after coming home from my mission, I started dating this guy. He was extremely funny and I liked laughing with him. However, I knew that I probably shouldn't be dating him because he wasn't the kind of guy I could marry. It's kind of hard to explain because he was a good guy and all. Anyways, so after a month of dating, I ask him why he's dating me and his response, "I don't know why. I guess because I was interested in a few girls and you're the first one that held my hand." WHAT??? What kind of guy says that? Nice to know I won all because of the hand holding. I knew I needed to break up with him. However, since I had never actually had to break up with someone (it was usually the guy or just a mutual understanding that it needed to end), I kept putting it off and just having fun. Luckily, a month later when it did happen, it went extremely well! 

One time on a date, we were at a baseball game and some idiot on the balcony above us decided it would be funny to pour out the remains of his coke on us. However, it mainly landed on me. All over my legs, shirt and hair. Yeah, good times. :) Fortunately, I could laugh about it and it eventually dried. I think my date thought it was funny, but didn't say it. Man, if I ever find out who did it, I will punch the idiot. 

Okay, so when I finally started dating Dan, I knew he was the one! He was so kind and sweet to me. However, he didn't get away with funny things that he said to me. I made focaccia and he was eating some the next day. He takes a bite and tells me, "This is surprisingly good!" I start laughing. What he meant was that it kept well for being a day old and it was, surprisingly good! :) I made fun of him for that for a long time. 

While we were dating, Dan started to teach me how to play the guitar. I was a slow learner. One day I was practicing and he told me, "You're going to be really good, someday." I still make fun of him for saying that. 

So, here are some funny dating memories. I'm sure as soon as I post this, I'll think of more funny ones, but these are the ones that come to mind. All I can say is that I'm glad I'm married and out of the dating game. It was fun during the time, but marriage is much better. :)

Dan and I, our 5 month anniversary of dating.