So, Erica, what was your very first date like?

Well, I actually waited a long time to date.

Everyone or everyone seemed to be pregnant.

And so in my mind, dating led to pregnancy and, you know, nah, I didn't want to be pregnant.

I was terrified of that.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I remember that.

Yeah.

But, you know, my first date was with a dude named Richard

Lyons. This is Richard. He was on the show. He played your boyfriend. He did. He played my boyfriend.

He's an actor from Philly. Yeah. I love Richard. I love Richard to this day. And, you know,

he's a well-sought-after acting coach and director. He works with Queen Latifah all the time. And just as an inside, you all can hear Richard

every week on Living Single because he had this distinctive laugh. And to this day, if you listen to the show,

you can hear his laugh. You want to do his laugh together? Here we go. Ah! Ah! Ah! You're immortalized, Richard.

We love you. You know, we actually met in Philadelphia at Freedom Theater in a play called Under Pressure.

And he took me to eat. And, you know, I was very shy. I was a virgin, I promise.

Anyway, we dated and stayed together for eight years.

And he came to L.A. and got on the show. He's a good dude. Honest. He protected me. We're still friends. Yes. Why do you

ask? Well, I have a very different experience because I'm a terrible first dater because I date

and then I make them my boyfriend right away. Wow. I mean, that's kind of what happened to you,

but like, you did. That ain't, that ain't, that ain't, that ain't, that's encouraging to

somebody. Well, you know what, dating is tough. Dating is, I know that dating is tough. And I know

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