What's your...

What the frickin' frick is this moment in your dating history?

So I've known this guy for almost a year now.

Not really good friends or anything.

More casual acquaintances.

We have a bunch of common friends and see each other from time to time, parties, etc.

A couple of months ago, he started messaging me.

First on Facebook, then by text.

He got my number from a friend of mine. He didn't ask me for it. And most of the time, I responded just to be polite. He's nice enough,

but not really my type. So when we started dropping hints about meeting up, I just turned him down

and said, I'm busy, or would just catch up next time there's a gathering with our friends,

that sort of thing. Fast forward to last week, and he asked me out again, which, if I recall

correctly, is the sixth time in the past two months. I finally decided to at least give him a chance,

because, hey, what could go wrong anyway? And who knows what I'm missing and all that jazz?

Worst case scenario, it would be awkward, but we've talked

more than a few times, so I was thinking it can't be that bad, and we could actually have a

pleasant time. Date night comes, and we meet up in the city after work. We have dinner, nice,

cutesy Japanese place, conversation was okay. I was certain at this point that it's really not

going to take off. He really isn't my type,

but I was having a pleasant enough time and he was a total gentleman and not bad to talk to.

The bill comes and I was going to suggest a quick coffee before heading home. However, he said

that there's something he had made an appointment for us for, and we need to rush off and make it in time.

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