My buddy Rob blew me off last night, went on a date with a girl he met at this hoity-toity museum show last week. She's a pharmacist, and as they started talking he learned that she knows another of our close friends, who is also a pharmacist. The girl and my friend used to work together, a long time ago. Rob talked to my friend Mike, who gave her a glowing recommendation.
So I just talked to Rob, asked how the date went, and he said great. I asked her name, and he said Jane (or, let's call her Jane). Really, I said. Jane what? Jane Smith. Oh, I said. Long, light brown hair, thin, really cute smile? "Uh, yeah," he said.
I dated her. Six years ago. I met her while I was out with Mike, of course. We went to a bar to hear a band, he bumped into Jane and some of her friends, I got to talking with her, and I asked her out.
I really liked her. I thought she really liked me. We planned on going out that following Saturday but she called ME during the week and asked me out to a movie. Had a nice time, even though I had to drive 45 minutes across the city to her house. We went to dinner on Saturday, had another nice time. Then we watched the college football bowl games together (she's a big football fan). Mike told me that she'd recently dumped a long-time boyfriend, but that she really liked me and I was in the clear. I started to fall for her, bigtime.
And after that day, I never saw her again.
Never learned what happened. Dropped her off at her house after the Orange Bowl, accepted a quick kiss on the cheek, and she said she'd call me the next day. She didn't. I called her and we talked for like ten seconds, she said she'd call me back. She didn't. I called her like six more times, and got no return calls. Mike had no clue what happened. I finally gave up.
I mean, I've been dumped before. But this came totally out of the blue. If she didn't want to date me anymore, that was fine. But she totally blew me off. And she was a really nice girl.
And now my best friend is dating her. He really likes her. He told me and I just started laughing like crazy. I'm not bitter, not after six years. But he wants us all to get together today, maybe to see a Pirate game, to sort of introduce her to Our Gang. We'll, I've already been introduced. I wonder if she still remembers ME. I told Rob not to tell her about this uncomfortable little coincidence, but he probably will. Should be an interesting encounter...
So I just talked to Rob, asked how the date went, and he said great. I asked her name, and he said Jane (or, let's call her Jane). Really, I said. Jane what? Jane Smith. Oh, I said. Long, light brown hair, thin, really cute smile? "Uh, yeah," he said.
I dated her. Six years ago. I met her while I was out with Mike, of course. We went to a bar to hear a band, he bumped into Jane and some of her friends, I got to talking with her, and I asked her out.
I really liked her. I thought she really liked me. We planned on going out that following Saturday but she called ME during the week and asked me out to a movie. Had a nice time, even though I had to drive 45 minutes across the city to her house. We went to dinner on Saturday, had another nice time. Then we watched the college football bowl games together (she's a big football fan). Mike told me that she'd recently dumped a long-time boyfriend, but that she really liked me and I was in the clear. I started to fall for her, bigtime.
And after that day, I never saw her again.
Never learned what happened. Dropped her off at her house after the Orange Bowl, accepted a quick kiss on the cheek, and she said she'd call me the next day. She didn't. I called her and we talked for like ten seconds, she said she'd call me back. She didn't. I called her like six more times, and got no return calls. Mike had no clue what happened. I finally gave up.
I mean, I've been dumped before. But this came totally out of the blue. If she didn't want to date me anymore, that was fine. But she totally blew me off. And she was a really nice girl.
And now my best friend is dating her. He really likes her. He told me and I just started laughing like crazy. I'm not bitter, not after six years. But he wants us all to get together today, maybe to see a Pirate game, to sort of introduce her to Our Gang. We'll, I've already been introduced. I wonder if she still remembers ME. I told Rob not to tell her about this uncomfortable little coincidence, but he probably will. Should be an interesting encounter...
