Blind Date

“Have I got someone for you - 5’4”, extremely cute, dirty-blonde hair, hazel eyes, physically fit, great personality.” It’s amazing how every blind date looks fantastic on paper. I have nothing against the blind setup, but what are the odds that two randomly introduced people are destined for a fiftieth wedding anniversary?

First Contact
The pattern is the same every time- obtain her phone number on a Thursday, call three days later to avoid sounding over-anxious and desperate:

“Hello, can I speak to Heidi please?”

“This is Heidi.”

“Hi, this is Bill Sherman, I’m Lisa’s brother who is best friends with your colleague Michelle at the office.” Spelling out your connection to the blind setup is a must on the first call.

“Oh, hi Bill, I’m so glad you called, Michelle mentioned she had given you my number.

have to admit, I’m a bit nervous, this is my first blind date setup.”

Why does everyone have to pretend they’ve never been setup before? I can personally recall 24 blind dates in the last five years, and each and every woman claimed it was their first time. After twenty minutes of blah-blah-blah - where did you grow up, where did you go to school, where do you live, what do you do for a living, blah-blah-blah - we agree to rendezvous.

First Date
It’s Wednesday evening, I’m sitting on a bar stool at Trilogy. I’ve arrived fifteen minutes early to consume a personality enhancing pre-beer. Several thoughts float through my mind - I wonder what face corresponds with the voice I heard on the phone? Is my future wife about to walk through these doors? That heavy-set manly-looking individual in the corner can’t really be Heidi? After three false alarms, Heidi makes her entrance. Mentally I size her up against her telephone description:

Jeff Cohen writes for http://dating.about.com/, which covers a whole range of topics to do with dating, to read the entire article click here