Date #7: Jess Wannasqueeze

I had to wait for the final date. For various reasons, Jess and I couldn’t meet until 10 PM, but that doesn’t mean she got short shrift. We met up at Against the Grain and got to indulge my enjoyment of microbrews. I usually tend to order less common beers at bars when I can, but I’m not totally sure if this is a status thing or if I really like them more. I mean I know like them more than Bud Light, but is a Smuttynose Old Brown Dog that much better than a Newcastle? Does anyone want to organize a blind taste test for me?

Anyway, Jess was also a beer lover, so that was a good thing. As the night went on, we went over the usual stats and stuff. She was two years younger than me, grew up in Boston, and also thought that Fabio should have won Top Chef.

Finally, her attention turned to the blog. Going last in the order, she was pretty curious about who had come before her, but she hadn’t really read much of what I had written (I’m not sure why not). She decided to put me on the spot and see me sweat. Lucky for her, we were on our third beer*:

Jess: I saw a few posts, but come on, what did you REALLY think about the girls?
Me: Um, well, yeah, they were pretty good.
Jess: That’s all you can say?
Me: Isn’t that enough? (breaking down) Fine, fine, I’ll give the people what they want…to a point. You know this will be on the blog, right?
Jess: I’m all ears.
Me: I thought that they were all extremely nice and I was impressed with the different experiences and passions they had. It was a diverse group of girls, yet it was pretty easy to find something in common with each one of them. Going on a date every night was sort of grueling, but I can’t say that it was ever unenjoyable. Another couple of days and it could have become a habit.
Jess: Anything else you wanna add?
Me: Well, I guess I would say that if I were really forced to make decisions, I could probably only see myself going on second dates with two of them.
Jess: Are you gon-…wait, you’re talking about the other six, right? What about me?
Me: This interview is over.

Ain’t no way I’m telling you all everything that happens out there.

*The exact wording of the dialogue has been cleaned up for public consumption/making you laugh a little. I said the same basic things to Jess, just not as coherently.

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