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“We went on a first date to an upscale restaurant and bar. We met at the bar first for a drink to get to know each other, and then I was going to suggest moving over to the restaurant to get a table. It was a fairly large place with a large bar area. While we had our drinks, I kind of noticed that she was consistently looking across the bar at this older lady, and the older lady was looking back. It also appeared they were communicating with facial expressions. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed very odd to me. After our drinks, we moved to a small booth in the restaurant area to get some dinner. We were getting along great, but I kept noticing odd facial expressions on occasion from her, but the place had ‘mood lighting,’ so it was kind of dark, so I wasn’t sure.”
“After we finished our appetizer, I excused myself to go to the bathroom, which was behind me. I noticed that the older lady from across the bar was sitting at a small table behind us. She was trying to hide but not doing such a great job. When I got back to the table, I asked my date if she knew who the lady was, and said that I thought they were ‘communicating.’ She confessed that the lady was her mother and she always brought her on first dates so she could give her opinion and rate her date. So far I was doing well, and her mother thought I was great. I asked for the check, paid the tab (it included drinks and dinner for her mother), and cut my losses. On the way out, I told her to lose my number.”
—u/doodlewacker
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahdobro/bizarre-first-dates-no-second-date
