Well, now, I wouldn't exactly say that...
Allow me to preface this post by saying while Alex and I disagree on this, the disagreement is much more funny/silly/cute than real and I even like the fact that we have a difference of opinion on this matter. It is not my intent to get one of us to change thier minds and agree with the other, only to present my position.
It really seems to me that a "date," in it's simplest form, is when two (or more) people meet at a pre-arranged time and pre-arranged place (even if there is no possibility of romance.) Running into Julia from accounting at the grocery store isn't a date. If you and Julia arrange to go shopping at the mall on Saturday, then it is a date.
While I do agree that our first planned meeting was made on the Monday for the subsequent Friday, and that Friday's meeting was going to be our first date, Alex and I decided on the phone to meet that evening, because, well, we didn't really want to wait until Friday. (Yes, I know, we were - and sometimes still are - acting like excited 17-year-olds, but so what...?) The meeting was arranged for about 20 minutes after we hung up the phone, but still, it was pre-arranged. A very quick shower and change later, I was waiting in front of South City Diner for a meeting with a woman who I was hoping would be as compatable with me in real life as she was over e-mail and the phone.
And apparantly she was. (and is!)
Since we liked each other just as much (or more) after actually meeting as we did over phone and e-mail, we kept the Friday evening plans and went out then as well.
There are those who say that a "date" isn't just meeting up, but what happens when you meet up. To them, I say we walked, and talked, held hands, got a bite to eat, and yes, there was a good-night kiss. (A very nice kiss, to be sure)
In my personal opinion, while the plans were hastily made for Tuesday's meeting, it should still quallify as a quote-first date-endquote. While Brian respects and understands Alex's reasoning that Tuesday was a pre-date, he courteously disagrees and believes Friday was, in fact, our second date.
It really seems to me that a "date," in it's simplest form, is when two (or more) people meet at a pre-arranged time and pre-arranged place (even if there is no possibility of romance.) Running into Julia from accounting at the grocery store isn't a date. If you and Julia arrange to go shopping at the mall on Saturday, then it is a date.
While I do agree that our first planned meeting was made on the Monday for the subsequent Friday, and that Friday's meeting was going to be our first date, Alex and I decided on the phone to meet that evening, because, well, we didn't really want to wait until Friday. (Yes, I know, we were - and sometimes still are - acting like excited 17-year-olds, but so what...?) The meeting was arranged for about 20 minutes after we hung up the phone, but still, it was pre-arranged. A very quick shower and change later, I was waiting in front of South City Diner for a meeting with a woman who I was hoping would be as compatable with me in real life as she was over e-mail and the phone.
And apparantly she was. (and is!)
Since we liked each other just as much (or more) after actually meeting as we did over phone and e-mail, we kept the Friday evening plans and went out then as well.
There are those who say that a "date" isn't just meeting up, but what happens when you meet up. To them, I say we walked, and talked, held hands, got a bite to eat, and yes, there was a good-night kiss. (A very nice kiss, to be sure)
In my personal opinion, while the plans were hastily made for Tuesday's meeting, it should still quallify as a quote-first date-endquote. While Brian respects and understands Alex's reasoning that Tuesday was a pre-date, he courteously disagrees and believes Friday was, in fact, our second date.
posted by ValhallaOne @ 10:32
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