My Friend Likes You

After chatting for nearly 3 months, I finally ended up meeting a woman in person. She was beautiful, funny, smart, checked all my boxes.

Back then, I didn't really know that I should invite first-meetings to coffee instead of a meal, and as a result, we were enjoying dinner at my favorite Japanese steak house.

Towards the end of the date, after I paid the bill, she said, "So, I'm not sure this is going to work out. One of my really good friends likes you a LOT, and I probably shouldn't see you."

I asked, "Who is your friend?"

She replied, "Oh, you don't know her, but she thinks you're super cute, so it'd be wrong of me to date you."

I must have looked bewildered. I said, "I don't know her, but she thinks I'm cute?"

"Yeah," she said, "I've shown your picture to her. Anyway, thank you for dinner."

We then parted ways. I never heard from her again, nor did I ever hear about her friend.

Looking back, I'm pretty sure I got used for a free dinner.