80's Movie Date

So last night, I went on an 80’s Movie “Date.” If you are unfamiliar with these kinds of dates, it’s when a person takes you out not because they dig your chili, but because they are about to lose a bet a la the 80’s teen movies where the popular guy takes the totally uncool, but strangely attractive school nerd girl to prom because he’ll lose his T-top Camaro car-bra to Tad The Jock if she actually looks hot at the dance. Er sumting.

Anyway, the cat I went out with has a running deal with his roomie that they both have to take out a different girl every month. She can not be from their normal circle of people, nor can she be the type of girl they usually meet, e.g. no lawyers or law students. It would appear that November was a particularly dry month for both of them, being as he freaked out and scraped the bottom of the barrel to find my darling little charming self grinning up from the depths on the very last day of the month.

Now, these outings can range from strictly platonic to genuine love interest. My 80’s Movie Date was of the former kind, thank God. I’m also pretty sure that if I had actually been interested and went out only to discover that I was being wined on a wager, it would have turned non-romantic faster than the time that carnie with the third world dentistry leaned across the table from me and said, “Do you believe in destiny? We’re so natural together!” Luckily, we were already pals, and I also had a heads up from a very amused third party who not only helped him with his bet, but hooked mama up with a free dinner.

And you know what? It was actually really fun! We boozed and laughed and spent a large portion of the date discussing my apparent baggage and the potential pitfalls that it may cause in the future. I mean, I kinda thought telling guys that I will set their entire family on fire, then skin them alive if they ever even entertained the thought of cheating on me wasn’t a big deal, but apparently, it is. Whoops! So I guess I have some stuff to work on, but don’t we all, really? Heh. Heh heh. Ahem.

In short, I highly recommend the 80’s Movie Date. They are super fun and even insightful. So next time your buddy says, hey, my friend has this bet…totally go. Even if it’s just with a friend.