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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I met a young man at a bar one evening and we exchanged phone numbers, after a few chats we decided to meet up for lunch so made a plan for later that week.

We spoke that morning and agreed to meet on the corner of 17th and I, and then to walk together to grab lunch. We wanted to eat in the park at Farragut Sq. because it was a glorious spring day.

I was in my early 20s at that time, so shared with a few of my work friends that I was going to meet this young man for lunch. So I headed out, stood on the corner for about 15-20 mins, and then decided that I must have been stood up, so I grabbed a sandwich and headed back to the office.

When I got back there were 2 messages from the young man, explaining that he'd waited for me for about 20 mins, then gone back to the office and was told by a work friend that there were two 17th and I's and that I was probably on the other side, so he headed back out and waited another 20 mins.

When I called him back we both had a good chuckle and agreed that we would try again.

A few hours later I got a call from the front desk, I had a flower delivery waiting for me. The young man had sent flowers along with a short note.

Yes, dating was more difficult to coordinate pre-cell phone but I can't help but think that something has been lost in the ease of it all.

In my 20s, I went on a lot of dates, but honestly, most of them were really good ones, nothing like the horror stories you hear about today. Perhaps having to expend effort and energy on something makes you value it more. [/quote]

What a nice guy! Did it lead to a relationship or no?[/quote]

Yes he was definitely one of the good ones.  We went out for maybe a year, but I was so young and really wasn’t ready to settle down for at least another 5 years or so. Too bad you can’t put the good ones in a bottle and save them for when you are ready for them. [/quote]

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