Wednesday, January 17, 2024

"Do You Like Disney Music?"

*All names have been changed to keep the identity of my friends and potential love interests private. 

I DID IT!

I went on my first Hinge date which also happens to be my first dating app date ever. I'll set the scene for you.

I walk into Rockwell Ice Cream, my date is no where to be seen. I arrived exactly at 7:00pm which was our predetermined meeting time. It's unusual for me to be on time to things like this but a spike in pre-date nerves got me out the door with just the right amount of time to drive there, find a parking space around the corner, and walk to the front doors to arrive right on time.

Once inside the ice cream parlor I slip off to the side and start refreshing the Hinge app on my phone waiting for a message to pop up from Santiago. A boy (not Santiago) walks in right after me and a girl sitting at a nearby table pops up and greets him by name as she introduces herself. I smile to myself as I think, "Wow she's so good at this I should be more like her" and also, "Ok cool I'm not the only one on a first date here." One of my favorite past times when I go out to eat at restaurants with cousins/friends/family is observing couples on dates and trying to determine if they're on a first date, second date, third date, nth date etc. Having another couple here on a first date helps me feel less self-conscious because anyone there that's like me and likes to couple watch in public won't be focused on my date the entire time, they'll have other dates to look at.

A minute passes, he doesn't show up. A couple more minute passes, nothing. I preemptively tell myself that if I'm getting stood up I will buy myself ice cream and dip out. It's only 7:05pm. 

A nice looking boy walks through the door! It's Santiago (he's shorter than me.) He gives me a brief hug and greets me by name. We stand in line for ice cream, he pays (doesn't tip the cashier on the iPad she spins his direction) and we sit down and get to chatting.

Santiago is a really cool guy. He majored in art, is applying to grad schools to study more art. He's into photography, film, painting, indie music etc. He asks me a lot of good questions about myself which makes me feel like he values my time and sees me! Great! My favorite question he asked me happened after I'd told him how I probably want to work for Disney one day, and I worked there last year, and I grew up going there every year, and the movies I like are mostly Disney ones... all that had happened by the time he asked me what kind of music he liked so he said, "What kind of music do you like? Disney music?" and this was me 💀 because although Disney is a lot of my personality, it's not my ENTIRE personality ay ay ay. 

ANYWAY. It was a good date with good ice cream:) and there might be a second date, he brought up ice skating.

My real issue is that sometimes when boys start to show interest in me it gives me the ick. TO BE CONTINUED...

If you found you could relate to the emotions found in this post, Rizzabasil recommends listening to the following songs

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