Her Sister Set Her Up On A Secret Blind Date, So She Went Out Of Her Way To Make The Evening Awkward, And Now Her Sister Is Angry With Her For Not Being Nicer
This 25-year-old woman admits having a boyfriend has never been for her because she doesn’t think that being in a relationship sounds exciting or enjoyable at all.
Also, she’s currently in grad school and works a job on top of that, so she really is quite busy with what she has on her plate, and she also thinks being by herself is fun.
She has a social life and a dog, and that’s good enough for her. She likes her life just the way it is and doesn’t need a man to make her happy.
Although she’s perfectly content with how her life is, loveless and all, her family finds her strange for not wanting to be in a relationship.
And, now that her little brother has tied the knot, her family has really been putting the pressure on her to settle down too.
“My older sister’s husband has been offering to set me up for years because I’m “too hot” to stay single, whatever that means,” she explained.
“I’ve always tried to refuse politely, but it’s wearing thin. I was home visiting my parents this weekend, and my sister invited me out to dinner at a new restaurant. It was an upscale place, so she said to wear something nice.”
She had no reason to believe that anyone else would be joining them for dinner, so imagine her shock when her sister and brother-in-law arrived to pick her up in their car, and there was a man she didn’t know sitting there with them.
This stranger informed her that his name was Joe, and he was friends with her brother-in-law. She figured it was certainly an awkward situation but a believable one.
Kaspars Grinvalds – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
After they arrived at the restaurant and got to their table, Joe did his very best to engage her in conversation, and clearly, her sister and brother-in-law were all for this. She eventually asked out loud if this was some kind of a date, and she was completely joking, but then her sister informed her it was a date.
Her sister had secretly set her up on a blind date because her sister felt that she “needed a little push” with her love life. She turned to Joe and asked him if he was aware that this was a blind date, and he said yes, but he was happy that he showed up.
“So I was the only one that didn’t know it was a date,” she said. “I was pretty mad, but didn’t want to cause a scene in the restaurant, so I finished dinner and gave really short responses to questions (“So you’re in a Ph.D. program?” “Yes.” “What’s that like?” “Busy.”) and the evening just stayed really uncomfortable and awkward.”
“Joe apologized in the car, and I told him it wasn’t his fault, but he probably shouldn’t let (my) BIL set him up again, and I wasn’t interested in dating anyone. Apparently, he told (my) BIL off in the car about making him look bad so that he didn’t even have a chance.”
“My sister is mad because I was rude and embarrassed them when they were just trying to help me out of my shell. My parents think I should have appreciated the gesture and given Joe a chance because “you never know” and want me to apologize.”
She’s left wondering if it was mean of her to intentionally make the night awkward for everyone.
What do you think; should she have given Joe a chance anyway and played along for the sake of being nice?
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