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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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