His Friends Set Him Up On A Blind Date With A Chubby Girl As A Prank, And Now They’re Angry That He Actually Likes Her And Asked Her Out Again
This 28-year-old guy is currently a medical resident with an extremely busy schedule. That’s why he barely has any time to date, but his friends, who are also in medical school, have been pushing him to get out more anyway.
So, a couple of weeks ago, they actually set him up on a blind date with a girl they claimed was “perfect.”
He was on board with it as well, and soon afterward, he met his 26-year-old date named Emily for dinner. Yet, from the beginning, he realized that she probably wasn’t the type of girl his friends expected him to be interested in.
“Emily’s not super skinny. In fact, she’s a little chubby. But honestly, I thought she was really cute. She had this amazing smile, and the way she laughed just made me want to keep the conversation going,” he recalled.
He found out that she was in school studying geology, and he loved how passionate she was about her work. She spoke about volcanic rock formations as if they were the coolest thing in the world, and by the end of the night, he even agreed with her.
The best part of the date for him, though, was how comfortable he felt. He’s autistic and was diagnosed late, and he learned that Emily was, too. They both bonded over the fact that they tend to “mask” a lot or put on acts in social settings to fit in.
“But with each other, it felt like we didn’t have to pretend so much, and that made the whole evening feel easy. It wasn’t like most dates where you’re constantly trying to impress the other person. We just clicked,” he detailed.
He knew that Emily was not his typical type in terms of physicality, yet quite frankly, he didn’t care at all. She was funny and sweet, and they had a wonderful time together.
By the end of the date, they also exchanged phone numbers and began texting each other very regularly.
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However, just a few days after their awesome first date, he received a really sad text from Emily. It came out that his friends had apparently set up their blind date as a prank and told her about it afterward.
“That they set me up with her because they thought she wasn’t ‘my type’ and that they picked her specifically because she’s chubby and not what they’d call ‘conventionally attractive,’ thinking it would be funny to see how I’d react,” he revealed.
This obviously devastated Emily, and she sent him an apology, saying she was sorry if she wasn’t the person he expected her to be.
She even claimed that she’d understand if he didn’t want to speak to her anymore.
“She was wrong. I think she’s beautiful, body and spirit. To be honest, she’s my new type,” he admitted.
As for his friends, he was furious with them and quickly apologized to Emily. He accused his friends of being idiots and reassured her that he genuinely loved their first date.
Plus, he made it clear that he wasn’t talking to her out of pity and proceeded to ask her out on a second date, to which she said yes.
But for some reason, his friends are actually now angry at him for going out with Emily again!
They feel like he “ruined the joke” and that he’s “weird” for asking her out again.
“They’re acting like the whole thing was just harmless fun and can’t believe I’m going on a second date with someone who, to them, was supposed to be the punchline,” he vented.
“They even joked that I’m only doing it because I feel bad, but that’s not it at all.”
Rather, he truly likes Emily and wants to go out with her.
His friends, on the other hand, called him a jerk for continuing to see Emily and stated that he just “didn’t get it.”
Now, this has left him very confused and wondering how he could possibly be in the wrong here.
Is it shocking how shallow his friends are? Should he be allowed to date anyone he pleases?
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