A few months ago, TikToker @kellybonn.florida went on a lunch date with a guy she met on a dating site. He seemed nice and attractive, but it was clear there was no chemistry between them on their date at a seafood restaurant in Tampa.
However, she managed to turn a lackluster lunch date into an unexpected meet-cute and walked away with a whole different man’s phone number.
When they first sat down, no one else was around, but a little while later, a woman walked in. She struck up a conversation with her, and soon enough, all three of them were chatting away like old friends.
She noticed that the woman and the guy she was on a date with were getting along well. They actually seemed to be a good fit. They had this easy energy and clicked more naturally than she did with him.
Instead of feeling annoyed or rejected, she thought it was oddly refreshing and was glad to see the sparks flying.
At one point, two other guys walked into the restaurant. One of them was married, and the other was single. They all began talking and joking around. It was like the universe was trying to tell them that they were with the wrong people.
When @kellybonn.florida got up to use the bathroom, she told her date to ask the woman to sit next to him since they appeared to be hitting it off. Then, she could take her place next to the single guy.
So, that’s exactly what they did. At first, he was reluctant because the optics of rearranging your date to get closer to another woman are questionable. But she reassured him that it was totally fine, so he agreed.
Once she returned from the bathroom, the seating swap was complete. She talked to the single guy next to her and found out that they had a mutual friend.
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The conversation flowed completely organically. It was the type of connection she didn’t have with her original date. In the end, she gave the guy her phone number.
He texted her later, and now, the door is open for something new.
“The moral of the story is you never know when you go on a date if that person’s the right fit, who they might know, who you might meet out and about; you just never know,” said @kellybonn.florida.
“It was a real good indicator for me to keep trying. Date and who knows what will happen, but have some fun with it.”
Sometimes, a first date isn’t a romantic match, but you just have to stay open and willing to make some rearrangements. Your real match might just be one seat over.
By Emily Chan
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