I got free tickets to the New York Aquarium and asked a neighbor who babysits for us if she wanted to join us. She was a couple of years away from dating but was nervous about it anyway and was asking us tons of questions the whole trip.
(What should I do if the guy proposes and I like him but I’m not ready to commit yet? I can’t say yes and if I say no he might want to end it!…)
When we were near the shark exhibit it started raining really hard so we waited under the hangover by the exhibit.
That’s when we saw them- Zalman and Zelda (sorry we never got their real names) on a date- totally oblivious to their surroundings.
“Here’s a pop quiz for you” I said to the babysitter, “Give me three ways I can tell that they are on their first date?”.
She couldn’t name any of them so I gave her the answers.
1. He is wearing a jacket, tie and hat on a hot summer day in August at the aquarium.
2. He’s holding an umbrella, large enough for both of them, totally over her while he is getting drenched.
3. He is showing off his encyclopedic knowledge on salamanders while she is soaking up every word that he is saying.
“Well actually”, my wife added, “Those are the three ways I can tell that they are on their last date!”