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Alright so part 2.

Second date felt way different already. Like less pressure or whatever. We weren’t doing that awkward first date thing where both people are trying too hard to seem cool.

She picked the place this time. Some little diner that was open late. Looked sketchy from outside lowkey but she kept saying “trust me” 😭

I got there before her again somehow.

When she walked in she had on a hoodie and her hair was kinda messy like she clearly wasn’t stressing about looking perfect anymore. Honestly I liked that more. Felt real.

We ordered food and just started talking like we already knew each other. No weird pauses, no checking phones every 2 seconds. At one point I realized we’d been there for almost 3 hours again.

We talked about random stuff mostly. Music, old relationships, dumb things we did as kids. She told me she used to cry when her mom killed spiders because she felt bad for them 😭

Then somehow the convo got deeper outta nowhere.

She asked me what I actually wanted outta life and I gave some half joke answer at first but she was like “nah fr.”

So I told her the truth. That I think a lot of people are lonely now and just pretending they’re okay with shallow connections cause it’s easier than getting hurt.

And she got quiet for a second and was like:
“Yeah… I think everybody’s tired of pretending they don’t care.”

Idk why but that stayed with me.

After we ate neither of us really wanted to go home yet so we just drove around for a while listening to music. Barely even talking at some points. But it wasn’t awkward silence. Just comfortable.

There was one moment I remember specifically. We were stopped at a light and she was looking out the window singing quietly to herself thinking I wasn’t paying attention.

And I had this random thought like damn.

I actually like being around this person.

Not just attracted to her. Not just texting cause I’m bored. Like genuinely calm around her.

That almost never happens for me.

When I dropped her off she hugged me and before she got out she goes this is probably the best date I’ve been on in a long time.

And honestly yeah. Same I'm not gonna lie

So yeah this was like a couple weeks ago and I still think about it ngl.

I (23M) matched w this girl (22F) at literally 1:17 a.m. on a random Tuesday. Like one of those late night swipes where you’re not even taking it serious fr. Her profile was chill, nothing crazy, just normal pics and a kinda sarcastic bio. Felt real tho so I sent something that wasn’t just “hey” for once.

Didn’t think she’d answer but she texted back the next morning.

We start talking and it’s not dry?? like at all. No weird small talk, we kinda skipped all that and just got into actual convos. Childhood stuff, random opinions, dumb little stories. It just flowed, no overthinking what to say or trying too hard.

After like a week we decided to meet up.

I got there early (not on purpose but also yeah kinda on purpose). I was lowkey nervous but trying to play it cool. When she walked in tho, she looked better than her pics. Not in a catfish way, just more natural.

First few mins were a little awkward but yk the typical bs. Then it kinda went up from there. We found something in common after I ask a question I seen on tiktok to start combos. We ended up talking for like 3 hours straight. Didn’t even touch our phones fr. Just sitting there laughing, talking, actually paying attention. Didn’t feel like a first date, more like I already knew her or something.

When we left it wasn’t anything crazy, just a hug that lasted a second longer than usual and she was like “text me when you get home.”

And yeah we both did.

Idk, dating apps are usually trash. Ghosting, weird vibes, people not knowing what they want. But every once in a while you actually meet someone normal and it kinda resets everything.

Anyway just wanted to share cause most stories on here are horror stories lol.

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