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foxtwin's avatar

Met her in a college class where she was quiet but astute. Picked her up and she screamed in terror while I was driving to dinner. She feared every turn and any acceleration. Dinner was fine, I think. We traveled back and she angrily yelled at me for driving over the line--the lane was ending. We watched Jurassic Park on VHS where she could not believe the characters would curse and swear so much--they were being chased by dinosaurs. In my head, obscenities raced out like I was being chased by dinosaurs. After that, I was somehow never available in my room whenever she called thanks to my roommate. I managed to evade that raptor.

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A memorable and relevant one--I met some guy off an app and we were meeting for dinner. I was a little early so of course I pulled my Kindle out of my bag and started reading while I waited. When he came up he asked what I was reading. I don't even remember which title it was, but he said he hadn't heard of it, and I said, "Oh, it's a YA book." He said, "Aren't you embarrassed to be reading a young adult book?" I said "I'm a young adult services librarian...it's literally on my profile...and also a lot of YA books are really good." For some reason I stayed for dinner instead of walking out right then but the vibes never improved.

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