Being Stood-Up, Sucks...

So I've been trying to date online, with little success. I've a few coffee dates before, but this past Friday, I had my first dinner-date. We had been talking all week and he kept saying how he couldn't wait to meet with me and how much fun we were going to have. I got ready, drove down to the restaurant and spent 20 minutes trying to find parking.

I finally find parking, and I go into the restaurant. We were supposed to meet at 7 and I'm like 5 minutes early so I text him "You here?" He opens it immediately and doesn't respond. I figure he's parking so he can't respond. 15 minutes pass and I text him "If you're not here by 7:30, I'm leaving. We said 7pm and I do not appreciate my time being wasted. If you wanted to cancel, you could have told me sooner." Again, he immediately read it, started typing, then stopped. I placed a to-go order and waited. It got to 7:30, I got my order and I left.

I called my mom and dad and told them what happened. I ate my food while I talked with them. I told them I was going to treat myself at the local coffee shop (told the barista I got stood-up and she gave me a free macaroon, she's the best) then go to the movies by myself. They kept asking if I wanted them to come and I said no each time.

So I go to the movies and who's waiting for me outside the theater? My daddy. He treated me to the movies and snacks and tolerated me singing and dancing to the movie (it was The Lion King, don't judge).

It really made my feel better. When I first realized I was being stood-up, I felt horrible, like I wasn't good enough for this random guy. I felt like everyone in the restaurant was looking at me. The waiters didn't help. They were extremely attentive, and I just wanted them to stop drawing attention to me. I didn't start feeling better until I was having coffee. I realized he's just some rando from the internet who wasn't worth my time, but what really took it over the top was my dad coming to the rescue.


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