5/07/2014

Twice Loved

Story Sent in by Rita:

PlentyOfFish brought Russell into my life. He was good-looking and capable of abstract thought, which is a surprising find on that site. In one of his last messages before we met up, he asked me if I liked teddies.

Our conversations had not once broached sexuality. It was with that mindset that I asked him, "As in teddy bears?"

He didn't reply in his email, the last one before our meeting. When we did meet, in a mall food court, he handed me a white box with a bow. I hadn't expected a gift and was flattered, at first.

After we walked around a bit, before we were supposed to go to dinner, we sat down at a fountain and he asked me to open the box. I did. It was a sheer white teddy (the undergarment, not the bear).

I'm not the type to just sit and smile, so I called him on it: "This isn't an appropriate gift for a first date."

To my surprise, he seemed genuinely apologetic. He took it back and said, "I'm so sorry. I meant it as a compliment."

Deciding to believe him, I reassured him that it wasn't a big deal; it was only more of a fourth or fifth date gift, depending on how things went of course.

He asked me, "Want to come with me to return it? I got it right across the street and I don't want to carry it around."

"...okay."

He led me across the street to a thrift store. A thrift store. He had bought me a second-hand teddy!

I waited until we were out of there to spare him embarrassment and then said, "You bought me a used teddy? Are you serious?"

He said, "I figured you'd wash it before wearing it. You seem like a person who'd do that."

I was so grossed out that I made up an excuse before we even made it to dinner and ended the date.

5 comments:

  1. OP is a prima donna.

    :).

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  2. Look, OP, this way you already have bed bugs so it's not a deal-breaker later when he tries to have sex with you on a mountain of trash. Twice.

    (Where the hell is Steve these days?)

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  3. Explains that crusty area in the crotch portion.

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  4. Steve now lives in the well in my basement. He's very busy rubbing lotion on his skin or he gets the hose again.

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  5. The OP was actually the bad date. This dude seemed genuinely nice and he bought her a gift. Granted, the gift was weird for a first date, but he didn't act like a dick and apologized immediately.

    She sounds like a stuck up person.

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