The first time I met Mr. OMG was at a bar four years ago. I had tapped my girlfriend on the shoulder and asked her, “Who is that?”

At the time, I remember thinking (and I would never admit this to anybody):

This guy is way out of my league.

However, that was a few years ago and I figure the worst he could say is, “I’m busy”

It turned out he was free!

We met at a café and as soon as we saw each other, I felt at ease. He smiles and laughs a lot and we seemed to have a lot in common.

“I believe in the laws of the universe…”

“Me too!”

“I listen to old school hip-hop…”

“No way! I love old school…”

He had also just come out of a long term relationship, was trying to build his own events company and interested in the laws of the universe.

Oh, I’m in love!

During the date, I tried to show him that I was interested in what he had to say by holding his gaze.

Then I realized that I looked a bit ‘stalkerish’, so I would occasionally look at different things around the café. This did not work very well because I kept coming back to him…

Dreamy.

Mr. OMG tells me, “I’m not usually interested in Asian girls, but you are kinda different.”

I am both pleased and pist.

Pleased that he is ‘interested’ in me and pist that he obviously stereotypes Asian girls.

Our date was going so well and I wanted to make sure we would go on another one.

So, I said, “You owe me dinner.”

He said, “Do I now? Well that can be arranged.”

OMG I was not expecting that… think quick, think quick!

The best I could come up with was:

“Yes because I heard you are an amazing cook and well…I’m just amazing hehehhe.”

Awkward silence.

He then politely ended the date and I felt like I had been kicked in the guts.

So, like any normal girl I speed dialed all my girlfriends to ask them what the hell just happened?

They all laughed at my story, then agreed that he may have thought I was arrogant.

I was just trying to be funny.

They argued that he did not know me well enough to know that I was being sarcastic.

I wanted to rewind our date to that moment…

What do you think? Is it best to leave sarcasm to after the first date?

Have you ever told a joke that did not come across the way you intended?

About Maria

Maria grew up in a very traditional Asian family and was not allowed to date until she turned 18. She thought she would be married and have children by now. After 11 years with the same guy, she suddenly found herself single again at 27 and completely clueless about dating. Her last date, before 3six5dates, was in her teens!

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