Classic First Date

 

A classic first date could most often include burgers somewhere, at least for me this was the experience. Something classic and simple about a burger and I have shared this experience with many dates. Ordering burgers and sharing some fries or onion rings is a great first date or really any date. The food is simple and not too pretentious which makes for an ease of conversation and pleasantness in atmosphere.

 

So for me this date came around again. It was a first date that had been a while coming. We decided to go to dinner and we ended up at a burger place. We were seated and we ordered our burgers and a tower of onion rings to share. He got up to wash his hands. I was sitting there thinking about how excited I was to be with him. It was really a great feeling. The conversation was so comfortable. There was a feeling of contentedness about being around him that I hadn’t felt in a really long time. He was walking back to the table and he stopped. He smiled and then continued to the table. I asked him when he took his seat what he was smiling about and why he had stopped on his way back. He said that he smiled and stopped because he saw me sitting there at “his” table and he liked it. I was definitely excited about this response. The food came and the burgers were good. I wouldn’t say they were amazing or anything really special about it, but still a great date and definitely great food. We finished our meal and we left the restaurant. We returned to our cars and just as we were about to leave our separate ways, he hugged me. We didn’t kiss, he just hugged me. But I can say without doubt that hug took my breath away. I sat in my car for a few moments after he had driven away just trying to collect my thoughts and to begin breathing again. The feeling was amazing. I ended up not being completely clear and let’s just say I may have kinda sort of ran a red light when I was headed home. My brain was definitely somewhere else.

 

This classic first date experience taught me that even a meal that is common, one that you have potentially had with others and will perhaps have again, can always find a spark of magic when it is just right and sticking with a classic like a burger has the potential to lead to results that leave you breathless.