Alison Wood Brooks

Exactly. I don't know about the trust fund, but truly everything else, this was this sort of Adonis of a man that so many women, I think, are hoping to meet. Yes.

Exactly. I don't know about the trust fund, but truly everything else, this was this sort of Adonis of a man that so many women, I think, are hoping to meet. Yes.

Exactly. I don't know about the trust fund, but truly everything else, this was this sort of Adonis of a man that so many women, I think, are hoping to meet. Yes.

So I settle into this table at this buzzy restaurant in New York City downtown. And I mean, across from me at this table is this beautiful man. And I'm so excited. And we just launch into a launch into conversation. Now, the whole point point of a first date is to get to know each other. So I am pelting him with questions. Where is he from? What's his family like? What was his college like?

So I settle into this table at this buzzy restaurant in New York City downtown. And I mean, across from me at this table is this beautiful man. And I'm so excited. And we just launch into a launch into conversation. Now, the whole point point of a first date is to get to know each other. So I am pelting him with questions. Where is he from? What's his family like? What was his college like?

So I settle into this table at this buzzy restaurant in New York City downtown. And I mean, across from me at this table is this beautiful man. And I'm so excited. And we just launch into a launch into conversation. Now, the whole point point of a first date is to get to know each other. So I am pelting him with questions. Where is he from? What's his family like? What was his college like?

What was it like to play football there? Tell me more about your football career. What's your job like now? Where do you live? Do you have lots of friends in the city? So I'm asking him lots of questions. And I realized that 10 minutes have gone by and he has not asked me a single thing about myself. Wow. 10 minutes.

What was it like to play football there? Tell me more about your football career. What's your job like now? Where do you live? Do you have lots of friends in the city? So I'm asking him lots of questions. And I realized that 10 minutes have gone by and he has not asked me a single thing about myself. Wow. 10 minutes.

What was it like to play football there? Tell me more about your football career. What's your job like now? Where do you live? Do you have lots of friends in the city? So I'm asking him lots of questions. And I realized that 10 minutes have gone by and he has not asked me a single thing about myself. Wow. 10 minutes.

And I realize at this point that this has been a complete sort of absence of question asking in my direction. And at that point, you sort of have this out-of-body experience, and I'm floating over the table looking at you. looking down at this conversation game that's now afoot.

And I realize at this point that this has been a complete sort of absence of question asking in my direction. And at that point, you sort of have this out-of-body experience, and I'm floating over the table looking at you. looking down at this conversation game that's now afoot.

And I realize at this point that this has been a complete sort of absence of question asking in my direction. And at that point, you sort of have this out-of-body experience, and I'm floating over the table looking at you. looking down at this conversation game that's now afoot.

And you start to play this little game where you're like, how many questions can I ask this person before they ask a single question back to me? Like, how far can I push this? And I think he doesn't really realize that I'm now playing this game. And he certainly doesn't realize how badly he's losing the game. And another 10 minutes go by. 20 minutes, he has asked me nothing about myself.

And you start to play this little game where you're like, how many questions can I ask this person before they ask a single question back to me? Like, how far can I push this? And I think he doesn't really realize that I'm now playing this game. And he certainly doesn't realize how badly he's losing the game. And another 10 minutes go by. 20 minutes, he has asked me nothing about myself.

And you start to play this little game where you're like, how many questions can I ask this person before they ask a single question back to me? Like, how far can I push this? And I think he doesn't really realize that I'm now playing this game. And he certainly doesn't realize how badly he's losing the game. And another 10 minutes go by. 20 minutes, he has asked me nothing about myself.

He has no idea that I'm like devastated and really feeling sort of hurt, but he doesn't seem reciprocally interested in me.

He has no idea that I'm like devastated and really feeling sort of hurt, but he doesn't seem reciprocally interested in me.

He has no idea that I'm like devastated and really feeling sort of hurt, but he doesn't seem reciprocally interested in me.

Absolutely. How quickly can I get out of here? So I excuse myself to the restroom and I sort of collect myself. You know, I'm looking in the mirror, maybe touch up my lipstick and I'm thinking, what do I do now? And this really decisive question. feeling washes over me. I just got to go. I got to get out of here.

Absolutely. How quickly can I get out of here? So I excuse myself to the restroom and I sort of collect myself. You know, I'm looking in the mirror, maybe touch up my lipstick and I'm thinking, what do I do now? And this really decisive question. feeling washes over me. I just got to go. I got to get out of here.