Connell Barrett

And I didn't continue to break the touch barrier, which people will say you must do.

But what she loved doing was just bantering about music.

I remember we talked about the Beatles for like 90 minutes, which is my favorite band ever.

All we did was

click and banter about the Beatles and music.

We also had this major emotional connection, loving improv.

We both did improv comedy together at this theater.

So we had this emotional connection about improv and music and the Beatles, and she was very witty and funny and well-read.

So we had a very strong intellectual banter back and forth.

Physically, she didn't want to touch, and that was totally cool.

We had a date where we just essentially...

bantered, which is level three, I believe.

Let me check my own notes.

Yeah, we bantered and we emotionally connected level four.

And that turned that date into, instead of misconstruing her not wanting to be physically touchy as her not being into me, I said, no, that's not the problem.

She just wanted to banter and emotionally connect.

And that was a really nice, simple date where we were just ourselves.

We were just being genuine and clicking over things we both liked.

So banter and emotional connection is what worked with Connell and Amanda that night.

And we had a fun little short fling.