Jared Freed

Still the One.

Still you?

Yeah.

Recently remembered something that happened on a date and I would love to know if it was an icky or if I was just being picky.

A couple years ago, I, female, 46 at the time, matched with a man, late 40s, on Bumble.

We chatted on the apps a bit and then met for coffee.

Our one-hour date extended to two hours.

We chatted nonstop.

We shared stories about our jobs and families and interests and I thought we really were connecting.

We kissed goodbye and he asked me for a second date.

I happily said yes.

Our second date, we went to dinner at a local restaurant and happened to run into friends of mine, a married couple, and joined them at a bar for a drink.

We all chatted for a bit and then I stepped away to use the ladies room before we left.

When I returned, my date was telling my friends a work story.

For some context, this man was a segment producer for a regional television program.

He regularly did background work for the on-air talent, which involved doing pre-interviews.

Some of these pre-interviews were with well-known media personalities.

The story he was telling involved a person who was rather famous at the time, about 20 years ago, and is extremely famous now.

Here's my icky or picky, I just heard this story on our first date.

But not just heard the story in general, it was the exact retelling.