After another online hookup with a much older man, I realized that I, too, can open up my heart. Unfortunately, just because you can doesn't mean you should. In my long list of Hinge hookups, this date was fun, straight from the rom-coms I consume when hungover. Paying five dollars to hit baseballs–hit your finger on a ball—shoot hoops, have the basketball bounce on your head, and another five for tap beer in a plastic cup. It wasn't very romantic, but after chugging half of my Budweiser, first date jitters subsided, and I realized that my so-called "5'9 engineer" was 5'7 at best and an electrician. While the red flags were right in front of me, amplified by the LED lights, I chose to ignore them. Maybe it was the melancholic feel of the establishment—very Chuck E. Cheese in the late 2000s—but I thought I felt a spark. Through each embarrassing moment, from my broken glasses to the last-minute run to McDonald's, I felt like such a normal girl—correction, woman. Continue reading...
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