The guy who brought his own spreadsheet versus the guy who just asked about my dog

Went out with a guy last week who pulled out a printed spreadsheet at dinner, rating our conversation topics on a scale from one to ten. He said it was for 'optimizing future interactions.' My date the week before just asked about my dog's weird habit of sleeping in the bathtub and we laughed for twenty minutes. One felt like a quarterly review, the other felt like, you know, a date. The difference was about 900% less awkwardness. Anyone else had a date that turned into a weird performance review?

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laura_black311mo agoMost Upvoted

Okay, "900% less awkward" is actually impossible math, it would be negative awkwardness. But I get what you mean, that spreadsheet guy sounds like a total nightmare. Who does that?

jake_owens1mo ago

900% less awkward" is the perfect way to put it, that spreadsheet sounds like a job interview lol.

phoenix291mo ago

But is it really that bad? Some people are just super organized and bad at reading the room. The spreadsheet was a dumb move for a first date, but maybe he was just nervous and over prepared. Calling it a performance review feels like a bit much, it was probably just a failed attempt to be serious about dating. The dog guy obviously had the right idea, but the other one might not be a total lost cause, just a bit clueless.