The moment I realized I was talking too much on dates was at a coffee shop in Denver

I went on a date with this guy named Mike and I talked for like 20 straight minutes about my job without pausing. He finally just put his coffee down and said "do you want me to just sit here and nod?" It hit me right then that I never asked him a single question the whole time. Now I set a mental rule to ask three questions before I share anything about myself. Has anyone else caught themselves doing this and had to retrain their brain?

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drew69022d ago

People act like a bad date is a war crime or something. You got excited and talked about your job, it happens. Maybe Mike was boring.

mary77622d ago

Wait you talked about your kid's potty training to a complete stranger on a park bench?! That is wild, I can't believe you did that! At least I was in a somewhat appropriate setting for oversharing.

paul34622d ago

I don't know, man, it sounds like you're being pretty hard on yourself. You talked for 20 minutes about your job. So what? Maybe he didn't ask you any good questions first. My rule is more like, if someone doesn't seem interested, they probably won't be a good match anyway. I say this as someone who has definitely talked a stranger's ear off about my kid's potty training at a park bench. It's not like you committed a crime, you just got excited. I think the "three questions" thing is a bit much, you know?