Hey here’s a story:
I asked a girl if she wanted to hang out last week but I never formally called it a date. Nor did I want it to be a date, just wanted to hang out and get food with someone. I got the feeling she liked me since she’s always texting me out of the blue and seems super interested in me. I pay for the movie tickets ahead of time just in case it’s sold out and don’t ever try to ask her to pay me back.
At dinner, we go to this place called Nando’a (her idea), and if you’ve never been there, you’re seated by a host and then go to the counter to order whenever you’re ready to order. I’m sweating as we’re getting to the counter because you order separately and I’d look weird paying for myself then running over to pay for her. So we each just paid for ourselves. I later said something like “sorry I didn’t pay, I wasn’t sure if this was a date or not.” And she said “oh no problem” but I could see the defeat in her eyes.