I just got back from a date and I have to write about it.
I drove to Matsuyama to go to karate, and afterwards I met up with K for dinner. K and I are friends but a month ago we had a party snog, and then a week ago following an evening out on the town we said goodnight with further passionate tonsil boxing. Tonight we were both exhausted - me through lack of sleep and the exertions of long overdue appearance at the dojo, and K because of a long day at work - but despite this we enjoyed a fantastic meal snug in our private room on the second floor of a favourite Japanese restaurant of mine. Afterwards I suggested a walk to keep us awake and we drove to a nearby beach where we strolled along the sand and then along a seawall, the gentle sound sound of waves providing the perfect background music. We walked back to my car hand in hand and just before we reached my car I did the "lean in". There was brief lip-to-lip contact, then K broke apart and said "Let's go!". Puzzled I got in the car and said "Sorry - did I miss something?"
"Well, we're not drinking"
"Oh...we can only kiss when we drink?"
"Well when I drink I get a bit lonely, you know...."
"And when we don't drink ....."
"It's different...."
I drove, absorbing this.
"So when we kissed at my place.."
"Well you wanted to kiss me"
"Yeah, but you were the one who leaned in and gave the 'It's OK to kiss me' look"
"I didn't mean to...that wasn't my intention"
"Come on! I know that look! You certainly didn't pull away and say "Oh - that's not what what I meant!"
"Well we were already kissing by that stage..."
"Ahh...so you didn't actually want to kiss me, it was more like just letting me kiss you"
"Hmmmm..kinda"
"And last week"
"Same thing"
"So you never actually thought 'Gee I'd like to snog Will'"
"Not really"
Small crushing blow to the ego, but again, I was rabbit-in-the-headlights transfixed, and wanted to work out what exactly the deal was.
"Well generally I'd prefer to kiss someone whose actively wants to kiss me, otherwise I might as well kiss the back of my hand"
"Mmmmm"
"So I guess next time we meet up we should go for drinks
"I guess"
"Ok, I guess I'll see you later"
"Goodnight"
Probably the most bizarre date I have ever been on.
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