Say My Name, Say My Name

October 1, 2013



Well friends, here we are with another round of dating disasters. But, I'm stepping up to the plate and saying...I was the disaster. Dating disaster AND embarrassing story, two posts for the fun of one fun fun! (If you didn't sing that in the Michigan Adventure theme song tone then I'm sorry. Just move on.)

So...I met this kid a while ago and we've been texting for like a month and he finally stepped up to the plate and asked me on a date. 

We go downtown and are walking amongst the beautiful, lovely paintings of Art Prize and he's telling me this story and he goes "and then my dad was like, John...get your shit together." And I kind of half fall, half trip off the curb and do a grandma-like double take. All I know is that I've been texting someone named Josh in my phone for the past month. I'm definitely on a date with Josh...not John. Or am I? Did I really hear that? I decide it's too close to tell. 

A few minutes later, we run into a girl whose bible study leader I used to be when she was in sixth grade (she is now a high school senior. Holy time warp.). And I'm not really sure what to say when it reaches that awkward, we're all staring at you I interrupted your awkward first date moment. So I go with "Hey, this is my date..." and I gesture towards him hoping he'll shake her hand, introduce himself...you know, so I can hear his name. 

And he totally leaves me hanging. 

And after a completely unacceptable long pause, I commit and say "Josh."

Which he promptly follows up with a firm hand shake and "John."

So, friends, that's the tale of how I went out on a date and called him the wrong first name for a whole month. 

Funny story, he still wants to go on another date. 

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16 comments:

  1. ahhhh!! Oh no....embarrassing but incredibly hilarious!!

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  2. I think my mouth dropped to the floor on this one. That is so funny! I once had a guy forget my name all together and he had to ask me what it was on our first date. He didn't even try calling me Ashley or Amanda, he just went with I forgot... And hey, you must be doin something right if Josh (sorry it's just hard to actually call him John now) wants another date :)

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  3. lolll omg every time i read your blog i am dying!! again this is actually something i would do! i think it's so fun that he wants to go on another date and think of how funny a story that will be to tell people if things work out down the line! haha

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  4. LOLZ girl you crack me the heck up

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  5. Classic. I hate when you can't recall someone's name and are in a position when you have to introduce them. So awkward!

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  6. Ohhh that is hilarious! Poor josh/john, but at least you get a second date!

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  7. bahaha oh man. that's awesome/awful all rolled into one. As if he wants another date. Whenever I make things awkward that's it, over.

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  8. hahaha!! Ohhh man, poor John. He should have jumped in though with his name!

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  9. Yes, but how was HE on this date? Is Joshn worth another?

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  10. Awww haha so awkward! But at least he corrected you on date #1 and not #5 or something, right? It's always better to find out sooner and it wasn't a dealbreaker!

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  11. Where did you meet him? Obviously you made a good enough impression otherwise!

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  12. haha oops! well at least you were really close!
    -- jackie @ jade and oak

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  13. OMG you're dating disasters are horrible in the best ways. That's so awkward! Haha! But awesome. Hey, at least he still wants to go out with you, right?

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  14. bahahahaha ive totally put a guys name in wrong. My partner in crime and I have it worked out so she finds out for me before i insert my foot in my mouth

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  15. Ugh, i can't imagine texting someone for A MONTH before they ask me out -- super waste of time.

    Anyway, this totally happened to me. A guy messaged me on OKC and quickly asked me out (yay). He signed his name whatever and I wrote it in my calendar as "Josh 7p" and put it in my phone as "josh okc" (as I do for all okc dates). So I get to the bar and walk up to who I think is my date and say "Josh?" and he goes "no, Joseph. Are you leslie?" Yep, it was the right person I just completely had the name wrong. I was SO embarassed.

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  16. you were close. it started with "J" - what more did he want from you?

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