By Chuck Woodbury
Did you ever go on a blind date? I did. It was back in high school. It was probably my sophomore year. I was more afraid of girls than a black bear.
The girl was a year older than me. She was very attractive. It was a double date. My friend and his girlfriend sat up front in the car. I sat in back with the pretty girl. I doubt very much I said an intelligent thing all the way to the theater. My friend had told me she loved baseball, so I had that to fall back on. I decided to save it for later.
IN THE THEATER, we sat side by side, of course. Back then, there was always a double feature — two movies, not just one like today. If you were on a date, for guys, the first movie was when you were to afraid to put your arm around the girl. That would come with the second movie. When you could finally mount enough courage, you would pretend to yawn, raising your arms high above your head and then bring one back down on the back of your date’s seat. Then you would gradually work your hand forward onto her arm. Once you got it there, you would be afraid to move it, so your arm would go to sleep, and soon totally numb. There would no feeling at all, but you could not move it because how would you ever get it back there after that great first effort.
So, the first movie ended. Many people went to the lobby to get candy or popcorn. My blind date and I remained. “How about those Dodgers?” I finally said. I was living in L.A. at the time. She looked at me with a blank stare. She either said nothing or she said, “I don’t like baseball.”
Somehow, I got through the night. She and I never met again. I think that was my last blind date.
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Did the blind date deal. She got lucky. That was 54 yrs ago and we’re still together.
Yep, April 15, 1977. We are still together, happy with our choices. She had a child, I had a child and then we have one child together. We have hers, mine and ours. Have always love them all equally and so has she.
The only blind date I ever went on turned into a year long dating experience followed by marriage. 22 years now! Love of my life and yes we are still together and RV “sometimes” as we travel 6 months or so of the year…not this year though.
I went on a blind date to go camping in the Virginia wilderness. She has been my wife for forty years now.
Yes. Disaster.
I guess it was a blind date. My ex called and asked me to help a young lady she worked with by installing a heater in the lady’s home. (It was November and she had a 4 year-old daughter). After hooking it up and showing her how to light it, I invited her to my place (a 26′ travel trailer) for coffee. We were married six months later. That was 33 years ago. She’s still my bride.
14 hour long homecoming football game at NCSU.
Cont. Dinner, etc. Married her 6 months later, 40 years ago.
Only ONE as I was setup by my “friends” back when I was a teenager. Never went on another one EVER again. I chose to remain in control of my own life and what I choose to do.
yes, once. She asked me out on a Sade Hawkins. There was No connection. She than asked me out again two weeks later; better but? After this, I asked her out. We went together 4 years and now have been married 55 years.
I forgot to mention, we met in an Organic Chemistry class; what a reaction! What was the catylist?
My one and only blind date. We’ve been married 25 years.
The movie theater story could have been ME!
Yes, my first blind date actually resulted in my first (and only) marriage. Still together 54 years later.
Yes. Friday night date. Moved in together by Monday. Married too many years later. Been together 32.5 years. But who’s counting?
I set up a blind date for a friend in April 1971. We double dated. Went to the Arlington race track, near Chicago; then out for dinner at the Milk Pail in Algonquin, Illinois (awesome Prime Rib, ymmm). I was a teacher and when school was out I returned to my parents home for the summer. In the evening of my second day back to begin the school year I heard a knock on my door. It was the man who had double dated with my friend and myself. That was August just before Labor day of 1971. We were married in November 1971 and love each other more than ever!
Blind date 1979, married 1980, celebrating 40 years of wedded bliss August 30th.
With regard to blind dates I married her almost 57 years ago and still going reasonably strong in our 80’s.
the first date with the girl who would become my wife (52-years ago!) wasn’t really a blind date…but kinda. a few minutes after i picked her up and we were heading to the movie her hands flew up to her face and she shouted…”My eye! My eye popped out!”.
well. i was simultaneously worried, horrified and….curious. i hadn’t noticed that she had a glass eye and wondered what it looked like. i pulled over and after a few seconds she found her ‘eye’. her contact lens had popped out and firtunately landed on her blouse.
Long ago, my hairdresser hired a woman to do facials. She & her family immigrated from Russia (when whoever was in power let Jewish people leave). She eventually started her own business. We became good friends, still to this day. Fast forward a number of years, her son works for a man, who my friend thinks the world of. I meet him because of her. Nothing. 2 yrs later, 1996, she tries again by inviting us to an afternoon party & seating us together. Been together ever since. My best friend.
It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to participate in these polls. I used to answer every one but some change in the system now has the Google Ad insert blocking the poll. It doesn’t matter how long I wait the poll never appears. I’m on an android phone using the built in browser. I tried using the android version of Microsoft Edge browser and still Google Ad blocked. Very frustrating.
I do it on the computer and never have a problem. I suspect it’s because you are using a phone.
My girlfriend set me up with a friend of her boyfriend. I told her I didn’t want a short fat guy. He was a short fat guy. Nice guy, but I found out quickly enough he wasn’t to be trusted. We talked marriage a little bit, but eventually the thought died as I realized he was not my intellectual equal (I suspected it right away) and not my “type” anyway. We just kind of fell apart. So glad I passed on that one!
A friend asked me to go out with his bosses’s daughter. First thing I saw was a big smile. We’ve now been married for 37 years.
Don`t remember ever being on a blind date. Picked up a few girls when I was out by myself and a few others at parties, but was never set up for a meeting. I did pick up my loving wife of 39 years at an auto parts store.
Most of the girls I dated were blind so they couldn’t really see me
While in the Navy a good friend took me to his hometown for the weekend where I met his very nice cousin. We went out dancing for the evening and had a nice evening. We wrote letters back n forth for years and after about 5 years we started dating and year later got married. Just celebrated 41 yrs together.
Blind date December 1978, 8 months later we got married, that was 41 years ago this September
Sure did. Took her to see “Viva Las Vegas”, that tells our age. I still tease her husband that I’m patiently awaiting my second date? Great folks.
And, I married her!
Married her too
Yes we married and last month we celebrated our 52nd anniversary.
Yes a blind date 50 years ago this month. Been married for going on 46 years. The best move I ever made. Went out for 4 years before getting married, wanted to finish school.
She’s been my squeeze all these years.
Went on a blind date more than 13 years ago at age 51! We’ve been married 12 years 🙂
Went on a blind date many years ago on April 1. Got married six years later, also on April 1 I think it will work out. Grandma is in the other end of the house watching TV right now.
Went on a blind date back in 1967 and been married to the guy for 52 years!!!
32years ago.we married 30 years this past may
Yes but she wasn’t blind!
I never went on a blind date, I was always careful not to let anyone setup a date for me, but I did date a young lady who was blind in my freshman year of college. We stayed together for 2 years before she transferred to a smaller college. She was one of the most positive individuals I have ever met….
25 years ago. my hubby and I met on a blind date. 5 kids and 4 grandchildren later we are still very much in love. We have only separated for emergency reasons such as a hospital stay.