A Really ‘Crappy’ First Date
Since Valentines day is coming near, I thought I would bless you all with the story of my boyfriend and my first date! D and I have been together for almost 1 year (woot woot! A Quarantine year makes it feel much longer!) and it has been wonderful and strange. We met on Bumble (highly suggested for online dating… Obviously) and we talked through the app then through texting for a week or so before we actually planned to meet up. It was early March when we matched and things started getting a little crazy here in New York. We decided we would meet in the village park and take Brenny for a nice long walk. It was the first week of ‘Maybe people should social distance… healthcare workers should probably wear masks…’ so a walk outside felt like a nice safe activity.
Not wanting to carry around a bag of poop, I decided to walk Bren before we met with D. Brennan did his business and we happily walked down to the park. D was so sweet! He brought me a few facemasks after listening to me stress all week about the lack of supplies for work. This gesture in itself was heart-eye emoji. It totally won me over. He listened to me and was a problem solver. That meant so much. We started our walk by letting Brennan sniff around the little park. We were maybe 3 minutes into the walk when Bren started to squat. SERIOUSLY BRENNAN. So we stand there awkwardly while I fumble with the bag dispenser and wait for the poop to drop.
BUT JUST YOU WAIT. THE POOP DIDN’T DROP. So now I’m standing there staring at this beautiful man, knowing what must be done and dreading every moment of it. I adjusted the bag over my hand, held Brennan in place and went to grab the poop. I know what you’re thinking, “Poor Bec. That’s lowkey embarrassing.” WELL IT GETS WORSE. I pulled the poop thinking it was just stuck to his fur… IT WASN’T. I pulled and I pulled. It was like doing a magic scarf trick. I pulled out AT LEAST 1 foot of yarn from my dog’s butt… while on a first date with this sweet, funny, handsome man realizing this more than likely would be the last time I ever saw him. We get the poop and yarn situation taken care of and continue our walk. We walked for an hour or so and Brennan continued to stop and squat every 10 minutes. I have to say, I imagine this date had more poop than most. Poor Brennan. Luckily for me, D didn’t happen to notice the yarn situation even though it sent me into an internal crisis.
Things I learned from this ‘crappy’ experience:
Always be well stocked in poop bags.
My village needs more public trashcans. Seriously, we only passed 1 on the whole walk.
Stop leaving your yarn where Brennan can get it.
When your dog eats yarn and you have to pull it out his butt, make lemonade (But seriously, we are so, so lucky Brennan was able to pass the yarn and wasn’t seriously injured.) Laugh it off, don’t take life so seriously. I could have been really awkward and made a big deal about having to carry 4 bags of dog poop with me while we were on our walk, but its fine. It’s hilarious.
These poop bags and leash carrier are really great! Highly suggest them, check them out here!
Obviously we had a second date… 3 months later, thanks to Covid-19. We spent that time getting to know each other over the phone through zoom, texts, game apps and long phone calls. I am so grateful for this bizarre dating experience. It has really taught me to value the time that we get to spend together and it enabled us to get to know each other really well without societal pressures. And of course, It gave me the man I love.
Do you have an embarrassing date story? I would love to hear about it in the comments!!
