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First Date Awkwardness

Dating in the age of pandemic employment

Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash

Tinder dating. Him — cute. Me — lonely. The date — posh restaurant.

Of course, first question, after pleasantries, “What do you do for a living?”

”I have a full-time job as an accountant. I work at a place where accountants work,” I replied, on-script.

“Interesting?” he naively inquires.

Dating sucks!

This story is in response to:

Paul Mansfield is a writer, a photographer, a guitar player, a philosopher — some he does well, some not so well, but he still tries them all.

You can follow him on Twitter @pmansfield.

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