"Blind Dates" By Joy Rajan
Here we go again. Another blind date. Sigh. Ever since my parents' passing, my sister has been on a one track mind to set me up on blind dates. She kept insisting that it was time I find a nice woman to settle down with. I couldn't justify any of it. I have tried dating and all my dates were a complete disaster. The first date I had was late. She showed up in her pyjamas and we were to meet in Faubourg. I just stood up and left. She did apologise after and asked if she could make it up to me. I said I would give her a second chance. She took me to a decent restaurant and no, no pyjamas. She actually dressed decently. It wasn't that bad of an evening. I can't say I overly enjoyed her company though. Just could not put my finger on what was missing. Perhaps we were not a good match. I stopped talking to her after that. She stopped replying, which meant to me that she got the hint that I was no longer interested. After that my dates were boring and ev...