Worst Date Ever

Every week I attend the Marriage and Relationships Institute class for my stake. I have taken at least one marriage prep class a year since my mission, and I still haven't "passed." Last night's class was particularly interesting, as certain class members shared best and worst date experiences. This isn't mine, but I felt it needed to be shared.

We'll call the two involved in this story Sonny and Cher. Cher was the one sharing the experience, so it seems appropriate.

Sonny and Cher were in the same seminary class but went to different high schools. When Sonny asked Cher to his prom, she knew from the get-go that it would be an awkward night; she didn't know anyone at his school, and she is 6'3" and he is 5'8". (And I am not talking short and stocky here, folks. This guy looked eleven. She passed around the picture from the prom.)

He had not gotten his license yet, so she had to drive. She, however, had just totaled her car and had to beg her dad to let her take the new Lexus (which she managed to scrape all along the side by the end of the night). She picked him up and drove him to one of the nicest restaurants in Malibu. Throughout the meal he continued to try and hold her hand while she was dodging as best she could. When the check came, he didn't have enough money to cover it, so she had to buy her own meal. The lack of fundage also meant that she had to pay for the pictures, which did eventually serve their purpose.

When she got to his school, she realized that he had apparently told everyone there that she was his girlfriend. Then he said he wasn't feeling well and spent the next twenty minutes in the bathroom. She went and waited on the gym bleachers. When he finally came out, he reeked of vomit. She offered to take him home, but he insisted that they dance and have a good time. For once, she was glad that she was so much taller than him. After a few vomit-stench dances, she convinced him that he needed to go home. They stopped on the way so that he could puke. When she walked him to the door, he started to lean in. She leaned back. He asked if he could kiss her. She said, "You're really not feeling well." He insisted and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Summary:

• She's seven inches taller, without the heels and the up-do.
• She doesn't know anyone at the school.
• She drives and scrapes the new Lexus.
• She pays for dinner and pictures.
• She finds out she's his girlfriend.
• She dances with his vomit breath.
• She gets a bile kiss on the cheek.
• She won a dinner for two at Cafe Rio for having the
• WORST DATE EVER!!!