So I was going to meet an online date for the first time in the city. I got there a little early so I’m walking around taking in the sights and sounds, and outside this little cafe I see a really cute woman sitting alone. Well, fuck it, I’m still single and my date won’t be here for half an hour so I walk up to her and compliment her hair.

“Hey, I like your hair!”

She smiles. “Thanks.”

“Do you have any tips for mine? The curls just keep falling out.” I take off my beanie (it’s cold okay) and reveal my perfectly bald head. She laughs again almost spitting out her coffee. So I motion to the empty seat and ask if it’s taken, then follow up with “you know, that’s such an overused line. What about you, are you taken?”

To which she replies yes, she was actually waiting on her boyfriend. But before I went, she told me it was smooth and not to lose that charm. Made me feel good.

The date went well, too.