Story Submitted by Tim:
Marlena and I were acquaintances in college and I started talking to her more often with the intent of asking her out. Over the course of our conversations, she told me when her birthday was (May 10th) and I mentally logged that away.
I finally asked her out on a date and bought her a small bouquet of red flowers, as a way of acknowledging her birthstone.
We met at an intersection in the middle of town and I handed her the flowers. She gushed over them and I said, "I got them because they're the color of your birthstone."
She glanced at the bouquet then looked back at me. "I was born in May. My birthstone's emerald."
I caught my breath. She was right. Ugh, I felt stupid. But I'm sure that it was the thought that counted, right?
"You forgot my birthday?" she asked.
I said, "No! I remember that your birthday's May 10th. I just forgot the birthstone."
She said, "You forgot," then smashed the flowers against my chest and stormed away. "Get it right next time!" she called, over her shoulder.
I wondered for about 10 seconds if I was in the wrong in any way, shape, or form. Once I realized that she was batshit insane, I walked a little way, found a pretty young woman standing by herself, gave her the flowers, and continued on.
Maybe that young woman had a bad day. Maybe not. Maybe she even had a boyfriend. It didn't matter. The smile she gave me made it all worthwhile.
Should have bought her a black eye...
ReplyDeleteNice one OP. you dodged a stuck up princess who would have made you her bitch.
ReplyDeleteGood call on the flowers at the end too.
@jonaldson, or perhaps a knuckle sandwich?
ReplyDeleteGiving the flowers to someone else was a really nice gesture.
ReplyDeletePerhaps next time, double check the birthstone on the internet before choosing flowers? (I'm sure you will after this experience.)
I like how you even told her the exact date of her bday and she STILL claimed you had forgotten it!