[Traveler]

I already posted one bad date – guess I might as well fess up with another. First off let me explain something. When I was single I thought dating should be a lot of fun, especially first dates. I was not the kind that fell in love with someone before I would date them. I did not marry until I was 26 (an old man by Utah standards). My wife was the third girl I ever took out more than twice in a row but that is another story.

Like most youths – I did a lot of stupid things but as far as dating was concerned I had two goals. First was to have a good time. The second was to make sure my date had a good time. That first goal was a source of a lot of things that I would do differently now that I know better. The second goal should have been my first. I will not tell about the time I tried to take two dates to the same dance – just to see if I could pull it off. I will not tell about the time I tried to see how many dates I could have in one day. I will not tell about the time on a water skiing date I jumped out of the boat when it was at maximum speed. (They do stuff like that in the movies) This post is about a really stupid thing I did.

My best friend and I took out a couple of girls that were also best friends; this was by design because I thought what I had planned would be really fun if best friends were involved. We had gone to a stake dance and had a lot of fun. Things were about done for the night when we stopped to get a bite to eat at the A&W just north of 12th north in Provo on University Ave. My buddy and I went inside to get the food and left the girls alone in the car. However, just before leaving the car I turned a tape recorder on that was hidden under my seat. So we set up the girls up to talk thinking they were talking about their dates in private.

I had no idea how much girls talk. The date might have been salvaged if I had a little more sense but when we returned I pulled the tape recorder out and played it back for everyone despite the passionate pleas of our dates.

The Traveler