Someone

That was very nice
are you telling me
you want to do this?
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From: Tyler
Date: Jan 6, 2008 1:15 AM


I have a fantasy that I call an Existential Date, or 'Silent Date'. In it we email pics to one another, but we don't exchange long winded emails. After we both decide there's a possible attraction, we plan to meet somewhere in public like a bar of coffee shop. However, when we meet, we say nothing to one another, not even hello. Rather, we do whatever it takes to avoid any situation that would result in hearing the other's voice - a bartender taking our order, a stranger asking for directions.

We sit across from one another, sipping our drinks in complete silence, a bit nervous and probably congratulating each other for having gotten that far. We probably study each other's body language consciously or unconsciously. Finally, after we've finished our drinks we exchange a sign. If either of us sign "no", we part like friends, perhaps to meet again or perhaps not. If we both sign "yes", we go back to your place. Only after we've been together do we get to hear each other's voice. I can only imagine we'd have an interesting conversation.