First dates are nerve wracking. The anxiety. The cost. The hope. The expectation...well at least normally. Under most modern circumstances, dating is generally underwhelming. We all stare at our phones, judge others' bad habits and fill our time with awkward silences.
Lucky for me, awkward silences have seldom been a problem. And I have to admit, this time around I took a bold step and set an impossible to top standard, and it was worth every penny, every ounce of sweat, and every cough lozenge since as I medicate a throat that has become coarse from trying to sing along ...