My husband and I- when we were in our dating phase, we were practically new at dating..so we had no idea about what to actually do on dates or how to even strike a conversation, both of us were so lost and clueless that we became very nervous as we were approaching the place we had to eat. I couldn’t stop sweating and as my husband tells it, he had a full blown panic attack.
We wanted this date to go on to a second date because internally, both of us wanted it to work. We found each other to be cute, responsible and yet, fun loving. So, the first date was beyond awkward for us as the pressure to make an impression was real, the pressure was on him to. So when we sat together and ordered food, we were just stupidly smiling at each other, not saying much.
So, to break the ice, I started talking about the weather(which is the king of small talk, of course)..he understood that I was nervous and leaving his anxiety aside, he asked- “Are you nervous too?” I immediately replied and said “I am hyperventilating as we speak “. He laughed out loud and said that he thinks they should just chill. He declared that he was equally scared but, he thinks that they should just be themselves.
Now, dropping the fear I had, I directly asked him about his childhood, his family, his likes and dislikes and he asked mine too. We were both laughing out loud and completely unaware of our surroundings. We opened a bottle of wine and it ran out while we were talking, the time ran out and still, we thought it was way too less.
From the looks of it, we seemed to be absolutely opposite of my nature..his childhood was in a quiet countryside place with a lot of farm animals, while I grew up in the city with a lot of traffic and noises. We discovered that we are poles apart, but then, this uniqueness of our personalities and perspectives made us like each other even more.
We bonded over economic and political ideas, we talked about government policies, we discussed over our favorite cartoons and shows. He told me that he loves spending time with his family by playing wheel of fortune. In fact, he invited me over for a game night with his folks(I yelled yes in my head) but nonchalantly, I said okay and agreed to do it.
I joined the family in the game night and had a blast with them..I beat all of them in the game because they never knew that I was a champion of the game in my family..I had WOF cheats online so I was invincible! Everyone enjoyed my company and asked me to join another game night the next week..which was so awesome.
From then on, I became a regular in my husband and his family’s life..which lead us to today, loving and forever fighting husband and wife.
