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Second Date
Let me tell you about being single again and dating.
I meet remarkable women.
Non-smokers who chain smoke; social drinkers being borderline alcoholics.
When we talk on the phone, without exception, they’re all size 10-12. We arrange to meet.
The old joke goes, the women in our town are size 24, size 26, size 28, and then there are the big fat ones!
Seems to me it’s true.
They get offended when I say, “You deceived me,” and ask why I say so on our first date. I mean, why would anyone wait til the second date to speak up?
From Guest Contributor Barry O'Farrell
Barry is an actor living in Brisbane, Australia. Other stories by Barry have appeared in Cyclamens & Swords, 50-Word Stories, and of course here at A Story In 100 Words.
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