I took my crush to a fancy restaurant. Everything was perfect; we had great chemistry. Before dessert, she went to the bathroom to freshen up. 15 min passed and she was still there. Then, the manager came, gave me the bill and escorted me out.
Turns out she had told the manager she felt uncomfortable with me and even feared for her safety. My whole world crumbled in that moment. I didn’t know whether to feel embarrassed or completely shattered. I had been nothing but kind and polite, and we had been laughing together all evening.
I couldn’t understand what had changed. I never saw her again and avoided that restaurant from then on. For a while, I even stopped going on first dates altogether.
