02-02-2006, 12:07 PM
So I had dinner with a girl whom I really like, and I think she likes me. We have the same political orientation, similar financial backgrounds, and we volunteer to teach kids together. The conversation went pretty well, except we hit a few snags along the way; they could be major snags:
Her: So, I'm not a religious person, but my grandmother said that if I marry a Jew or an atheist, I'm going to hell.
Me: ...Whoops.
Her: Uh, you've been here five years? How old are you?
Me: How old do I look?
Her: I don't like to guess.
Me: *Reluctantly* I'm 22 (four years older than her).
Her: So, I'm not a religious person, but my grandmother said that if I marry a Jew or an atheist, I'm going to hell.
Me: ...Whoops.
Her: Uh, you've been here five years? How old are you?
Me: How old do I look?
Her: I don't like to guess.
Me: *Reluctantly* I'm 22 (four years older than her).
"I looked up and saw you;
I know that you saw me.
We froze but for a moment
In empathy."-Rise Against