On our very first date, in the middle of that embarrassing getting-to-know-each-other discussion, George asked me personally which kind of individual I happened to be drawn to. We thoughtfully responded: “Goal driven. Smart. Sensitive. Good feeling of humor. ” Once I asked him the exact same question in exchange, their solution ended up being quick and concise: “Jewish. ” Him for an explanation, he had no trouble telling me that he enjoyed dating Jewish women because he found them to be smart, funny and usually brunette when I pressed. I happened to be amused and notably flattered.

It had been through that date that is same i ran across George ended up being Puerto Rican, one thing an even more enlightened girl might have recognized considering their final title is Santiago. I did son’t respond well, saying anything from I don’t date Puerto Ricans. “but you don’t look Puerto Rican” to “”

We had worked together at a marketing rep company for the months that are few we decided to a romantic date with him. He was cute and funny, I had just been through a painful breakup and had no interest in dating though I thought. We had recently relocated to Manhattan, pleased to have gone behind the years invested in Gainesville, Florida, where I’d finished through the University of Florida. I happened to be created in Brooklyn and raised in Queens and Staten Island in a working-class household, and also this go on to Manhattan ended up being a large and exciting action for me personally. It had been said to be simply me personally and my best-friend-and-roommate residing the life that is good without any guys around to complicate things. Therefore it took George months of imaginative persuasion to finally get me to state yes to supper.

That date had been over two decades ago and after this George and I also are joyfully hitched with two kids, my surname is Santiago and our first date “story” was told and retold several times.

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