MAY 15, 1981
Student Links Dates Together
It's not Feb. 14, yet I still feel like Cupid. I'm playing matchmaker.
Did you ever have a friend who is in desperate need of a boyfriend? If so, you know how it feels trying to get them a date. It's not easy, because if you say the girl's "chubby," the guy you're trying to set her up with says "fat." If you say "short," he says "dwarf," and so forth until you just sigh with defeat and say, "Expect the worst and you'll be wrong."
It's even worse when your boyfriend has a friend who all of a sudden "drops in" from out of town and needs a date for just one night. 'It's very frustrating trying to explain to your friend that he's a football player, not a dancer. I remember one time I was told that the guy was only an inch or two taller than I am. He turned out to be 6'9". What could I say to a guy who could easily step on me? "Sorry, but you remind me of the jolly green giant"?
Perhaps the reason for all the teenage suicides is because of the agonizing hour before your newfound date picks you up. Of course, you'll spend the whole day getting ready and the last ten minutes trying not to hyperventilate. If you do, your make-up will smear, your hair will frizz, and your eyes will bulge ...no good. You must make a good impression if he's cute. But what if he isn't? What if he's...?
As I conclude my short tale of things that can happen and usually do, I must give my thanks to two friends who very kindly went on a blind date and actually enjoyed themselves.