Ok so I don't know if this was a date or not, but it certainly brought up enough anxiety for one. She is from this group I go to, and basically sent me an invitation via Facebook to come over to her house for a Sunday afternoon. She said there was no pressure, and I thought about it and eventually found myself accepting. That was the easy part, now I had to follow through.

Anyway, I found the place alright, and at first things were pretty laid back. Her son was there initially, and that helped a lot. He's 14 and we had a bit in common. We talked about movies and stuff like that.

Then he left and I got a little nervous. One of the reasons she asked me over was to help with a computer issue, which I did, and I felt comfortable while I was doing that. Then I had to make some conversation, and that went ok, although I think I may have come across as nervous, and awkwardly so.

Anyway, just as I could see an awkward silence on the horizon, I pre-emptively excused myself, to go into her backyard and then i snuck out and left.

I didn't want to give an excuse for leaving the date like you hear most people do, particularly on blind dates, so i just snuck out rather than tell an obvious lie.

Anyway that was my first date, and I'm not even sure it was one.

Thoughts?