Comparing blind dates from 2005 vs now is a total different world

Back in 2005 I went on a blind date a buddy set up and we met at a diner. No phones out, just awkward small talk about my plumbing job and her work at a dental office. We lasted maybe 45 minutes and I paid $12 for two coffees and a slice of pie. Fast forward to last year and a friend tried setting me up again, but she spent half the dinner scrolling Instagram. I ended up showing her photos of a pipe burst I fixed which was somehow less awkward. Anyone else notice how phones wrecked the flow of first dates over the past 15 years?

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garcia.laura12d ago

Tbh phones probably just make bad dates end faster instead of dragging through boring small talk.

grant_hart11d ago

Ain't that the truth? Last blind date I had the girl asked me to pause our conversation so she could finish a TikTok and I just sat there like a moron staring at the salt shaker.