Wore my lucky green jacket to a first date at the Olive Garden in Reno, got a story I still tell 15 years later

Holly Henderson · 2026-10-08T16:45:05.075281+00:00

Back in 2009 I met this guy Dave through a friend and we set up dinner at the Olive Garden off Virginia Street in Reno. I wore my lucky green jacket because I was nervous, and about 20 minutes in he asked if I was colorblind, since apparently the jacket was so loud he could barely look at it. I laughed so hard I snorted, and he actually relaxed after that, but we never went out again. Anyway the whole thing taught me that trying to dress for luck just makes you act weird, has anyone else had an outfit backfire on date one?

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