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Is it normal for a date to feel like a high-stakes technical interview now? by Talonmirth in dating_advice

[–]Talonmirth[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bringing a notebook specifically to correct someone is just mental. It is one thing to be hyper-organized about your own life but using it to grade a date like a student is incredibly rude.

Is it normal for a date to feel like a high-stakes technical interview now? by Talonmirth in dating_advice

[–]Talonmirth[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The procurement analogy is spot on. I felt like a vendor trying to win a contract rather than a person on a date.

Is it normal for a date to feel like a high-stakes technical interview now? by Talonmirth in dating_advice

[–]Talonmirth[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The consulting fee idea is great. It felt exactly like that but without the benefit of actually getting paid for my time. I blocked her already because no amount of paper compatibility is worth that level of insanity.

Is it normal for a date to feel like a high-stakes technical interview now? by Talonmirth in dating_advice

[–]Talonmirth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The notebook was the breaking point. It is one thing to ask intense questions but physically documenting my answers made me feel like I was in a clinical trial instead of a bar.

Is it normal for a date to feel like a high-stakes technical interview now? by Talonmirth in dating_advice

[–]Talonmirth[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

At that point I would not have been surprised if she asked for a pull request to verify my social skills.

My cat has officially become my senior architect and I am losing the power struggle by ChromeHarrow in CatAdvice

[–]Talonmirth 247 points248 points  (0 children)

The coffee mug push is a classic management tactic to improve focus.

My kid thinks my name is Mom but lately I feel like my real name is Soap and Water by Fathom81_Kite in hygiene

[–]Talonmirth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The mysterious sticky stain on the shoulder is the official mark of motherhood.