The Brad Pitt Rule

Once upon a time, a wise friend of mine told me of "The Brad Pitt Rule." It goes something like this: Let's say you have some plans with some friends for a nice Saturday evening. Then Brad Pitt asks you out. Are you still going to hang out with your friends, or will you drop whatever you're doing for Brad Pitt? Duh, you would change your plans and hang out with Brad Pitt! (Assuming you like Brad Pitt, of course)

So how does this apply to dating not super hot movie stars? Well let's say you have some plans with some friends for a nice Saturday evening. Then some kids asks you out. Are you still going to hang out with your friends, or will you drop whatever you're doing for some kid? I guess if you drop whatever you're doing, you're pretty much telling him he's Brad Pitt to you.

I was unaware of this rule before this date.

So I worked at the Creamery and I enjoyed talking to customers. Making customers happy helped me to be happy, so I usually tried to engage in small talk with them. So a kid from my ward came to the register and I made small talk with him. I recognized he was in my ward because at the beginning of the school year, there was a huge poster up in his window that said "Ladies, get ready for (this kid)." So I recognized his name when I swiped his ID card. So I told him that I recognized that he was in my ward, blah blah small talk whatev.

So when he was done eating his food and wanted to get his ice cream (it was a kid's meal - best deal ever), he wanted "a scoop of (i don't remember what flavor) and your number." So I gave him my number.

Like two days later, there was a Halloween party for Heritage Halls, and I just so happened to be there. And so did he. So he kind of hovered around me, and I tried to stick close to my FHE brother. :) The next day, I had work and he came in at the endish of my shift. And ate food. And just stuck around there. All my himself. Probably waiting for me to get off. But I was on register, so I didn't see him when I left. I got home and told my roommate about his peculiar behavior, and my phone rang. It was him. Surprise! :)

He asked if I wanted to go bowling with him...like on a date...because they have a special deal if you wear a costume for Halloween and stuff like that. I had plans to go dance around in the Wilk with my Stake and go see Inception in the dollar theater. I told him this. But he persisted. And I felt weird. So I said yes to the date....and left like 10 minutes later on the date.

So we went to the Wilk, and all the bowling alleys were full, so we played to arcade games. Totally whopped his trash at air hockey. Then the alley opened up and we bowled. And he asked me great questions in between bowling...like "What's you're favorite color? Green? Awesome." *go roll the ball down the alley*

So after bowling, he walked me back to my apartment. Then I thought he was going to leave and go home. But he came right in the door to my apartment. Luckily a roommate and some friends were there. Then we just sat and talked...for a couple hours. But I kind of really wanted him to leave. oops. :) So when my roommate's friends left (which probably wasn't until visiting hours were up) he left.

That's pretty much it. Moral of the story: If you have legit plans for the night, you DO NOT have to give them up to go on a date with someone you don't really know. So don't feel obliged to do so. :)