So I’ve been thinking about this dating thing for months, feeling tired of wasting time with wrong guys. Decided to actually test those signs everyone talks about. Grabbed my notebook on Sunday, scribbled “DOES HE MAKE ME LAUGH?” across the top.
The Coffee Shop Test
Met this guy from dating app Tuesday. Ordered lattes and deliberately spilled mine halfway through. Dark brown stains all over my white shirt. He didn’t even blink – just handed me napkins while cracking joke about latte art being overrated. Realized my shoulders weren’t tense anymore. Marked ✅ “effortless humor” in my notes.
The 3AM Experiment
Woke up Wednesday 2:45am thinking what if I texted about that weird dream? Sent him: “Just dreamed we adopted a three-legged corgi named Potato. Thoughts?” Phone buzzed at 3:01am: “Obviously need custom prosthetic leg & tiny raincoat.” Laughed so hard my neighbor banged the wall. Key sign unlocked: comfort in randomness.
Emergency Stress Check
Friday’s train home broke down. Called him all panicked – late for doctor’s appointment. Dude showed up in 15 mins driving his beat-up Honda. Didn’t complain once about leaving work early. Just asked: “You good now?” Saw in rearview mirror he kept wiping sweat off steering wheel. Holy crap – real empathy looks sweaty and inconvenient.
Wrote down my final takeaway checklist:
- Laughs WITH you during disasters (not AFTER)
- Answers dumb 3am texts seriously
- Shows up when it costs them something
Still figuring this out, but damn it’s clearer than those trashy listicles. Gotta see if he remembers I hate cilantro next week…
