God, you’re an idiot. There are things you don’t talk about on a date, and politics is definitely one of them.” I feel pretty strongly about my views, but I don’t care if someone feels differently. We got into a debate, and she backed up her arguments; she’s a pretty smart girl. [Laugh] You know, I’m a war- profiteering contractor [and she’s] a bleeding-heart lib. I don’t take it personally! Briton: I don’t know if we were flirting. I think we were just getting to know each other and having a good time. When my friends read this, they’re going to, pardon my French, [expletive] a brick, ’cause they think I’m just the biggest flirt-bug there is. From my perspective, I think, No, we’re just having a standard, quality time. I thought for a 24-year-old guy, he really seemed to have his stuff together. Jon: I’m definitely attracted to her; I just really got no game when it comes to flirting with women. We really didn’t finish eating until probably 10:30, and then we were both really exhausted [and] full beyond belief. She had a paper to write, so she was like, “We could split a cab to the Rosslyn Metro.” I paid for the cab — she said [earlier] that her worst date was [when] the guy went Dutch on her, so I was definitely paying for everything. Briton: He’d left his cellphone at work, so he asked if he could give me his number. I texted him my number, and we hugged. I give [the date] a 4 [out of 5]. Everything was awesome, the restaurant was perfect, we had so much to talk about, but [there was a] lack of instant spark. I would probably go on one more date with him. I’m just not quite sure yet. Jon: [I rate the date a] 5. Total 5. We were there for hours without a pause in conversation, so in all it was a good night. I’ll probably text her or call her and say, “Do you want to get together this weekend and do something,” [like] a group activity with my friends.
UPDATE: Jon and Briton exchanged texts aſter the date, but their schedules have been uncooperative so far. Briton said they'd keep trying -- when asked whether she and Jon would ever get that second date, she responded, "I wouldn't doubt it!"
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