My Date Bragged About His Crypto Portfolio All Night, But Slid the $200 Check to Me and Smirked, I Don t Pay for Foodie Calls My Response Wiped the Smile off His Face

“No. I think we saw different things.”

“Fair enough.”

And that was it.

No test. No argument waiting underneath the question. No feeling that I had to earn the right answer.

He leaned forward. “Okay, your turn. What did you love about it?”

I smiled.

“No. I think we saw different things.”

This time, I answered because I wanted to.

Not because I needed to convince him