DATING GREEN FLAGS

(January, 2023) BuzzFeed asked, “What is a ‘green flag’ you experienced on a first date that made you want to have a second date?” Some of the responses:
– “On our first date, her mom sent her with $50 just in case I made her pay, I guess. Since I paid, she tipped the waiter the whole $50, and he started crying — he was having a bad day, and she turned it around.”
– “She came to my door, and my puppy got excited. Without skipping a beat, she scooped up the dog and asked where the three of us were going. That was it, 19 years ago.”
– “We were grocery shopping. The young lady in line in front of us had a very young baby, and was paying with WIC coupons and a food stamp card. Her total came to about $22, and she was holding a $20. She put back a candy bar and an energy drink. I turned around to tell my boyfriend to hand me my wallet. I didn’t have to. He already had out a $50 bill, handed it to her, and told her to keep the change. He changed her week. He changed my life. That was the moment I knew he was it for me.”
– “I was just laid off the week before our second date. I called her to cancel because I was down, and unsure about my next move. She asked me what kind of pizza I liked. An hour later, she was at my door with pizzas and beer to cheer me up. We’ve been married for 12 years.”
– “She stopped at GameStop on the way over to grab another Wii controller so that my roommate could play Super Mario 3D World with us on the Wii U she was bringing with her. That was almost eight years ago, and we’re still going strong.”
– “First date, she was driving us to a spot to go hiking, about an hour away. We were talking and talking, but every once in a while, we stopped talking…and it just felt so comfortable. It wasn’t awkward at all being silent together.”
* Hmm. Kinda lost the magic on that last one. “Neither of us said anything and it was cool”
* Stop, please! I need my insulin shot.
* Okay, be honest. There are all from people who wrote down their daydreams, right?
* Well, I guess at least we all got an idea of the kinds of things to do to score points.
* “Hey, I’m here for our first date. Let’s go hand out soup at the homeless shelter.”
* PHONE TOPIC: Did something special happen on your first date that made you want a second?