This couple at the table next to us

[cahabalily]

at lunch was so incredibly awkward. Or at least he was. I swear he never came up for air, talked the entire time, and was a horrific liar/ over-exaggerater. For instance,, when Navy played ND in Dublin, each trunk of equipment cost $50k to fly over, and there were 20 trunks (we were in Annapolis). He heard this somewhere, but couldn't remeber.

Anyway, we were seated at the same time and our tables were less than 2 feet apart so we heard his entire life story on a very awkard date in which she never got to speak.

[cahabalily]

See, we were the silent couple becausewe were enthralled as he was regaling the tale of how his parents realized he was allergic to peanuts, but they first thought it was reflux. :cue dramatic music:

[iamgrace]

I am uncomfortable for him. Lol.

[eb777888]

Dude, this is my neighbor. For real. He's so fucking exhausting because he never shuts up and is always trying to impress you with his stories that go on and on and on. He's tries really hard.

I told H I just cannot be around him anymore and to not let him come to the house. I get serious douche chills from this guy.

[iamgrace]

Sept 3, 2012 15:10:08 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Dude, this is my neighbor. For real. He's so fucking exhausting because he never shuts up and is always trying to impress you with his stories that go on and on and on. He's tries really hard.

I told H I just cannot be around him anymore and to not let him come to the house. I get serious douche chills from this guy.

I hate people like this. I find it stressful to be around them.

[WOT?*]

Sept 3, 2012 15:05:29 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

This is when I wish I could hear. One day I was out with a friend (hearing) and she told me everything the couple next to us were talking about. It included dildos, anal beads, anal sex.

OMG, I am laughing at this. Hysterical!

[bonquiqui]

Some people are so clueless and not aware

[caprisun]

H and I were out for our anniversary last year and the couple next to us was on their first date. Sounded like they met online as there were lots of references to "your profile said..." They talked about their exes and children for a bit. There were some very awkward periods of silence between them. I felt uncomfortable for them.

The tables at this place are really close together so it was hard not to hear their conversation.

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Sept 3, 2012 15:05:27 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Yeesh, that sounds like a fun time. :/

I love people-watching. Love it. I love looking around at a restaurant and trying to figure people out. I always feel the worst for the couples who just sit in silence across from each other. I think, gah, I hope we don't end up like that. Then I realize that I'm so distracted looking around at everyone else and not my BF that we probably ARE that couple.

DH and I always feel bad for the silent couples as well. I told him if we get to the point where we have nothing to talk about over dinner, then I would like a divorce. He agreed. True love folks.

[EmilieMadison]

Oh lord. "Those" people bug me. I enjoy listening to them, though

FWIW, I watched the NV vs ND game and (FWIR) they said that they had to ship 35 trunks, and that the value of each trunk was around $20K...or something like that? Crazy! But not quite as crazy as his version lol!

[margotmacomber]

H and I sometimes sit in silence while dining out, or at least we did when we could do that stuff without a kid in tow. We would just be sitting back with beers relaxing and sometimes making stupid faces at each other. I hope people didn't feel bad for us. We would also be actively kicking each other under the table, so....

ALSO, I am an eavesdropper from hell. I looove listening to other people's mundane/weird/silly convos, so that contributes to the silence. We overheard one guy talking some crazy gang bang nonsense once and literally sat with eyes wide holding back giggles for the entire meal.

[VeryViolet]

That is hilarious. I love Annapolis it is my favorite place to people watch.

[moolarkey]

We've been married 29 years, sometimes we're silent at dinner. It isn't cause we don't have great conversation and don't have jokes, etc. but it's because we're also comfortable enough with each other to not have to talk all the time. Sometimes we're both exhausted from our jobs and we're just enjoying being out together and we just don't need to talk. Sometimes we're really people watching - ok, eavesdropping. If we're talking we can't catch the action around us. But when we're being quiet and not talking it's not that we're bored with each other, don't want to be there - it is that we are comfortable and don't always feel the need to speak in order to enjoy being together. Trust me - I can talk a blue streak. There are times I warn my husband that if he doesn't jump in and participate that I'll just keep motor-mouthing. Sometimes he hops in and speaks, other times he just laughs and lets me go on and on cause I'll pretty much say whatever pops in to my mind and he finds it pretty entertaining.