s/o another awkward restaurant situation

[ESF]

WWYD if you go out to dinner with your boyfriend, and after you are seated by the hostess, the waiter comes over to take your order while your nose is buried in the menu, and when you look up from your menu to order your steak, you realize the waiter is someone you went on a date with approximately 9 months before, did not like, didn't return his call for a second date, randomly ran into him on the street where he asked you out again, and in a fit of awkward panic, told him you could not because you were moving out of town?

[ttt]

"Oh I'm sorry, you have me confused with someone else. I must have a twin out there!"

[basilosaurus]

lol. I'd pretend I didn't recognize him.

[y4m]

Who says you can't move out of town and back in 9 months?!

[ttt]

For some reason this reminded me of the scene in Donnie Brasco where the attorney general guy recognizes him while he's undercover with his mob friends and to deflect from it, he punches him in the face and accuses him of groping his butt.

[anonnani]

Oh wow that IS awkward. Not sure I would honestly feel comfortable eating there after that.
But I do agree you could have spoken prematurely about a job offer that was rescinded and you never had to move to take the position.

[ESF]

Aug 14, 2012 15:07:13 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

lol. I'd pretend I didn't recognize him.

This is what I did. He didn't say anything to me either. He probably spat in our food.

[NitaX]

Aug 14, 2012 15:07:13 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

lol. I'd pretend I didn't recognize him.

Word. I haz done this numerous times.

[wawa]

Not say a damn thing and desperately hope he doesn't either. If he says hello, I'd be all cool, "oh, hi joe. Nice to see you. So I'll have an iced tea."

If he has the nerve to actually say "dude, I thought you said you left town" I think I'd just cop to it. "oh...yeah. I lied. I'm bad under pressure. No hard feelings i hope! Meet my new boyfriend - joe. Joe, this is Brad. We went on a date once."

[emmybean]

"No habla ingles"

[ESF]

Aug 14, 2012 15:13:15 GMT -5 emmybean said:

"No habla ingles"

ETA - actually, he grew up in Spain and France. How do you say that in Mandarin?

[Chirp]

LOL. I'd be the idiot that looks up from the menu and does one of these .

I'd probably mumble something awkwardly and ask for a few more minutes. Once he walks away, convince the BF (assuming this isn't a new relationship) to order something shareable because the [cheapest entree on the menu] that I'm about to order will likely be laced with spit (or worse).

After dinner, treat the BF to a hearty sized dessert in another establishment. Or a BJ. Either way.

[eclaires]

I'd pretend I didn't recognize him. And avoid eye contact.

[Deleted]

THATS HYSTERICAL!!!

Id do what eclaires said. Pretend you dont recognize him.

[IIOY]

Aug 14, 2012 15:11:39 GMT -5 NitaX said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:07:13 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

lol. I'd pretend I didn't recognize him.

Word. I haz done this numerous times.

You wouldn't have this problem if you weren't such a hor, nitaw.