Random Pips

What if your friend calls in a favour and asks you to go on a blind date for him? Would you do it? Well, I guess that depends on the extent of what he did for you. It better had been something big because the mere mention of the words “blind date” are often enough to make most people throw their arms up in a cross to ward it off. The following video takes us through a blind date gone horribly wrong:

Date With The YouTube JEDI

The stars of this video are Omar K. Mills (YouTube name: “nHisImage”) and Sandie Black (YouTube name: “sandieblack”), two YouTubers who have a whole slew of comedy videos to their credit. Their facial expressions in this video are utterly priceless, as is the surprise twist in the end. Granted, this rendition of a blind date may have gone slightly overboard on some parts - but only slightly. Some blind dates are really almost that bad.

It’s strange that many people (myself included) would have an aversion to blind dates. I mean, if we take a step back and look at it loosely, it’s really just like having a conversation with a stranger you bump into - you don’t know anything about each other, but it doesn’t faze you because you know that the progression of the conversation from general to specific will allow both of you to know more of each other’s character. Yet when we place the label of “blind date” on this exact same situation, our entire demeanor changes. Suddenly, the stakes are raised and we either instantly become tongue-tied or become motor-mouths in order to buffer ourselves from our nerve attacks.

Why is there such a large discrepancy in dealing with the same scenario that’s only labelled differently? I think it has to do with our ability to fool ourselves. I can easily strike up a conversation with a complete stranger at a café or a bar with no problem. Even if I am attracted to her, I can still pretend it’s just a chat because it hasn’t been labelled as a “blind date”. However, when that label is put on though, there’s no escaping the knowledge that this is, in fact, a blind date. I’ll know that she knows that we both know that the entire purpose of this conversation is to see if we’re compatible to jump into a relationship with each other. Our safeguards are immediately activated and every twinkle in our eyes are outshone by glaring lights of judgment. This is the reason why most blind dates tend to fail.

So, the next time you do ever go on a blind date, just don’t label it that way. Then you’ll be all set. No sweat. Simple, right? Oh, please do let me know if it works or not. That way, if it does, I can proceed to place a checkmark in the box marked: “Theory tested and successful. Ready for personal use.”