How to React to Your Friend’s Date
If the date went well, really well, your effusiveness should know no bounds. You are thrilled for her, you can’t believe how romantic it sounds, you hope she’ll consider an autumn wedding because you look really good in cranberry. When she shows you pictures of her date on Facebook, you will gasp at how beautiful he/she is, and then high five her.
If the date went fine, you will maintain a positive attitude, tell her sometimes chemistry takes a little while to develop, but be perfectly understanding if she doesn’t want a second date. When she shows you pictures of her date on Facebook, you will tell her encouragingly, “Oh, I think he/she’s cute, no?”
If the date went horribly, you will buy her a drink and repeatedly tell her you’ve never heard of anything so terrible in your life, that you can’t believe that happened to her (even if secretly you think she’s sort of overreacting). You’ll be shocked and appalled — you won’t try to one-up her with a story of your worst first date, not now. When she shows you pictures of her date on Facebook, you will remark that you’re surprised the image didn’t break the computer screen.
