{"id":57348,"date":"2017-05-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2017x105x1bad-date\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:17:02","slug":"bad-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2017\/05\/bad-date.html","title":{"rendered":"How One Bad Date Changed My Life- Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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11 years ago today, I went on my first date with my Husband.<\/p>\n

If we would\u2019ve judged how our relationship would turn out from the events of that first date- we wouldn\u2019t still be together today.<\/p>\n

We saw the worst first date movie of maybe all time. See No Evil. Don\u2019t even look it up. It was horrible. He knew I liked scary movies, so he picked the only one in theaters at the time. And blech. No thank you. If I hadn\u2019t been on a date I would\u2019ve walked out of that movie before it was even half over.<\/p>\n

Then we went out for Mexican food and I ordered nachos. I had no idea you got chips and salsa for free people! I was a baby at 18. So I ate chips. Chips for dinner. On a first date.<\/p>\n

Come to think of it, I didn\u2019t eat anything because I was so nervous.<\/p>\n

On the way home we got stopped at a railroad crossing with the longest train ever. And he TOOK OFF HIS SEATBELT! I prayed, \u2018dear Lord don\u2019t let him kiss me here stuck by a train.\u2019 Then I proceeded to ask him what he was doing. #awkward<\/p>\n

As you can tell, it was not the best first date. By society\u2019s standards it would definitely not have warranted a second date. Probably not even a phone call.<\/p>\n

But, the kiss at the end of the night- magic!<\/p>\n

What I didn\u2019t mention is that we had pretty much become best friends before this date. We knew a ton about each other already, so the awkwardness was easy to laugh off. But, in life, that\u2019s not always the case.<\/p>\n

That crazy first date lead me to understand that every thing deserves a second chance. Another shot. Because if we didn\u2019t go out again, we wouldn\u2019t be here 11 years later, still crazy in love. Holding hands and laughing our way through this messy life together!<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t only apply to dating- I\u2019ve found it works for life in general. Like, the time I cried my way home after the first day of cosmetology school. Or anytime I\u2019ve failed at something that later I excelled at. My motto is dust yourself off, try try again. What seems awkward, silly, or scary even, can turn out to be wonderful.<\/p>\n

So I am so very thankful for that bad first date, because it taught me a valuable lesson. And every date after that was so much better!<\/p>\n

Has there ever been a time in your life that you gave a second chance and it ended up changing your life? Tell me about it!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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