16. New In Town
I was working for Starbucks, my now-girlfriend was a customer. I was new in town and noticed her a couple times, she was a regular customer and we got to some small talk, chatting about places to eat. She said there’s an amazing taco place down the road, we should go sometime. I misheard her, thinking she said “you should go sometime”. I replied with “I’ll definitely check it out!” I handed her a drink and she left very awkwardly.
She was back in the next day and, against all odds, I was able to clear up the misunderstanding and I wrote my number on her Starbucks cup. We went to that taco place for our first date and she was right, it was amazing.
3 years married and 2 kids later… Really glad she saw through my awkwardness.