Love · Letter 45
My date brought his mother
Fictional editorial letter
Dear Duck,
I arrived for a first date and found his mother sitting beside him. He said she wanted to make sure I was “a good fit.” She asked about my five-year plan before we ordered drinks. Was I rude to leave?
— Table for Three
Dear Unscheduled Interviewee,
Not remotely. A first date is for two people to learn whether they like each other. You did not apply for a position in his family firm, and the woman with the handbag is not your hiring manager.
You may say, “I thought this was a date for the two of us. I am going to go.” Then go. If he needs his mother’s approval to order an appetizer, he is not ready to choose a partner. I hope she paid for her own soup.
Answered by ValentinoAffairs of the heart. Strict closing time.