First Date With Amir
I’ve gotten so much good dating advice lately, that I decided to invite a stranger on the pod for the inaugural, real live (and blind) first date. The stranger’s name was Amir and it was deeply generous of him to show up. Going into the date, all I knew about Amir was that he worked a bank and that he went camping on Labour Day weekend. He had every opportunity to stalk me online but I don’t think he did. For optimal success, we prepared gripping and mildly invasive questions. You might want to try these out yourself for your next winning first date. Let me know how it goes!
Questions for the Best Blind First Date of Your Life
Amir: Describe your most embarrassing and horrible dating experiences ever.
Erica: What do you think is the best part about dating you, and what do you think is the worst part about dating you?
Amir: Do you have a controversial opinion that might upset people?
Erica: Why are you single right now and do you think there is a dysfunctional reason for this?
Amir: What are your greatest failures and why do you think they happened?
Erica: When entering a relationship, do you have any red flags and pet peeves and let’s see if we have each other’s red flags and pet peeves.
The Listener Question: A suitor struggles with the logistics of oral sex. How to navigate the taste of blowing his load as he goes down on his gf. Amir and Erica can’t fix it—but they have thoughts.
Ukulele Segment: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day: You won’t be disappointed.
Mixing, Ukulele, and Cover Art by Erica J. Schmidt in Montréal, Quebec.
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Listener Question From “Mouth Full of Himself”
Dear Erica (and her dreamy hot date),
My girlfriend loves, I mean LOVES, getting oral sex and I am pretty good at it, I have been told. The problem is that she only wants it right after I am done the deed – and I’m not tryin’ to taste my own stuff – and I am finding it harder and harder to deal with the weird smell. Talking about it seems like the mature thing to do, but I just can’t. What should I do?
Love, Mouth Full of Himself
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