The fact that I was excited and optimistic for that date makes me question my own judgment

Well it's good that you were excited about it. Sorry to hear it didn't fulfill your hopes.

It's no fun as you get older. We're jaded and wary of everything. But we can't just hide

It’s good to be excited. All you can do is give him your best you. If he’s a putz, you just have to move on. Hopefully you’ll at least get a decent meal out of the deal.

Aww...

Sorry, hope for better luck next time.

It sounds like you got stuck with someone who gives dating a bad reputation.

Dating is so tedious imo lol

It happens

What happened?

One step at a time. Sometimes those steps are backwards.

That bad huh?

How bad was it??

What made your date bad?

Did he want to skip the dinner and go straight for the dessert?

We need details. All the horrific details.