So I’m a 27M and I was on a date with a 21F tonight. We met a few days ago on Tinder. And the catch is her and I didn’t speak the same language…I speak only English and she spoke only Spanish. Over the past couple days we’ve been texting and using google translate of course. Honestly I liked the girl, but I wasn’t expecting much out of it considering the language barrier. Well she told me she wanted to go on a date, and so we set up plans. Come today we met in my city and the meeting was adorable. I walked up to her and said “Hola, Como Estas” and she laughed and stepped in to hug me and said “I am good haha”. We went and grabbed coffee, sat down by a lake and just sat there talking on google translate for like 2 1/2 hours. There was no lulls, awkward moments or anything. Sat there talking passing the phone back and fourth, and I gotta say I was having a great time. She was absolutely beautiful in person too.
Well fast forward a bit she like grabs her arms and says “Frio” so I know that’s “cold” well I asked her if she wants to go home?” She said “Can we go to your place instead”. I was kinda surprised by it, but I said sure. We get to my place and I ask her if she’s hungry. She said yes and I told her I’d cook us pasta. She was like “I love pasta”. At this point in the date I was really feeling her. She was nice, funny, and just…authentic. Well as I’m cooking she comes up to me and says in English “I want ee to help you” I laughed and said “No no it’s okay, your my guest” she looks at my oven, grabs my apron hanging off it, puts it on and says “I’m chef now” and I kinda just was in awe for a second. She immediately started cooking and using ingredients. She catches me looking at her and goes “Que?” I pulled out my translator and said “haha no you go ahead I’ll let you do you.” Well I get out the kitchen and just thinking “Jesus Christ this girl out of nowhere just wifed up”. Well she’s done cooking and gives me my plate and it was this amazing pasta dish with melted cheese. She used some spices too and it was just great.
I asked her if she wanted to watch a movie and when I said that she had a bit of a disappointed look on her face. Pulled out the translator and said “I’m sorry but I do have to leave soon, I told my sister I’d be home at 8…it’s now 9:30” to be honest I thought she just wanted to leave because she wasn’t having a good time. Well then she told me “But I’d love to see you again tomorrow if you’ll allow me to come over? How about the morning?” I told her “that’s fine as tomorrow I have no plans”
So I get her an uber and we get outside and she kind of huddles up to me. I wrap my arm around her and kind of just caress her arm. To be honest I thought I fucked up here because I do go in for a kiss. She did stop it and said “Too fast let’s savor” then she went back to cuddling me. Well the uber gets here, before she gets in she turned around hugged me and kissed me on the neck (I wasn’t expecting it and she’s short as can be)
She gets home and tells me she had an amazing time. She also mentioned the kiss thing and basically said she wants to take things a little slower, but she was also really nervous to do so, but didn’t want to think I did something wrong. Well needless to say we’re planning Breakfast tomorrow haha
Point of making this post was I genuinely wasn’t expecting to connect the way I did with someone who both of us barely know anything of each others languages. I also was going in with this date thinking “Oh well we’ll just see how it goes” thinking it’ll be more of a hang out. But honestly I really want to see where this goes with her. No expectations or anything, but I’d be a fool if I didn’t see this through.