Swiped Left From My POV

> Be me, 29 year old > Buying new clothes at a department store > qt 8/10 employee approaches me while I'm browsing > "Hi there! Do you need help finding anything?" > Tell her no, but we chat for a bit > Kinda nervous in front of her, but I can hold a conversation so I'm not completely retarded (or so I thought) > She seems nice, I think I'll ask her out > "Hey so I think you're really cute! Do you want to grab coffee together sometime?" > "Uhmmmmmm..." > Panic sets in, try to play it off cool > "You can give your answer like you're swiping on Tinder if it makes it easier!" > She laughs... and then waves her hand left > FUCK > My face starts getting super red, I know it. I try to save whatever dignity I have left so I turn around and speed walk to the exit > I turn around as I'm heading out and qt looks super confused/sad > Whatever, fuck that bitch > 3 days later, I'm in the shower contemplating my life choices when I realize > She didn't swipe left > She swiped right, but I was opposite her so it looked like she was swiping left from my POV

A nervous 29-year-old man asks an attractive store employee out for coffee and jokingly tells her to answer by swiping left or right like on Tinder. When she waves left from his perspective, he assumes she rejected him and flees, only realizing three days later that she actually swiped right because he was standing opposite her. The joke is about an awkward misunderstanding caused by perspective and social panic, making it useful as a reaction to overthinking or misreading a situation.

• @jeppa420 / 16243 2021-04-13