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The BLIND DATE

Today my thoughts are on blind dates.  My husband and I met on a blind date.   Of course I've been out of circulation since then But I don't hear of blind dates anymore.  Is this because computer dating has taken its place?  Personally I don't think computer dating is better.  Here is my thinking.  
Way back when...when computers were new and not even in the schools yet...(1967 or so)  our school had a computer generated matchmaking dance.  We included some other high schools to attend since we needed a larger number of participants for the computer to match.  We each filled out a scantron questionnaire and waited. Dance night, we were introduced to our match.  My date was a nice guy, too shy to talk and had that perpetual red blush the whole night.  We really had very little in common because he admitted to not actually answering the questions truthfully.
 That's a chance you take with computer matches.
Now, a blind date is similar except that your matching comes from your Aunt Tilly or your best friend....someone who knows you and loves you and wants to see you happy.  Such was my blind date experience. 
My best friend had an awesome boyfriend from a neighboring town. Well, let me go back one step further.  
One Saturday afternoon, Diane, Ginny and I went bowling.  There were three boys laughing at us because, well truth be told, we were awful bowlers as a matter of fact, I think Diane released the ball behind her and might have hit one of the boys in the foot. (my version)  After that afternoon, Ginny and Ed exchanged phone numbers and before too long Ginny and Ed, started dating.  So they set up a blind date for Diane and I to meet two of Ed's friends.  We six had a fun evening and although my date and I didn't 'hit it off' Diane and Jeff did.  So months later..after graduation, Diane and Jeff set up a blind date wit me, her friend and Walt, Eds friend. Well actually ( this is my husbands favorite part of the story) Jeff went into a local bar where he and his friends drank and played darts, and approached Walt and Gene.  "Who wants a bling date with my girlfriends best friend?"  Neither one volunteered so they tossed a coin and the loser had to go on the date with me.
Well, we had a wonderful double date, dancing and laughing and well..the rest is history.  We've been married for 43 years.  Ed and Ginny will be celebrating their 44th and Diane and Jeff will be celebrating their 43rd.  (I can edit this, Ginny and Diane if I got the years wrong.)