I went on a date with a guy I had met online, but he barely spoke and kept looking at me in a way I couldn\u2019t understand. As a bigger woman, I immediately assumed he was disappointed by how I looked in person and that we were both just waiting for the date to end. So when the waiter came, I ordered the burger and fries I actually wanted instead of pretending to eat lightly. My date stared at my plate and said, \u201cSeriously?\u201d My heart sank, until he burst out laughing and explained that he\u2019d spent past dates watching women pretend they weren\u2019t hungry, and he had been quietly hoping I would just order what I wanted. He wasn\u2019t judging me\u2014he was nervous. It became the best first date I\u2019d had in years, and his laughter made me realize I didn\u2019t have to keep shrinking myself just to make other people comfortable. READ MORE BELOW <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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