Two weeks after talking online, we first met at a local coffee shop. When I stepped out of my car and walked to the door, he held it open with the biggest and brightest smile I have ever seen. Someone else could have heard how loud my heart beat picked up, seeing all 32 of his teeth on display for me. During this date, we talked about our lives as of late, a little bit about our families, our love for all kinds of music, and most of all, the new sensation at the time, "ChatGPT". Then we both talked about our love for reading. At that time, we decided to head to Half Price Books and buy each other a book. As we were about to leave, he asked for my number. After giving it to him, I jokingly told him, "It's not my real number," as he looked at me with slight disappointment. I giggled and told him to try calling and see what happens. He then sent me a brief text to confirm, and we hugged ending our first date.