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He had read somewhere on the internet where a dating guru advised people not too have too a high expectation of the other date.

I guess it must be due to calming your anxiety level during that eventful day and just let go so you can be your natural self.

Joe decided this was the best course of action and took his mind of the subject and thought about the house projects he was working on yesterday.

Joe hovered around the outside of the restaurant on this very cold and chilly night before he settled on a spot to wait for his date.

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Did she say she was going to wear a red or a blue coat, heavens he muttered to himself, how do I recognize her?

Immediately his mind went back to the lovely photos of Karen with the long black hair that would surely be unmistakable from a good distance away.

He looked around again into the darkness with only a faded shimmering street lamp shining a few yards in front of him with the cold chill pressing into his cheek bones.

As he peered into the dark beyond the street lights, he makes out a bus coming and screetching to a halt.

The hydraulic doors almost open immediately and he could hear a bunch of people scuttling out.

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His heart misses a beat for a second with the contemplation that he was finally going to meet her, realizing this, he lowers his gaze trying not look too keen or anxious as the internet dating guru had advised.

Two women pass by and he sees how well they were wrapped up in their long overcoats and scarves and only a faint trace of their pinkish faces.

Joe’s mind starts working overtime thinking how he was going to recognize her and top it all, he just remembered that the Louvre had three entrances to the establishment.

Oh heck he thought, as he scrambled to think of a quick solution, he checked his cellphone for the time and decided to trek to the other side of the building where entrance number two was situated.

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As soon as he makes a dart for it, he felt a tapping on his shoulder and he turned and saw his date Karen looking straight at him and his immediate first impression was surprise followed by ‘wow’.

It was the kind of face that wasn’t drop-dead gorgeous but more of a face that conveyed warmth, caring and affection.

She smiled and said, ‘I thought you will be in the other entrance, so I thought I would come by this way’.

Hmm, he thought as he sensed some level of sophistication and foresight in her voice and mannerism.

She was also punctual and this was a major plus point in Joes book as this was a quality he admire very much in women.

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They step into the restaurant and are greeted with a warmth that can only be described as the radiance on your face on a hot summary night while watching the sun set.

Joe thought to himself of how well the first impressions can matter and wandered if the same applied to this restaurant.

Did the owners of the establishment go to such lengths trying to fix the fan and temperature to such a degree that it had this effect, Joe thought.

Could potentially more people come in because of this unnoticeable small fact and have some kind of psychological effect on you without knowing.

He knew that luxury car makers also have a habit of paying attention to these tiny details. He brushed away those thoughts leaving it for another time to revisit.

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