I recently went to visit one of my best friends in San Antonio, and as we were catching up at a local bar, she told me about an incident that happened to her the weekend before. We’ll call my friend Stacey.
It made me realize, that along with all of the fun and excitement of meeting new people and dating, the most important thing is to be careful! (Not to sound too much like an overly paranoid parent….)
Stacey met a guy (we’ll call him Josh) at the bar that’s a normal hangout for her and her friends. Stacey and Josh hit it off, danced all night long, and at the end of the night, Josh asked Stacey to give him a lift to his apartment, which was a few blocks away. Stacey was glad to give her new friend a ride home and took his cap off and put it on her head as they walked to her car.
When Stacey and Josh arrived at his apartment complex, Josh said that the Jeep parked in the middle of the road with someone in the drivers seat was his car. Stacey stopped her car next to the Jeep, and saw a girl in the driver’s seat.
THEN - Josh yells out the window, “OH, hey baby!” Apparently, Josh had a girlfriend who was driving around in his Jeep searching for him at 2 in the morning. Josh’s girlfriend flips out, and screams at him, “Why is that girl wearing your cap??!!” (Why the first question out of her mouth was what he was doing in another girl’s car - who knows.) Needless to say, my friend kicked Josh out of her car with a few choice words, gave him his cap and never spoke to him again. It’s a funny story now that she looks back - but you never know who you’re talking to when you go out and meet new people. I’m not saying that people out there need to shut themselves out from everyone and anyone - but be cautious! - TARA
