Since you asked…

There was a guy at my school that I thought was super cool.

Somehow in conversation, sushi came up and he said he loved sushi, so I said “Oh my gosh, ME TOO! Love the stuff! Yum-o!”

But here’s the thing… I was a total liar. I had never tried sushi. I couldn’t even use chopsticks properly.

A year later, this guy ended up asking me out…

He picked me up for our date, and as we pulled into the restaurant I realized that he had taken me to sushi. I had forgotten about my big lie a year earlier. Shit.

We sat down to eat and I was desperately taking my cues from him. As soon as I attempted to grab the first piece of sushi, my chopsticks twisted up and I flung it across the room.

I was horrified and quickly ran to pick it up and put it on my napkin, while he gave me a funny look.

I took a deep breath and gave the second piece a try. I managed to get it up to my mouth for a bite (which I HATED), and it just fell apart- rice, soy sauce, fish…everywhere.

As I sat there frantically stabbing at the pieces of rice and fish that were on the table, he asked me… “Kate. Have you ever had sushi before?!”

I couldn’t lie anymore. I cracked. No, I hadn’t had sushi before. I was just trying to impress him.

Luckily, he thought this was absolutely hilarious and ordered us some teriyaki chicken- and FORKS- and we had a wonderful rest of the date :)

Edit to Add: I love sushi now, and have also learned how to eat it properly ;)