My friend Nastya knows how to burn bridges with the grace of a serial arsonist. She recently completed a potentially promising romance somewhere between risotto and dessert.
The “chat in a coffee shop” format worked flawlessly, but the first home date broke down due to everyday life.
The guy went to the restroom, Nastya went in after him and saw a few drops on the toilet rim. Actually, that was the end. The passion instantly disappeared without a trace, and the loser was mentally packed up and forever erased from her life. Even tiramisu didn't save the situation.
On the one hand, I understand it perfectly. We all diligently pretend that we feed exclusively on sunlight and pollen, and we need the toilet only to touch up our makeup. And when someone's physiology so rudely interferes with a romantic evening, it instantly destroys the illusion. Especially if you remember that caustic stereotype that has been whispering for centuries that washing your porcelain friend is some kind of sacred female mission. It seems that some still think that in the maternity hospital, girls are given a personal brush along with a tag on their arm.
But we are like adults, and the main rule here is simple: whoever inherits, cleans up.
But if you look at this story without drama, the question arises: Are a few drops really enough reason for hysterics?
The guy could just be overexcited. Or the bathroom had a dim romantic light behind which nothing could be seen except his own illusions. After all, he could simply have overlooked something. The viability of a couple is determined not by the sterility of the plumbing, but by how these two are able to talk about uncomfortable things.
Instead of silently sulking in the room, Nastya had the perfect tool for a test of adequacy. She could have just handed him a paper towel. No tantrums or eye rolls.
Then everything is decided by his reaction. Did he get embarrassed, apologize, quickly rush to clean up? Before you is an ordinary living person who knows how to admit his mistakes. You can pour tea and continue the evening. But if he pouted, started to aggressively defend himself or, God forbid, said something about “not a man’s business” — then it’s really time to call a taxi. Because it’s not about the drops anymore.
Saying something about an “accident” in the bathroom is another test for our mentality, but it must be passed. You can say it directly: “Listen, you made a little mistake there, please fix the consequences.” You can turn everything into a joke if you need to reduce the tension. Or just calmly outline the boundaries: in this house, the broom is shared, and we leave the rim dry.
The main thing is not how perfect someone's aim is. The main thing is the ability to withstand the other's imperfection and not crumble from the fact that princes also go to the toilet. Although, it seems that Nastya is currently looking for someone who doesn't drink liquids at all before dates.
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First the new ones ↕ Dinosaur from Nikolaev 🤔 We had to talk 05/22/2026 21:16 There may be a “other side of the coin” to this story – maybe she did the guy a favor. I think that's what dating is for – to understand whether the potential cockroach couple is of the same breed. 👍 1 + Reply