My sister told me to 'just be myself' on a date and I ended up ranting about squirrels for 20 minutes

So I went on a date last weekend with this guy I met at a coffee shop in Chicago. My sister, who is always giving relationship advice, told me to 'just be yourself' and not try to impress him. I took that literally. We sat down at a pizza place and I got nervous, so I started talking about how I feed the squirrels in my backyard and they have names like Chonky and Nibbles. He asked one question about them and I went on a full tangent about the squirrel hierarchy in my neighborhood. He just stared at me, finished his slice, and said he had to leave early. Has anyone else taken advice too literally and regretted it?

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david_rivera412d agoTop Commenter

Wait, you actually named them Chonky and Nibbles? Lol thats the best thing Ive read all day.

terryh2012d ago

Read a thing the other day about how people who name their pets silly things live longer. Not sure if it's true, but it definitely makes life more fun. Chonky and Nibbles is a perfect combo, one sounds like a tank and the other sounds like a little troublemaker. Bet they keep you on your toes. Honestly, I'm kinda jealous I didn't come up with those names first.