Dating Stories Vol.1

A man walks on stage. He is wearing a suit jacket and arranges the microphone as though it never belonged there.

​Someone nearby stifles a laugh. The man looks at the audience and stops. He eyes the room with a "What are you all doing here?" expression.

​It's as though everyone has stumbled into his bedroom, and they expect to be entertained. Standing in silence the man suspects he has nothing to say. Then he reaches into a pocket and withdraws a piece of paper.

​It's a story of his latest failed date.

​People seem to find these funny, he thinks.

I'll read one to them.