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Dear Miss Manners,
I took your advice and took my partner out to dinner but it didn't work. I must have been giving out some serious romantic vibes because he got real uncomfortable and made a joke about “what if people thought this was a date” and so I made a joke back and started hitting on the waitress because I didn't want to make him even more freaked out. The rest of the dinner was a train wreck and he looked like he wanted to die. Just wanted you to know that it was a disaster, so yeah, thanks a lot.
Gentle Reader:
Consider the idea that the “disastrous” dinner was actually a blessing in disguise. You're not ready to enter a relationship with this man, or possibly, anyone right now; this is made clear to me by your reaction to his comment and your making advances on the waitstaff.
Take a few more years to mature. If that happens, please consider heeding the advice I originally gave you.
Miss Manners also suggests you see a licensed therapist to deal with your relationship issues.