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"  1. Expectation: You see some beautiful stranger sitting by himself. Your eyes meet, and you see just a hint of melancholy as he flashes you a bashful smile. Reality: You notice someone screaming about how &amp;quot;THIS LMFAO SONG JUST REALLY GETS ME.&amp;quot; You both have a lot in common right now. For instance, you are both drunk. 2. Expectation: He approaches you from across the bar. There&amp;#039;s immediate tension. Reality: You keep making eye contact and wait for him to come over but he just stands there. So, fine, you guess you can approach them or whatever. It&amp;#039;s last call anyway, let&amp;#039;s get this show on the road. 3. Expectation: Outside the bar, you stare into each others&amp;#039; eyes, and talk about the meaning of life. It&amp;#039;s basically verbal intercourse. Reality: Outside the bar, you have a 20-minute conversation about how you&amp;#039;re both wearing the same color shirt. Then you make out. 4. Expectation: You share a cab ride home. Your hands playfully creep up each others&amp;#039; thighs, out of view of the taxi driver.Reality: You share a cab ride home, clumsily pawing at each other all the way. 5. Expectation: Back at your place, he&amp;#039;s impressed with your cool apartment and clearly thinks you&amp;#039;re a complex and fascinating creature. Reality: You debate ordering a pizza, but stick with making out. His eyes have spent 90 percent of the evening on your boobs, and 10 percent on your lips. 6. Expectation: You make love for hours, and then fall asleep tangled in the sheets. Reality: You keep bumping heads trying to put the condom on. He tries to put it in your butt. Later, he has a weird dream and starts shouting about &amp;quot;the gorilla&amp;quot; in his sleep. 7. Expectation: You wake up glowing, share a few laughs about how crazy last night was, and part amicably. Reality: Oh, no, that&amp;#039;s OK, I don&amp;#039;t need your number. Yeah, maybe I&amp;#039;ll call you! 8. Expectation: You spend the rest of the day feeling like an awesome, modern person who is in control of their sexual future. Reality: Did the condom break? Is that a baby kicking, or gas? Oh right, babies don&amp;#039;t usually kick one day after conception. But this sore throat definitely could be a sign of chlamydia, according to this off-brand WebMD knock-off website. 9. Expectation: You will never hear from this person again, but sometimes, on warm summer nights, when the breeze is just right, you&amp;#039;ll think of him and your torrid night of romance. What might have been\u2026 Reality: Two weeks later he somehow finds you on Facebook and now messages you, &amp;quot;lol what&amp;#039;s up?&amp;quot; any time you update your status. Want more from Frank? Follow him on Twitter. Photo credit: Getty "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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