Going on a blind date with someone who refuses to post a profile picture is a massive gamble, but modern technology has a brilliant—and brutal—solution for the desperate.
Since neither of us had photos on our dating profiles, I was terrified she’d be completely unattractive, leaving me trapped for the entire evening. Luckily, I found a genius digital loophole: an app called “Mom, Are You OK?” It schedules a fake phone call to ring exactly when you first meet. If your date is a knockout, you ignore it. If they’re a disaster, you answer in a panic: “Mom? What’s wrong? Are you okay?” and make a swift getaway.
Armed with my foolproof escape plan, I walked up to her apartment and knocked. The moment the door opened, my jaw hit the floor. She was an absolute goddess—stunningly beautiful with jaw-dropping curves. I felt like I had just won the lottery.
But before I could even utter a single word of hello, a loud ringtone shattered the silence.
She glanced down at her screen, looked up at me with wide eyes, and quickly pressed the phone to her ear:
“Mom? What’s the matter? Are you okay?”
