{"quotes":[{"text":"Everything is going as planned until I notice that Ashley has barely touched her wine glass or food after ordering the priciest bottle and several of the most expensive dishes on the menu.From 'My Worst Valentine's Day.Ever: a Short Story.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["bad-boys","bad-dates","funny-humor","new-york-city","relationship-problems","short-story","short-story-collection","valentine-s-day","what-comes-around-goes-around","when-things-go-wrong"],"id":86452,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"And just as I'm about to lay on the Yi-Wang-Smooth, I see Lay #1 and Lay #3 show up to our table and take the two empty seats nearby. From: 'My Worst Valentine's Day.Ever: a Short Story.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["bad-boyfriends","bad-dates","funny-humor","new-york-city","relationship-problems","short-story","short-story-collection","valentine-s-day","what-comes-around-goes-around","when-things-go-wrong"],"id":144568,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"You’re repulsive, Mike.”“Huh?”“I said, you’re impulsive. Such a fun, impulsive guy.” When Leah looked into her date’s little eyes, she couldn’t help picturing Mavis Fletcher’s prize sow Gertie in a two-thousand-dollar silk suit and a gold Tag Heuer watch.","author":"Pamela Burford","tags":["bad-dates","dating","humor","romance"],"id":167761,"author_id":"Pamela+Burford"},{"text":"This date had started as bland and was speeding right along to abysmal.","author":"Katherine McIntyre","tags":["bad-dates","bland","contemporary-romance","cupid-s-cafe","dates","opening-lines","relationships","romance"],"id":386380,"author_id":"Katherine+McIntyre"},{"text":"If I could do all of that on February 14th, it would be a personal best for me. Something to share with my crew for the glory and the laughs, or to cheer up the next buddy of mine to get dumped or cheated on. From 'My Worst Valentine's Day.Ever: A Short Story.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["bad-boys","bad-dates","funny-humor","new-york-city","relationship-problems","short-story","short-story-collection","valentine-s-day","what-comes-around-goes-around","when-things-go-wrong"],"id":407663,"author_id":"Zack+Love"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":5,"pages":1}}