I’ve always attempted to be open-minded in relation to socializing with new-people, and so I didn’t operate others way when my personal big date instantly disclosed he was actually a Scientologist. Just what ensued ended up being among my personal
most remarkable times previously
, although it positively left my personal mind spinning. Here is what occurred.

1. 
   Everything began so ordinarily.
   
   We might satisfied in a coffee shop because kind of “meet pretty” method a lot of people dream about. The casual dialogue was actually in fact truly fascinating, and I also need to state he had been very charming when that dialogue converted into flirtation. In addition hadn’t already been on a night out together for a time at the time, thus I failed to truly wait as he asked myself out. The big date by itself had been pretty typical as well. After all, we had been merely
   heading out for dinner
   .
2. 
   Yeah, I found myself astonished concerning Scientology thing.
   
   We just got our very own meals in the restaurant once the subject of faith came up. The guy very first questioned what I thought in and I freely admitted that I had been increased Catholic but presently regarded as my self more agnostic than whatever else. His response? “Oh. Well, I’m a Scientologist. Have you been knowledgeable about the Church?” Gotta appreciate how relaxed he was, but no, I got no clue which was coming.
3. 
   A non-Scientologist dating a Scientologist is in fact rather uncommon.
   
   Relating to my go out (and soon after verified by my personal post-date late night internet online searches), its quite unheard of for a Scientologist currently some one not in the church. Along with Scientology being some of those
   fundamentalist belief programs
   where theology will be the response to everything in daily life, additional reason for this is really fairly simple. Scientologists just fork out a lot of the personal time in the church/engaging in chapel products. That “meet cute” we had when you look at the cafe? He’d simply originate from a session in chapel. And in which was actually the guy before our day? At the church definitely!
4. 
   The big date type of turned into exactly about Scientology.
   
   While I became inclined to state “OK!” and progress, my personal time seemed extremely enthusiastic about just what my personal feelings on their faith had been. Reality ended up being that i truly didn’t should tell him my personal precise feelings on Scientology just in case I insulted him, but In addition didn’t like to lie… therefore I affected with myself and informed him that, like the majority of men and women, I’d heard many various things about Scientology, a few of which might or might not end up being genuine. That turned out to be a blunder as the remainder of all of our time in that restaurant centered on him attempting to A) determine exactly what adverse circumstances I’d heard and B) convince me personally that Scientology was actually simply FANTASTIC!
5. 
   He wasn’t initial Scientologist I would actually ever met.
   
   Although this had been my personal very first (and just) big date actually ever with a Scientologist, the truth was actually that I’d identified one before. It had been in fact a pal of mine in university, though she’d for ages been rather peaceful regarding the subject matter. After that arrived one summer time in which she revealed she ended up being leaving school commit benefit the Church and none people have you ever heard from her once again. Actually the woman Facebook account had been removed shortly afterwards. Once in a while In my opinion about the lady and expect that she actually is okay.
6. 
   I was interested in hearing everything he previously to state, but because We study religions as an interest.
   
   I’m
   maybe not spiritual myself
   but i am totally fascinated with different notion programs. For years today, i have examined different religions within my free time to the level that i could tell you the theology of the many main ones right after which some. But alternatively of informing my time that we currently knew all about classes, OT amounts, engrams, bridges, the Sea Org, Xenu, Tom sail, etc., I stayed hushed and listened. Provide everybody else a chance to share their side of the story, right?
7. 
   He wouldn’t actually answer my personal concerns.
   
   Very much like i desired to listen him mention his personal perspective on his thinking, he had been extremely elusive when I asked particular questions about it. Eg, at one-point I inquired how much it are priced at, on average, for someone to begin in Scientology. His feedback? “its thus amusing you may well ask that since you actually can not put a price about it.” Later, we inquired what would take place if the guy or one of his family previously kept the Church. “You do have outstanding creativeness!” he stated, before fast changing the subject.
8. 
   Turns out he’dn’t been in lengthy.
   
   Like other Scientologists, my time had accompanied because members of their family did, but it ended up that they’d been included for only over 5 years, that is fairly darn small in comparison to many people in the religion. He had been insistent that Scientology had altered all their physical lives for much better but also for some cause would not truly enter details about their parents or siblings beyond tips like what age they were and in which these people were residing.
9. 
   He had been a truly wonderful, articulate man. However he was!
   
   For folks who don’t know, Scientologists discover through their own church courses just how to speak much better with people. So, most of them have become positioned and well-spoken whenever around other individuals, and that I guess dates are not any exception. Much as I found myself aggravated by my date’s obscure responses about their faith, i possibly couldn’t help but appreciate just how the guy spoke and shared themselves.
10. 
    No, the guy did not just be sure to recruit me (or at the very least he had been discreet regarding it).
    
    I kept looking forward to him to express something similar to, “You should arrive see on your own precisely why Scientology stones. Here is a pamphlet!” but I recognized the fact the guy never ever did. The guy definitely portrayed it in an optimistic light, as well as some point he did tell me he thought I’d reap the benefits of it. Nonetheless, he never pushed us to get look at the Scientology center and that I appreciated that. Perhaps the guy hoped I’d supply on my own going.
11. 
    I was thinking it best for each of us if we failed to carry on circumstances.
    
    I really don’t regret my personal Scientologist time anyway, but We realized we had beenn’t attending work out. We politely tell him this at the end of the night and we hugged and parted ways. I believe he realized it absolutely was just the right move also. We never ever saw him once again.