Shelasky's date with the 23-year-old went well and ended with a kiss. The restaurant was switched from a deli to AOC, "a trendy tapas restaurant known for its intimidating wine list." You might recall this post a week ago:

He remembered me saying I was craving New York deli so he suggested some place in Beverly Hills that has (don't laugh) "the best pastrami ever." Ok ok, I know it doesn't sound like the most sensual night, but something about his idea was really endearing!

Already aware from the blog that Shelasky has qualms about his age, did the 23-year-old change locations to emphasize his sophistication? Now instead of "endearing," which sounded like a generous synonym for "cute," he's got "alluring, impeccable manners." You can't show that off over pastrami.

Shelasky notes that they have "so many similarities." Here they are, along with the previous blog posts that may have provided helpful advance research for the 23-year-old . . .

— "Both come across as extremely social but are homebodies at heart." Apropos her very first post . . . "I miss my family who, in touchy-feely California terms, are 'my safe place.'"

— "Both love working for ourselves." See . . . her job is blogging about her love life.

— "Both love to hike." Hmm . . . "We'll hike in Runyon Canyon, my favorite place in LA."

— "Best of all, both incredibly good at giving advice." See . . . her love life is dictated by advice from her readers.

Shelasky then recounts an after-dinner run-in with an "aggressive, type-A, Daddy's girl" who knows the 23-year-old and growled, "He's mine." Type-A, who also knows Shelasky, presumably reads the blog. How will she react? Will her knowledge of how the relationship is progressing allow her to sabotage it? But best of all, Shelasky says, "I didn't dare tell my date what happened." She just did!

Not answered: Did the blog ever come up during during the date?

Today's question is whether Shelasky should press for a second date this weekend because she's going to be out of town next week, and if so, by what form of communication? This raises several questions: Will the blog take a hiatus when she's away?? Will the 23-year-old, knowing she's up for round two, suggest a weekend date himself? Does the 23-year-old vote on the blog, and has he considered getting his friends to stuff the ballot box? And if that were discovered by Shelasky sometime in the future, would she find it cute, weird, or too meta to handle?