To the two friends of mine who heard I was going on my first date soon: thank you.

I know this is kind of a silly post, but I thought that this would be an enjoyable story and a good example to other people out there. Recently I went on a trip to the mall with two great friends of mine, who are a couple. Going into this trip, I wanted to get out and shop for fun, but I was also hoping to pick up some things for a date that I have coming up with a guy who I've been talking to for a while. I hadn't come out to these friends yet, but I was hoping they'd be cool with it. Anyways, we had gone to a bunch of stores, and the guy friend asked me if there was anywhere else I needed to go. Nervously, I explained that I was thinking of picking up some things for a date soon, but that it was a little embarrassing and I didn't want them to have to go through that with me. Without missing a beat, both him and the other friend (his girlfriend) eagerly asked me what I was looking for and congratulated me. As we walked to the first store, I casually mentioned the fact that it was a guy I was going on a date with. Both of them didn't skip a beat, not even commenting on it. They even helped me pick out stuff I never thought my friends would be willing to do like boxer briefs and condoms (because hey, you never know), and were constantly encouraging me to not worry about it and to be excited.This story is a little silly, but I never thought I would have friends who are so willing to help me out with things like this. I hope that others out there will be just as willing to make things like a first date seem a lot less scary and be so helpful.