"First date with my now wife. Had plans to go to a fancy Italian restaurant. I show up a bit early, dressed as nice as my wardrobe allows, a couple drinks before she gets there.

But anyway she arrives and we enjoy dinner, drinks, appetizers, dessert. The works.

Anyway when it’s time for the check the waitress comes over and says “a person who prefers to remain anonymous picked up yalls tab and told me to tell y’all to continue to enjoy the night.”

We were both shocked. I wasn’t keeping tabs but this was an expensive meal we just had. I tipped well of course and I thought to myself the only reason anyone would do that is because it was an obvious first date unfolding and they thought we were cute/happy/genuine or something.

We both felt pretty special. Been married for 3 years. Together for 8. We eventually paid it forward to another young couple years later."