By Elise Solé
Building a menu fort is an obvious sign of relationship strife but what are some other clues you are that miserable couple at table five?
*You physically turn your body 180 degrees from your guy who smirks behind your back.
*Your date begs you not to cause a scene (“Please, can’t we just have a pleasant dinner for once?!”)
*Your date schedules another date while he’s still on the date with you.
* When you fight over the check, you’re actually fighting:
*You’re so frustrated that you evoke the 1992 dis, “Talk to the hand” (whether it’s because the ears ain’t listening or the face don’t understand):
*You channel Erica Kane on “All My Children” or Amanda Woodward a la “Melrose Place” and toss a drink in his face:
*You’re saying, “I totally agree” but inside you’re screaming, “Pirate’s Booty and RHONY reruns!”
*You exchange death stares and whisper, “Please lower your voice. Let’s not do this here.”
*You just, like, don’t give a crap anymore: