The first fifteen minutes were promising. David asked me about my job, my hobbies, and what kind of movies I liked. He listened, nodded, and even cracked a couple of light jokes that weren’t half bad. I remember thinking, Okay, this isn’t so bad.

But then something shifted.

The conversation started veering in one direction—his gym routine. He mentioned casually that he worked out six days a week. I smiled and said, “That’s dedication,” expecting the topic to pass. But instead of moving on, he leaned forward and began describing his exact workout regimen in painstaking detail. Sets, reps, weights, cardio intervals. He listed his macros, his supplements, even his preferred brand of protein powder.