A listener named Toby recently wrote to us with the story of a first date that almost didn't happen. He tells us that a mutual friend put him in touch with a woman named Phyllis. Toby gave Phyllis a call on a Thursday and the two made plans to go out for dinner "next Sunday." "In my mind, 'next Sunday' meant a week from the following Sunday, since the earlier Sunday would've been 'this' Sunday," Toby said. A few days later, Toby got a call from Phyllis, who wanted to know why he hadn't come by to pick her up.