... was a total bust.
We met at a small bar. The problem wasn't that she was extremely dishonest about any one particular part of her profile. Rather, she was a little dishonest about every single part of her entire profile. By compilation of small/moderate lies (or delusions), she ultimately wasn't someone that I wanted to touch, or to touch me.
After the first drink, I told her that it wasn't going to work out. She was both extremely irritated and confused, and wanted to know why. I calmly told her (a) that she wasn't what I expected (true), and (b) that this sort of thing (SA) really wasn't for me (not true). I didn't want our rapid "break up" to turn into a loud spectacle, so I wanted to put some of the blame on myself and not make it all about her.
The other issue was that she had driven a fairly long distance through crap traffic to get to me. I offered to give her gas money plus some WA (walking away) money. $80 total. She wasn't happy with it, but I avoided a meltdown in a public place.
After that, I found a decent restaurant and had a good meal + beer.
I may give SA another shot, but I definitely need to refine my filters. That wasn't fun at all.


To prevent that it is better to do coffee or drinks for the first meeting, with the understanding that you have other obligations (not necessarily true) so this is going to be short half to an hour max. If you find yourself hitting it off you can flatter her by blowing off your (presumed) other engagement and if it doesn’t work out there is no expectation or fuss to leave. Doing it this way prevents you from having to deal with a rejected woman and allows you to let her keep her dignity, and also keeps you from having to give her anything you don’t want to.