Sometimes, if you decide to have dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, you will have to wait a very long time for a table.

You might decide to browse around some local shops to pass the time.

When you return, you might think it's a good idea to ask the host if he's called your name. Your boyfriend asks and he'll say they haven't called you yet, so you go and walk around some more.

When you return you'll want to ask again, but you hesitate because you don't want to bother the host.

This might result in a bizarre stand-off between you and your boyfriend, both of you refusing to ask the host if he's called your name. You will grow more and more irritated as each name that is not yours is called, but you still won't go up and ask.

You will look over at your boyfriend, and he will have his arms crossed, and he will have a look of severe determination on his face.

At this point, your stomach will growl and you will catch sight of the many varied and delicious cheesecakes displayed in the glass case near the register. They have names like "Snickerbar Caramel Crunch" and "Lemon Raspberry Creme."

You realize that you are broken. You have lost the showdown. You ask the host if he has called your name.

"Yes, Miss. Unfortunately we called your name about 20 minutes ago. You'll have to wait for the next available table."

It's possible that you will scream very loudly inside, and be uncontrollably (though admittedly irrationally) angry at your boyfriend.

This story is purely hypothetical, of course.