So, um, would you, like, have dinner with me?

It just occurred to me that things could have gone horribly awry during Episode 4. Each of the guys was supposed to ask one of the girls (who was not our partner) out for a “romantic dinner” that night. So here’s the deal: Chuck asked Scarlet, Bill asked Caitilin, I asked Mindi and Richard asked Lauren. If, say, I had asked Lauren to dinner instead, then the only girl remaining for Richard would have been his partner, Mindi. Then what? Would the producers have stepped in and told me, “Tough shit, you’re eating with Mindi tonight”? I’m truly curious about this…