In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.

Beginning: Walter was lonely ever since his wife had passed away. Middle 1: Walter had no interest in dating a woman. Middle 2: Walter wanted to date some woman. Ending: He asked the lady from bingo to go to dinner with him.
2