I am sorry this topic has absolutely nothing to do with swimming, but that is the weirdest thing that ever happened to me and who else would I share it with but my beloved swimming community :-)))
Anyways, here is what happened to me today.I went to Mall of America to do some shopping.I mean I finally set aside money to invest into something non-related to swimming.I am definitely not a shopaholic, but today I felt the urge to get into some new clothes.Well, afew hours after browsing that huge concentration of temptations I gathered quite e few purchases.To top it off I decided to get myself some cool jeans, so I ended up in one of the clothing shops.I had some trouble finding my size and I caught an eye of A GORGEOUS young lady that was working there and asked her to help me out(well, because she was so good-looking, I obviously had even more trouble finding stuff :-))).She turned out to be a sweet-heart and pretty much guided me through all my shopping experience at this little shop and I finally had 2 pair of jeans that I liked after trying out thousands of them(well, not exactly that many, but you know what I mean).So it was time for me to go, but I kinda felt reluctant to leave without having a little chat with that cutie.So I asked her name and stuff and we had a pleasant little conversation.Man, she told me to stop by some time to say hello :-)))Maybe she liked me?'Cause I surely liked her, lol:))
Anyways we finished talking, smiled to each other, wished each other good night and all those things and I headed out home thinking about nothing but that girl I just met.
Ok, guess what happened when I got home?I realised that the girl totally stole my brains at the moment when we were talking, BECAUSE I LEFT THE STRORE WITH THE JEANS IN MY HANDS FORGETTING(I MEAN FORGETTING!!!!) TO PAY FOR THEM!!!
OH my GOD!!!I never shoplift or anything of a kind and never ever anything like that happened to me!
Should I go back there tomorrow and pay or is that going to look weird?The most amazing part is that the jeans had those magnetic devices but they obviously never got activated or whatnot...
WOW, I mean WOOOOOOOOOOW.I must have really liked the girl, 'cause my brain was obviously paralized for that moment...I promised her I would stop by again :-)))She told me when she works.I was trying to be a decent guy and not jump into the whole "Can I have your number" thing right away, lol.
Man, all I have to say is : women are trouble , or from the woman's view on the situation it could be: men are so stupid!!!
Yes, yes any transaction will do! :p
Dorothy,
I'm doing experiments on my children! :) I'll let you know how it went in 10 years. Every night at bedtime we read books, practice letters, etc., say our prayers, and then I ask them what was good and bad about their day. I'm hoping that if they are used to talking, especially about the bad, that they won't clam up later...
wish me luck.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Yes, yes any transaction will do! :p
Dorothy,
I'm doing experiments on my children! :) I'll let you know how it went in 10 years. Every night at bedtime we read books, practice letters, etc., say our prayers, and then I ask them what was good and bad about their day. I'm hoping that if they are used to talking, especially about the bad, that they won't clam up later...
wish me luck.
Karen, I did the same....and actually DS waited until 16 to clam up. Other parents tell me it was 13-14 when their boys did. DD at 12 still wants to talk to me and be around me. That will probably change soon, sigh. I should not be too unhappy, he is a good kid, gets good grades, and nice friends and stays out of trouble.:)
dima,
I woulda waited to do the transaction with her.
Ande
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
Well, actually nothing happened last night, because she WAS NOT working, lol.Maybe I was spaced out when talking to her last time and did not quite understand her schedule right, either or.... Anyways, the jeans are paid for - the cashier had some trouble understanding what I was trying to do first, hah, well, not every day do you run into a customer with a price tag but no product to it willing to pay for it...
But one thing I will tell you for sure - I am going back to that place until I see her again...This giel is not gettin' away from me:-)
Kari, I think your reassuring post managed to crush my confidence ;) . (Bold emphasis mine. Okay, it's not as bad as I'm making it sound, but you get the general idea. :) )
Originally posted by Fishgrrl
It's a numbers game. If I were single, and some random guy asked me out - unless he was frightening for some reason, I'd more than likely say yes.
What you think is so important is really not that important to most of us (I say "most" because there are a few exceptions to every rule). I'm not looking for a super model; in fact, I lived in L.A. for a while and let me tell you - there were men who were prettier than most women I know and as soon as they opened their mouths, it was "forget about it!", for me anyway.
Most women I know want a guy who is nice and polite and has a sense of humor and brain between his ears, other than that, it's all personal taste. Hell - I stopped seeing a guy once because I didn't like the socks he wore - how's that for personal taste!? Picky, I know - but when it comes down to it Mr. Hooked on Swimming, just be yourself. As far as the numbers game is concerned, there are LOTS of girls out there who would fancy you!
Ok you girls out there....should we help these guys out? Let 'em in a few of our secrets????
First of all, it's easier to ask us out than you think. It's not that scary; or at least we're not that scary.
It's a numbers game. If I were single, and some random guy asked me out - unless he was frightening for some reason, I'd more than likely say yes.
What you think is so important is really not that important to most of us (I say "most" because there are a few exceptions to every rule). I'm not looking for a super model; in fact, I lived in L.A. for a while and let me tell you - there were men who were prettier than most women I know and as soon as they opened their mouths, it was "forget about it!", for me anyway.
Most women I know want a guy who is nice and polite and has a sense of humor and brain between his ears, other than that, it's all personal taste. Hell - I stopped seeing a guy once because I didn't like the socks he wore - how's that for personal taste!? Picky, I know - but when it comes down to it Mr. Hooked on Swimming, just be yourself. As far as the numbers game is concerned, there are LOTS of girls out there who would fancy you!
Just keep on "returning those pants..."
Bar tips - also, if I'm at a bar and a guy offers to buy me a drink, usually I'll say yes. It certainly doesn't commit me to anything and you never know...it might turn out (if I were single, of course).
OH yeah - and another thing - if you ask a girl to dance and she says "no" or "maybe later" - it's usually not about you, so don't get all pissed off and insulted. Maybe her feet hurt - remember, we're the ones wearing high heels - maybe she doesn't like the song (almost always the case with me) - maybe she's waiting for her drink to show up - so ask her again....after she's had that drink! Maybe she needs to use the ladies room....blah blah blah
Oh...I digress. Good luck Hooked and remember, if you do the math, there are approximately 2,304,726 girls out there who would be a good match for you. I'm not buying into the "only one true love" stuff!!
The hardest thing was this winter watching him go through his first heartbreak. Talk about clamming up! But now he is better and more his normal self and even talks about his golf game to me! Which actually almost gets us back to the topic, women are trouble as my son discovered!
