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!!!
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Heather - if I'm ever in the windy city, then I'm buyin' you a drink, girl!
Ande - those lyrics are hilarious!!
Not that I'm a big expert on dating, but guys my suggestions for you are to:
Be handsome, fit, charming, interesting, laid back, funny, bright, polite, nice, helpful, and ambitious,
smell good,
have clean finger nails,
no death breath,
dress well,
ask her questions and really listen,
be a gentleman,
treat her like a lady,
tell entertaining stories
be genuinely interested in her
wait to make moves.
What else?
Ande
what's with this fake number thing?
only give your number to people you are interested in and
don't give it to those you aren't
it's that simple
I heard of one woman, that when a guy asked her for her number, if she was interested she'd say
"my name is _____ _____, If you want to call me, find me."
ande
lol ... Kari, I agree with everything you've said. There are guys that I've seen and thought wow they are hot, then they open their mouths and sound so incredibly stupid I can't get away fast enough. Intelligence is important! (It's at the top of my "list") There are also guys that might not grab my attention right away based only off of looks but that once I get to know I adore.
I've turned down guys for a dance or for my phone number for some pretty stupid reasons that usually have to do mostly with me. Either I'm hung up on someone else, or I'm not in the mood. Sometimes I just want to get the heck out of the bar and I have no desire to hang around and talk to someone else. Usually it is me in my own little world with my own agenda.
I think a lot of it is in the approach too. Girls really aren't too difficult. And if they say no they usually have personal reasons that have nothing to do with the guy. Unless like Kari said he admits a total serial killer vibe, which Mattson I'm going to go out on a limb and say you don't.
My daughter had a quote for guys who tried to pick her up and wanted to get her phone number. "Don't call me I'll call you!"
I quess this is what you are saying also.
George
Actually I'm really good at giving fake numbers ... lol ... Seriously, I did have a guy (who was a friend of a friends) ask me for my number once and he told me not to give him a fake one (note: that is NOT a good line) so I just didn't ever answer the phone if I didn't know the number ...
wow, I'm a b*tch. hmm... Seriously though. I have come a realization, it's better to have tried and failed then not have tried. I'd rather know. The not knowing what could have been drives me crazy.
My daughter also said she had made the mistake of telling a fellow she really liked "Don't call me I'll call you" the next time she saw him he had married. So please be careful what you say to these suiters.
George
Originally posted by SwiminONandON
Actually I'm really good at giving fake numbers ...
I gave out a fake number once, on total accident. I had/have a crush on a nice girl who works at a local restaraunt. I got to know her a little bit and then I finally decided to do something about it. I had a day off, and it so happened that she was not going to be working that day. I asked if she had anything planned, she said no, then asked what I was doing. Then, she did something that totally threw me off, she asked for my number. I was so dumbfounded and caught off guard I think I just gave any number I could think of... then I never saw her again.
