Go For It!!
Sorry I’ve been out of touch as of late, my dear readers, but work has been hectic. There is an end in sight, however, and I hope to return to my regularly scheduled programs of Dear Abby…what the fuck and the morons of online dating.
For now, a little positive note to all you ladies out there wishing you could find that one great guy – but where are you going to meet him? Online? Puh-lease – what a joke. Church? Library? Hospital cafeteria as graciously advised by the Millionaire Matchmaker? Fear not, my dear girls, for there is hope. Take a lesson from my playbook and maybe you’ll land yourself that guy you never expected to meet, but thank the gods of fate that you did.
It’s Friday – after having consumed a few Captain and Coke’s at the year-end corporate office party, call one of your male friends and see what’s going on tonight. Love the fact that he happens to be at the same bar as your office party so make plans to meet up with Shaun and his friend Brian later that evening. Progress to leaving the office party, throwing on some jeans and meeting the guys at a bar to sip some Coke as you try to sober up – after all, it’s only 5:30 and you need to get your drink on!
Now – some girls may feel that they should go down to their local haunt, see their girlfriend and have a quiet evening because that’s what they’re used to. Have at it, but I took the road less traveled and followed these two shenanigans out to another bar because I was having too much fun giving them relationship advice. Proceed to have the breath knocked out of you when that 6’4, dark-haired drink of water walks into the bar and sits on the other side of Brian. Say a prayer and ask Shaun if he knows him….”Doug! Man! When did you get here!? This is my friend Mandy.” Chit chat with this adorable specimen of a man and turn to Shaun and say “Tell me he’s single and straight.” Laugh when Shaun says “Yes to both, but he’s in trouble, isn’t he? Go get him!”
Now – keep in mind, we’ve only done the “how do you know Shaun” bit of chatting. Have some confidence and take out one of your business cards and write your cell phone number on the back. Shaun laughed when I did because “Mandy, you haven’t even talked to him yet.” Yes, dear, that is true, but I also know when I see something I want, I go for it. Casually chat with the guys for a bit and (you owe Brian a drink for this) be grateful when Brian tells you to trade him seats so he can talk to Shaun more easily. Sidle up next to Doug and go in for the kill. Keep the conversation easy, no third degree, joke about Olympic Curling, talk about sports and then hand him your card and say “I’m just going to give you this – I’d love to hear from you.”
Laugh when he says “Wow – your number’s already on the back – when did you write it down?” and you respond “two hours ago the minute you walked in.” He’ll be flattered you honed on him immediately and it shows a sign of confidence that I knew I wanted to get to know him better and made the “first move” of exchanging numbers.
Do you know what happens when you just take the bull by the horns, put yourself out there with a guy you don’t even know and take the chance? You stay out til 1:30 talking to a great guy. You get a guy that you go out with the following night, he will immediately add you to his Facebook friends because – well, you know, you do that when you’re genuinely interested in someone and want to have them involved in your life, and before that first date is even over, he will ask how soon he can see you again. And thus, you end up going out again with a fantastic man, who, it turns out, has a personality just like yours, is a lot of fun, is absolutely the most adorable guy you have ever gone out with and is 8 ½ years younger than you. Will you care? No – because age doesn’t matter and confidence does.
So the next time you’re out and about and you see a guy to whom you are instantly attracted, don’t shy away or wait for him to make the first move. Go for it. The worst that will happen is that he’ll reject your advances. The best that will happen is that you land an incredible guy with a great personality and a cute soccer ass.
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