October 10, 2012 Kids, I'm a lady that is on the "dating scene" if you will. I've been out with a few dudes here and there, and I can say that there are good times and bad times. And then there are just weird times.
A lot has changed in the world of dating over the years. The ways people meet has expanded to include online. Email, texting and IM/DM has decreased the amount of time it takes to get to know someone. Conversations can last all day! But there's one thing that I thought would never change, until now.
It is "National Unmarried and Single Americans Week," or "National U.S.A. Week" for short. According to the last census, 102 million U.S. adults are single. That's 44% of them. Meaning other single people ARE out there. You're not alone.
We've talked about pickup lines before. Which ones work, which don't, and which are the worst. Women that have participated in our conversation had an almost unanimous reaction to pickup lines: they don't like them. Evidently, that isn't as universally true as we thought.
A friend of mine posted a lame pick up line some guy tried on her this morning. Of course, it was unsuccessful. That made me start thinking: I'm pretty sure EVERY guy has made the effort to approach a woman at some point. Whether or not he used a cheesy line, he's probably had to deal with rejection. Which means he's had to attempt to save face in the moment. Complete the sentence:
A friend of mine was recently married. I'd met his wife briefly prior to the nuptials and again last night. We were in a social situation at a mutual friend's home. A place that I am very relaxed and often ignore the "social contract." Being around me in that environment can be a little overbearing for some people. So when I drew "the look" from one of the people in the group, my response was "I'll just be known as the S.O.B. friend."
I reached out to a friend of mine on Friday night just to see what was going on. I didn't receive an answer until much later in the evening. The explanation was "Sorry. I was on a horrible date."
It is unbelievable what some people are telling others will get them success in the dating world...
We're inundated with ads asking us to join this dating site or that. Chances are someone you know dates online, they just don't tell you about it. It makes sense. If they're not dating you, why would they want you to go online to see what they say about themselves in an effort to get the attention of the opposite sex?
