This is kind of inspired by another thread in the Sucky Customers forum. I'm curious about everyone's perspective on this and I'm sure we've all at least witnessed some interesting, if not hilarious stories to share.
I personally don't fault a guy for trying. If he gets a clear "no" and keeps persisting, then that's obnoxious, but you never know until you try. Also, as I wear gloves while I'm working, nobody can see my wedding ring, so it's not like they can tell I'm married. If the conversation goes much beyond, "What would you like in your omelet?" and the weather, then it's easy to slip in a casual "my husband" reference".
I recently got my hair cut short so now, instead of a bun, the only way I can restrain my hair is in two tiny pigtails (it won't reach to the middle for one ponytail). I swear, ever since then I have had guys giving me the goofy flirty grin/checking me out/winking. The grin is what really cracks me up to the point it's hard not to grin back and send the wrong signal. Don't want to lead the poor guy on, but he's so darn funny! Nobody had flirted with me in ages, so it really took me off guard. The hilariously ironic thing is every last one of these guys has been the classic, stereotype nerd. Like, he would be cast as the nerdy neighbor guy in a 90s sitcom. Now this is actually cute to me, so my point is not to pick on them. I married an alpha geek who writes code in over 10 languages who you could pick out in his class pictures as being the one most likely to fix everybody's computer. Is there something about a glasses/pigtail combo that is just crazy attractive to nerdy types?
Probably one of the most creative flirts I met while waiting tables years ago at a Chinese restaurant. He and his friends had been asking for directions to various places around town and in the process had told me where they were staying so I could give them better directions - no big deal. When I went to clean up their table later, I found they had taken a toothpick as a paintbrush and used sweet and sour sauce to write "Room 231" on the bottom of a bowl. Um, no. They were probably nice guys, but I'm NOT going to some stranger's hotel room. Points for creativity, though.
Your turn.
I personally don't fault a guy for trying. If he gets a clear "no" and keeps persisting, then that's obnoxious, but you never know until you try. Also, as I wear gloves while I'm working, nobody can see my wedding ring, so it's not like they can tell I'm married. If the conversation goes much beyond, "What would you like in your omelet?" and the weather, then it's easy to slip in a casual "my husband" reference".
I recently got my hair cut short so now, instead of a bun, the only way I can restrain my hair is in two tiny pigtails (it won't reach to the middle for one ponytail). I swear, ever since then I have had guys giving me the goofy flirty grin/checking me out/winking. The grin is what really cracks me up to the point it's hard not to grin back and send the wrong signal. Don't want to lead the poor guy on, but he's so darn funny! Nobody had flirted with me in ages, so it really took me off guard. The hilariously ironic thing is every last one of these guys has been the classic, stereotype nerd. Like, he would be cast as the nerdy neighbor guy in a 90s sitcom. Now this is actually cute to me, so my point is not to pick on them. I married an alpha geek who writes code in over 10 languages who you could pick out in his class pictures as being the one most likely to fix everybody's computer. Is there something about a glasses/pigtail combo that is just crazy attractive to nerdy types?
Probably one of the most creative flirts I met while waiting tables years ago at a Chinese restaurant. He and his friends had been asking for directions to various places around town and in the process had told me where they were staying so I could give them better directions - no big deal. When I went to clean up their table later, I found they had taken a toothpick as a paintbrush and used sweet and sour sauce to write "Room 231" on the bottom of a bowl. Um, no. They were probably nice guys, but I'm NOT going to some stranger's hotel room. Points for creativity, though.
Your turn.
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