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Master Don Juan
So, I organized a XMas party last night at a very nice upscale hotel's restaurant in Santa Monica. I had been working with a really nice young lady who has a French accent. I rarely lend any credence to a woman over the phone though because I've had bad experiences with that. Me on the other hand, get told I have a sexy voice and usually pique the interest of most of the women I speak to.
Anyhow, the day before our event I get a little friendlier with her and wrap up a couple details. It's a very pricey dinner so I wanted to make sure everything was right. It may be customary for a party this large, but she offered to buy me a drink if I got to the event a little early. I thought to myself that that was a nice gesture but didn't think too much of it. Like I said, I've had bad experiences with girls over the phone. I hate thinking the girl I'm talking to is hot, only to be let down when I see her.
Well the dinner was to start at 7:00pm. I'd been driving from a different hotel only about 15 miles away. I didn't anticipate traffic so I actually got there at about 7:15pm. I wasn't so much trying to get to the hotel early for her sake as I was just anxious to make sure everything went well.
So when I show up I get introduced to her by one of our awesome Executives. I had made the girl feel a wee-bit uncomfortable because of her accent. I could tell she was a little shy when she was trying to say something so I just told her it was cute in a little girl kind of way. So when this Exec finally introduces us the girl points at me and tells the Exec that I was making fun of her. I just chuckle and thank her for all her help. She told me she had waited for me since 6:30pm and had been working for 12 hours that day. I told her to just go home and get some sleep, that she looked tired. I would be speaking to her the next day anyway.
Anyhow none of these details are really all that important, I just want to illustrate that I was never once needy, I was in control of myself, and had zero expectations. I kept my demeanor professional and positive.
So today I walk in to my office after a successful dinner and this loser coworker of mine asks me for her number and email address. At first I laughed at him and asked why. He just thought she was good looking (which she is). But this guy can't hold a candle to me. He's ugly, balding, much older, and his personality stinks. He's not even a "real" employee and I get the pleasure of firing him in the next month.
Now I guess in a sense this is partly my fault. I never laid "claim" to her - then again, can you ever lay "claim"? And, in my efforts to keep my standing professional, have potentially given off an air of disinterest.
So now I'm stuck between having met what seems like a "quality" girl and another guy trying to hit on her.
My first instinct is to just ask her out and beat him to the punch.
But do you think my efforts to keep my standing positive and professional worked against me?
Anyhow, the day before our event I get a little friendlier with her and wrap up a couple details. It's a very pricey dinner so I wanted to make sure everything was right. It may be customary for a party this large, but she offered to buy me a drink if I got to the event a little early. I thought to myself that that was a nice gesture but didn't think too much of it. Like I said, I've had bad experiences with girls over the phone. I hate thinking the girl I'm talking to is hot, only to be let down when I see her.
Well the dinner was to start at 7:00pm. I'd been driving from a different hotel only about 15 miles away. I didn't anticipate traffic so I actually got there at about 7:15pm. I wasn't so much trying to get to the hotel early for her sake as I was just anxious to make sure everything went well.
So when I show up I get introduced to her by one of our awesome Executives. I had made the girl feel a wee-bit uncomfortable because of her accent. I could tell she was a little shy when she was trying to say something so I just told her it was cute in a little girl kind of way. So when this Exec finally introduces us the girl points at me and tells the Exec that I was making fun of her. I just chuckle and thank her for all her help. She told me she had waited for me since 6:30pm and had been working for 12 hours that day. I told her to just go home and get some sleep, that she looked tired. I would be speaking to her the next day anyway.
Anyhow none of these details are really all that important, I just want to illustrate that I was never once needy, I was in control of myself, and had zero expectations. I kept my demeanor professional and positive.
So today I walk in to my office after a successful dinner and this loser coworker of mine asks me for her number and email address. At first I laughed at him and asked why. He just thought she was good looking (which she is). But this guy can't hold a candle to me. He's ugly, balding, much older, and his personality stinks. He's not even a "real" employee and I get the pleasure of firing him in the next month.
Now I guess in a sense this is partly my fault. I never laid "claim" to her - then again, can you ever lay "claim"? And, in my efforts to keep my standing professional, have potentially given off an air of disinterest.
So now I'm stuck between having met what seems like a "quality" girl and another guy trying to hit on her.
My first instinct is to just ask her out and beat him to the punch.
But do you think my efforts to keep my standing positive and professional worked against me?
