tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post1437521631084802644..comments2023-10-10T12:33:43.016-04:00Comments on A Bad Case of the Dates: The Warranty on Her Mouth ExpiredJMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362998962851574254noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-83485802854007485172012-10-22T14:38:26.544-04:002012-10-22T14:38:26.544-04:00She reminds me of a friend, she never stops talkin...She reminds me of a friend, she never stops talking about herself, even on the phone, yes, she can last for 3 hours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738406563691145084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-90850727580681320172012-01-17T22:35:08.684-05:002012-01-17T22:35:08.684-05:00Agreed. I think it should have been fairly obvious...Agreed. I think it should have been fairly obvious at that point in the date anyway that even if the girl HAD been paying ANY amount of attention to him, his job wasn't the sort of thing that would interest her in the slightest. On the other hand, I doubt that OP started talking about his job because he really thought that it would stop the girl dead in her tracks and make her instantly fascinated with him. She was a lost cause, I think he just wanted to see what he could talk about before she noticed he was speaking.Claire (and Nikki)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03946625511421997222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-36802200389326630962012-01-17T22:18:14.691-05:002012-01-17T22:18:14.691-05:00Yes, that one was lame out of context (which is wh...Yes, that one was lame out of context (which is why I said "or even") but my point is that all of these approaches result in interesting conversations. Asking about how some environmental factor makes her feel (and gently prodding her to justify it) makes the other person become personally invested in the conversation because A) they are talking about themselves and B) they are also thinking about something new that they haven't considered before. "Tell me about your worst date ever" (when not done off the bat but rather introduced in a playful context) comes off as flirty banter but also serves to get the other person thinking about her worst date ever, which sets a lower bar for you to surpass. Even "Your hair makes me think of summer" can be interesting in the right context when you follow it up with a justification, ie "because in summer there was this hay stack we used to jump in, and although the center was very compact there were always these stray wisps off to the sides" etc.<br /><br />What the OP did, on the other hand, was simply switch from Haylee's boring conversation about herself to an even more boring conversation about himself. And consider that this is from his own biased perspective too. I mean, if this guy sounds incredibly lame in his OWN story in which he is trying to come off as the hero, I can only imagine the mental anguish which Haylee must have actually had to suffer through in real life.wolfdreams01https://www.blogger.com/profile/17132744227210305134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-79587053414800492462012-01-17T20:55:54.655-05:002012-01-17T20:55:54.655-05:00Smart guys who talk about complicated things in an...Smart guys who talk about complicated things in an interesting and compelling way are hot. <br /><br />Sure I want to hear that my hair makes him think of summer but only after I've fallen in love with him. Otherwise it's just creepy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-44445293538456527562012-01-17T17:59:49.902-05:002012-01-17T17:59:49.902-05:00Saying that doesn't really sound like you'...Saying that doesn't really sound like you're putting your best foot forward there. If they ask, give a short description, but don't jump into a minute-by-minute play by play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-55321935316343201482012-01-16T23:31:03.389-05:002012-01-16T23:31:03.389-05:00OP, I'm going to give you a bit of useful advi...OP, I'm going to give you a bit of useful advice. Say "How does that wall hanging make you feel?" or "Tell me about your worst date ever" or even "Your hair makes me think of summer", but don't ever ever EVER talk about your job again. Nobody is saying you have to have led an interesting life as an astronaut/superhero/Nobel Prize Winner (like the rest of us) but you need to be able to TALK about it in an interesting way.<br /><br />Also, "I'll be traveling a lot, so that'll be exciting"? If you have to actually SAY something's exciting, NEWS FLASH! It's not exciting.wolfdreams01https://www.blogger.com/profile/17132744227210305134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-1257745880633043632012-01-16T21:50:59.752-05:002012-01-16T21:50:59.752-05:00Good plan.
When girls ask me about my job, I just ...Good plan.<br />When girls ask me about my job, I just say 'its boring, you wouldn't really be interested'.<br /><br />Lets face it, most jobs are boring, and hearing about them isn't the most exciting thing in the world. There's a lot more to talk about on your date that is more interesting/important.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455136756424949727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-48362184074320050432012-01-16T17:44:52.236-05:002012-01-16T17:44:52.236-05:00Good call, Jason.
OP, don't send anything in ...Good call, Jason.<br /><br />OP, don't send anything in here again until you're an astronaut/superhero/Nobel Prize winner. Like the rest of us.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362998962851574254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-56044688021723409432012-01-16T16:32:48.510-05:002012-01-16T16:32:48.510-05:00Lol nice one Howie!
Sounds as tho she was bored wi...Lol nice one Howie!<br />Sounds as tho she was bored with the date and wanted it to end.<br />Although she sounds like a PITA (I dont really like piercings that much personally) I can't exactly blame her. I almost fell asleep at 'I'm doing statistical analysis for– The analysis I'm going to be doing combines market research with actually going out to different cities to interview people on the street"<br /><br />OMG, excitement! That should keen an adrenaline junkie interested!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455136756424949727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-77516964035874879432012-01-16T14:41:01.885-05:002012-01-16T14:41:01.885-05:00She was clearly a robot, and was getting low on po...She was clearly a robot, and was getting low on power when she started spouting gibberish.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308962972918652004noreply@blogger.com