Current mood:

curious

Pick-up Artist
I was just at a Halloween party and as I was on my way out some guy stopped me and said he wanted to dance with me. I said "thanks, but no thanks" and nicely pointed out that there were lots of other people at the party to dance with and that I had to go (I really was pretty much out the door). Yes, I went to the party alone, but I am allowed to do things without an escort. And I thought it would be better to get out tonight for a bit then to sit around the apartment all by myself.

The last time something similar happened I was with smoking_toaster. She and I were in Vegas in one of the pools at the MGM Grand. And a (probably drunk) guy "swam" up to us and talked our ears off. It was quite amusing until we got the invite to party in his room. Hmmm, no thanks. Again, our escorts were off doing their own things.

Even if I were single and even if I were desperate, I don't think these tactics would work on me. To start, I require intelligent conversation. I don't mind socializing with new people, I just don't like talking to people who seem to have an agenda for "romance" (wink, wink) right off the bat.

I'm guessing that it can't be easy to meet new people if you are looking for a relationship, but there's got to be a better way. Or perhaps I am just so out of the dating scene that these tactics actually work and are appreciated.