A late-night conversation with my pal L led me to establish several etiquette rules for working the room at a party or bar. Friends, whether you’re single or not, help single people out. Don’t lock a cute girl into two hours of conversation when you’re not planning on asking for her number, and don’t flirt [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Making the numbers game work for you
Posted in Boys and Girls, Come Here Often's Rules for Living, Miscellaneous Advice, Talking to Strangers, Working the Room on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Smile on command
Posted in Boys and Girls, Talking to Strangers, Working the Room on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A comment thread on my previous post mentioned how women hate to be told to smile by guys who are hitting on us. Seriously. Hate. A friend of mine joked that if any guy tried the “I’ll buy you a drink if you smile” line on her, she’d say, “Okay, you can buy me that [...]
Too young to feel too old for the bar scene
Posted in Help Me to Help You, Talking to Strangers, Working the Room on January 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’m about two months shy of 25 and going to bars and clubs already exhausts me. I definitely enjoy going to a bar on a weeknight with some friends, where we can grab a table, walk around easily, and not have to fight through a ten-person-deep mob to get a drink. But standing in line [...]
Bad date movies
Posted in Dating, Miscellaneous Advice on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I saw Revolutionary Road last night, and at some point during the fifth or sixth full-on hysterical argument between the main characters, a husband and wife feeling stifled by ’50s suburban living, I leaned over to my friend Ellen and whispered, “This would be a horrible date movie.”
The other two movies where I had this [...]
