Can you flirt?
Some people are good at it. I am not.
Flirting was never my thing. Aside from a few smiles or waves, I never got it down. I think it was the risk of being rejected that stopped me from being overly flirtatious. I never let anyone know how I felt about him unless I knew how he felt about me. Other women, they know how to strut their stuff, show just enough leg and be just enough mysterious to always leave with a guy's number (or him with hers). If I try to strut, it's quite possible I, being my clumsy self, will fall. I'm even embarassed to wear a shirt with the word "Flirt" emblazoned on the front.
Some people who have no flirting skills resort to using pick-up lines. This can be disastrous.
Case in point:
Man: Did it hurt?
Woman: What?
Man: When you fell from heaven.
Cheesy, yes. A good conversation starter, maybe. Or maybe you get a drink thrown in your face. It's a toss up.
Another example of bad flirting:
My friend was in a bar once when this guy came up to her and insisted he knew her from high school. She knew she didn't know him, and set the record straight. Next weekend, same guy, same pick up line. My friend had to inform him that she'd already had this conversation with him and sent him packing. If you're going to flirt, make sure you remember who you do it with.
What do you think about flirting and pick up lines? Hear any bad lines? Have any bad stories? If you're good at it, share your secrets with the rest of us!
Flirting was never my thing. Aside from a few smiles or waves, I never got it down. I think it was the risk of being rejected that stopped me from being overly flirtatious. I never let anyone know how I felt about him unless I knew how he felt about me. Other women, they know how to strut their stuff, show just enough leg and be just enough mysterious to always leave with a guy's number (or him with hers). If I try to strut, it's quite possible I, being my clumsy self, will fall. I'm even embarassed to wear a shirt with the word "Flirt" emblazoned on the front.
Some people who have no flirting skills resort to using pick-up lines. This can be disastrous.
Case in point:
Man: Did it hurt?
Woman: What?
Man: When you fell from heaven.
Cheesy, yes. A good conversation starter, maybe. Or maybe you get a drink thrown in your face. It's a toss up.
Another example of bad flirting:
My friend was in a bar once when this guy came up to her and insisted he knew her from high school. She knew she didn't know him, and set the record straight. Next weekend, same guy, same pick up line. My friend had to inform him that she'd already had this conversation with him and sent him packing. If you're going to flirt, make sure you remember who you do it with.
What do you think about flirting and pick up lines? Hear any bad lines? Have any bad stories? If you're good at it, share your secrets with the rest of us!
posted by Anonymous at 11:11 AM
3 Comments:
After writing this blog, I experienced some BAD flirting at Red Eye Tavern Friday night. My friend got up out of her chair to go get another drink, so I put my feet on it to save it for her. This guy walks up, lifts up my feet and sits down putting my feet on top of his lap. OK, we're at weird already. He had just gotten off of work at Best Buy (he was still wearing the shirt), and he says, "For my part time job, I'm a massage therapist," and he starts rubbing my leg. I was like, "Really, that's NOT necessary," and moved my legs outta there as quickly as possible. Thank goodness he took the not so subtle hint!
EVERYONE should be embarassed to wear a shirt with "Flirt" on the front...even me.
A personal fave of mine is a guy who came and introduced himself to me and my old roomate...we share a name. After meeting us both (by name) he says "are you guys sisters?" Smooth, buddy.
I think flirting is a natural talent. But, when in doubt, befriend some gay men and flirt with them.
I used to work at Dea, so I promie you I got lots of lines. However noone really harassed me, just a lot of cheese. Probably the worst ones were guys who would actually say "will you marry me"? That was when I would laugh and walk off.
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