I run a large and very busy brew-pub. I am full aware of the phrase, "Don't dip your pen in the company ink" Great advice and for a very long time, I've followed it, to the letter. I know the dangers, both from first hand experience and from places like this forum.
Two months ago, I hired a new hostess. She is an 8/10, 23 years old and has potential as an LTR, since she has passed numerous red-flags (as defined by me).
From the start, she sent me continuous IOIs. Not totally unusual in my position, but this gal is a bit different. She is actually charming and is noticeably lacking the cynical/sarcastic/snarky attitude that is the sad, sad norm of late.
That has lowered my guard.
After much debate in my head, I asked her to have drinks with me one night...specifically Wednesday, two weeks ago. She eagerly accepted, but it didn't happen, because she had lost her phone and when the day came, we had no way of planning logistics. The phone thing was legit, I knew that at the time of asking her out(it was expected to be fixed by the day in question- it wasn't)
So, today she was especially sending out the IOIs. Finding any excuse to touch me...playful hitting, as example...and asking me what I have been doing and "Gee! It's been sooo long since I've seen you!"...That kind of stuff. Now, some friends of mine had invited me to a BBQ tomorrow, Sunday evening and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask her out again. That was my plan.
I had printed out an updated beer menu and handed them off to her so that she could stuff our menus and get them updated. "Are you going to sit down with me?" She asked. I said maybe, then took care of a few other things, then I did so.
We made some flirty banter for a few minutes, she was up beat and giggly. Then things took a turn for the worse...
She is employed M-F at a law office and only works for me a few hours on Saturday and Sunday. So, I asked her, "So, are you a workaholic or just have an insane amount of bills?"
She proceeded to tell me that when she has down time, she makes bad decisions and really just need to have something productive to do. In the process, she told me that last year, she noticed that with so much down time plus having a physically impoverished job, she started gaining weight.
Putting on my Cheshire grin, I said, "Yeah, I've noticed"
Her face went into complete horror mode and she stammered, "You think I'm fat?"
Thinking my joke was obvious, I doubled down, "Yeah, of course"
Obviously upset, she got up and walked off.
Fuck. What have I done?
I let her have about a minute head start, then I followed. If this was some random dish...pffffft- big deal; but this was one of my employees and she works for a law office!
Double fuck.
I walked out the back door, to find all of my kitchen crew and a couple of servers had followed her (white knight, motherfuckers!) I sat down opposite her, with her in full-on eye-gushing mode and said, "You know that was just a joke, right" That was all I needed to say in front of the crew and since they sat there still gawking, I waved my hand at the door and said with a touch of anger, "Get the fuck back in there" They promptly did so.
Turning back to her I explained that it was a joke, like how you call a tall guy, "Shorty" I never actually said, "I'm sorry" just explained that it was a joke and nothing more. After a few moments, she stopped crying and tried to smile. Now she looked embarrassed.
I soothed her for a few more moments all the while thinking that this is a bridge I had burned...time to cut losses and just worry about the biz. This is one bird I won't be shanking.
Then came the inevitable hug. This was no friend hug. This was full body contact and lingering, like she didn't want to let go. It lasted quite a while.
Afterward, I cut her loose and she stuck around long enough to have two beers and chatted with me and others for a bit. All as if nothing had happened.
Hmmmmm
So, after all that...what the fuck to do?
For starters, any player knows that being able to access and control a women's emotions is the key to success. No doubt, I hit a nerve for sure, but that is a double edged sword, isn't it?
This is a strange case to me, because I am not convinced that the proper course is just to back off and go full professional on her. It may be a better idea to continue to pursue her... here's my reasoning-
As things stand, if she wanted to make a fuss over this...it's not a great case. I made a mistake, no question, but I apologized immediately, in front of about 8 witness'. I doubt the most bloodthirsty of lawyers could make much of that.
The other side of the coin is, that I am convinced she does does like me and if I am right and properly game her I can make this all just a bad memory, which will soon fade and be forgotten.
Not gonna lie, that last bit sounds like hamstering. Nevertheless, that's where my mind is at and I would like very much to get you guys' input.
What do you think?
PS- Cant help but think of this song right now...
Two months ago, I hired a new hostess. She is an 8/10, 23 years old and has potential as an LTR, since she has passed numerous red-flags (as defined by me).
From the start, she sent me continuous IOIs. Not totally unusual in my position, but this gal is a bit different. She is actually charming and is noticeably lacking the cynical/sarcastic/snarky attitude that is the sad, sad norm of late.
That has lowered my guard.
After much debate in my head, I asked her to have drinks with me one night...specifically Wednesday, two weeks ago. She eagerly accepted, but it didn't happen, because she had lost her phone and when the day came, we had no way of planning logistics. The phone thing was legit, I knew that at the time of asking her out(it was expected to be fixed by the day in question- it wasn't)
So, today she was especially sending out the IOIs. Finding any excuse to touch me...playful hitting, as example...and asking me what I have been doing and "Gee! It's been sooo long since I've seen you!"...That kind of stuff. Now, some friends of mine had invited me to a BBQ tomorrow, Sunday evening and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask her out again. That was my plan.
I had printed out an updated beer menu and handed them off to her so that she could stuff our menus and get them updated. "Are you going to sit down with me?" She asked. I said maybe, then took care of a few other things, then I did so.
We made some flirty banter for a few minutes, she was up beat and giggly. Then things took a turn for the worse...
She is employed M-F at a law office and only works for me a few hours on Saturday and Sunday. So, I asked her, "So, are you a workaholic or just have an insane amount of bills?"
She proceeded to tell me that when she has down time, she makes bad decisions and really just need to have something productive to do. In the process, she told me that last year, she noticed that with so much down time plus having a physically impoverished job, she started gaining weight.
Putting on my Cheshire grin, I said, "Yeah, I've noticed"
Her face went into complete horror mode and she stammered, "You think I'm fat?"
Thinking my joke was obvious, I doubled down, "Yeah, of course"
Obviously upset, she got up and walked off.
Fuck. What have I done?
I let her have about a minute head start, then I followed. If this was some random dish...pffffft- big deal; but this was one of my employees and she works for a law office!
Double fuck.
I walked out the back door, to find all of my kitchen crew and a couple of servers had followed her (white knight, motherfuckers!) I sat down opposite her, with her in full-on eye-gushing mode and said, "You know that was just a joke, right" That was all I needed to say in front of the crew and since they sat there still gawking, I waved my hand at the door and said with a touch of anger, "Get the fuck back in there" They promptly did so.
Turning back to her I explained that it was a joke, like how you call a tall guy, "Shorty" I never actually said, "I'm sorry" just explained that it was a joke and nothing more. After a few moments, she stopped crying and tried to smile. Now she looked embarrassed.
I soothed her for a few more moments all the while thinking that this is a bridge I had burned...time to cut losses and just worry about the biz. This is one bird I won't be shanking.
Then came the inevitable hug. This was no friend hug. This was full body contact and lingering, like she didn't want to let go. It lasted quite a while.
Afterward, I cut her loose and she stuck around long enough to have two beers and chatted with me and others for a bit. All as if nothing had happened.
Hmmmmm
So, after all that...what the fuck to do?
For starters, any player knows that being able to access and control a women's emotions is the key to success. No doubt, I hit a nerve for sure, but that is a double edged sword, isn't it?
This is a strange case to me, because I am not convinced that the proper course is just to back off and go full professional on her. It may be a better idea to continue to pursue her... here's my reasoning-
As things stand, if she wanted to make a fuss over this...it's not a great case. I made a mistake, no question, but I apologized immediately, in front of about 8 witness'. I doubt the most bloodthirsty of lawyers could make much of that.
The other side of the coin is, that I am convinced she does does like me and if I am right and properly game her I can make this all just a bad memory, which will soon fade and be forgotten.
Not gonna lie, that last bit sounds like hamstering. Nevertheless, that's where my mind is at and I would like very much to get you guys' input.
What do you think?
PS- Cant help but think of this song right now...
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