In advance, let me appologize for the wall of text I'm about to put out there. With that out of the way...
Currently in the middle of medic school-I figured it would be a decent idea to start with our local EMS team as a basic to get the experience I'd need to excell in class. Problem being, long hours + cute nurses/medics (my current problem-more on that in a sec) = the beginning of the end of my current relationship.
I've always been a player at heart, and it took me a long time to settle into the idea of being with one person for any extended period of time. I'm not here to whine about that though-I'm here to whine about how much the logistics of the game have changed since I was in it. Maybe I'm just getting old, but it used to be enough just to smile, be polite...I'm sure I'll adjust with time though.
All this leading up to my current situation. I'm still floating between partners for the time being, thought I've started to have a certain recurring partner-she picks up quite a few of my shifts under the pretenses of, "I enjoy working with you". Now, if that's all there was to it, I'd probably say forget it and keep working on my bar game. Lately, things have been getting more personal though.
We started a long texting marathon yesterday (while with different partners obviously)-both of us are Agnostic, and the previous night we had both been told we were going to hell by a Christian patient who had inquired about our religion (it's Tennessee, so go figure). We had been joking back and forth about who all was on the train to hell with us, when I had a moment of inspiration and decided to see how far I can take it, and asked her out for a drink. To which she responded saying that she only had two days off which she was using to visit her parents.
Ok...no big deal. I misinterpreted the situation, so I politely text her back, say no problem, appologize for any real or perceived lines crossed, and basically try to end the conversation (on a good note since we both have several more days this month we have to work together that I really don't want to be awquard). Told her to get some rest and I'd see her Friday (this was her 18th straight day working)...not really expecting another response. 10 minutes later..."You didn't cross any line, silly ass. And stop being so damn pious lol."
Today-same situation. On my way with an out of town transfer, she starts another text marathon (though nothing about an outside-of-work meeting was brought up). Every time I would try to end the conversation (I believe on ending conversations on high notes instead of waiting till they fizzle to the point of being nothing more than repetitive lol's) she would follow up with another question trying to spark back up the conversation.
The thing that's driving me crazy? Every time I try to compliment her (which trust me, isn't constant, but enough to-in my past experiences-pique her interest) I get something to the effect of "Compliments are so self-deprecating". Really. How do you respond to something like that?
I somewhat see where she's coming from. Divorced, 6 years older than me (tho still as close to a 10 as I've ever seen), screwed over recently by a guy she worked with-basically...JADED. lol But there's something undeniably attractive about a woman that is drop dead goregous, has amazing taste in music, plays video games, and to top it all off: intelligent and independent.
So to all the experts on how the game works NOW-as opposed to when I would have known what to do four or so years ago. Any way I can tighten up my game? Am I just wasting my time? I'll admit, I'm a bit sprung on this girl-but if it's a waste of time I'd rather just keep hitting up the local bars for quick flings.
Thanks!
Currently in the middle of medic school-I figured it would be a decent idea to start with our local EMS team as a basic to get the experience I'd need to excell in class. Problem being, long hours + cute nurses/medics (my current problem-more on that in a sec) = the beginning of the end of my current relationship.
I've always been a player at heart, and it took me a long time to settle into the idea of being with one person for any extended period of time. I'm not here to whine about that though-I'm here to whine about how much the logistics of the game have changed since I was in it. Maybe I'm just getting old, but it used to be enough just to smile, be polite...I'm sure I'll adjust with time though.
All this leading up to my current situation. I'm still floating between partners for the time being, thought I've started to have a certain recurring partner-she picks up quite a few of my shifts under the pretenses of, "I enjoy working with you". Now, if that's all there was to it, I'd probably say forget it and keep working on my bar game. Lately, things have been getting more personal though.
We started a long texting marathon yesterday (while with different partners obviously)-both of us are Agnostic, and the previous night we had both been told we were going to hell by a Christian patient who had inquired about our religion (it's Tennessee, so go figure). We had been joking back and forth about who all was on the train to hell with us, when I had a moment of inspiration and decided to see how far I can take it, and asked her out for a drink. To which she responded saying that she only had two days off which she was using to visit her parents.
Ok...no big deal. I misinterpreted the situation, so I politely text her back, say no problem, appologize for any real or perceived lines crossed, and basically try to end the conversation (on a good note since we both have several more days this month we have to work together that I really don't want to be awquard). Told her to get some rest and I'd see her Friday (this was her 18th straight day working)...not really expecting another response. 10 minutes later..."You didn't cross any line, silly ass. And stop being so damn pious lol."
Today-same situation. On my way with an out of town transfer, she starts another text marathon (though nothing about an outside-of-work meeting was brought up). Every time I would try to end the conversation (I believe on ending conversations on high notes instead of waiting till they fizzle to the point of being nothing more than repetitive lol's) she would follow up with another question trying to spark back up the conversation.
The thing that's driving me crazy? Every time I try to compliment her (which trust me, isn't constant, but enough to-in my past experiences-pique her interest) I get something to the effect of "Compliments are so self-deprecating". Really. How do you respond to something like that?
I somewhat see where she's coming from. Divorced, 6 years older than me (tho still as close to a 10 as I've ever seen), screwed over recently by a guy she worked with-basically...JADED. lol But there's something undeniably attractive about a woman that is drop dead goregous, has amazing taste in music, plays video games, and to top it all off: intelligent and independent.
So to all the experts on how the game works NOW-as opposed to when I would have known what to do four or so years ago. Any way I can tighten up my game? Am I just wasting my time? I'll admit, I'm a bit sprung on this girl-but if it's a waste of time I'd rather just keep hitting up the local bars for quick flings.
Thanks!