Random Talk

[Potato]

oh just shitposting

you already know what she wants

The conversation today was again a bit odd. She called me back an hour or so after I called and I told her I had two questions and started out with a work thing that just came up, so she wouldn't immediately choke up like she did at the party.

And when I was ready to hang up, she mentioned that "hold on.... so uuhhh... right... there was something else.... wasn't there" and then I said: "remember when so-and-so said you wanted to ask me something, well you never got to ask your question." and then she sort of nervously stammered out that she was just joking around. So I replied: "Ah so that's what that was". "Yes.... right..." . And before I ended the call she mentioned she would call me back later about some other thing, which she can more easily do by email.

And honestly, the line of questioning at the party was not really my idea of a joke. 
The other woman asked: "Do you cook Nintex?" "Yes, I cook something fresh daily" "Really? I never expected that of you Nintex... and you X, do you cook?"
Her: ".... not really no... not for myself... I usually cook some Macaroni and Broccoli once and eat it for 3 days..."

Still I can't recall the last time anyone called me daily for a week. I also learned today from the guy running their outfit that at first she wasn't interested in going to the Christmas party when I forwarded the invitation to him. He mentioned in passing that she found out through the other woman that it was held at my office and then he got a panic call and he told her to call me to confirm that she would be there. And that explains one very nervous phone call I got last week.   

But I also get that this is not really how modern dating is supposed to work these days. You're supposed to craft a perfect bio, swipe through at least 50 profiles, ghost/reject 99% of matches, vet all the social media profiles, write the perfect opening message and then maybe just maybe get to texting and finally dating with a list of icks, questions, red flags and demands. I had actually been prepping myself for this for the coming year. And that's what she literally hated about the whole 'job interview' modern dating process.

You're not supposed to run into a guy once at a business meeting and once at a party, gawk at his office and pull the lever based on that. The fact that she considered it might've been a shock to her system. I've noticed that for a lot of these independent single women, it is difficult to admit that they are not really happy WFH on their own after all, microwaving meals and managing hubspot accounts. And it is even more difficult to admit that the solution is a nice guy that wants to cook healthy meals for them and not some gym bro with shit for brains. 

God it would be funny if her question was, "Hi Nintex, I really like your coworker Bort. Is he married?"

Apart from the 50-something guy that runs their outfit (and is married with kids), the 50-something woman (married with kids), the other 50-something woman (married with kids), me, her and one of my younger co-workers(20-something), it was only couples at the party. 

And most of our employees and former employees are nerds and they all talked about how perfect their lives were: "Well, I always tell him, he doesn't have to sit with me all the time, he can just go and play his games or build his LEGO set while I watch my show but sure enough, he makes me a cocktail 5 minutes later."

Just ask her out man. Even if you've misread the situation, the worst she can say is no or you go out and she's not that into you and all you get is a good meal and some conversation. 

I believe in you Nintex.