Look Who’s Talking: 5 Bad Places To Get Chatted Up
Look Who’s Talking: 5 Bad Places To Get Chatted Up
Looking for love? Are you looking in the right places? Here are some to avoid…
All Work and No Play?
This can be very embarrassing if your devotee is so blinded by his love that notions of subtlety fly out of the office window. Workplaces are always rife with gossip, so my advice to you, should you want to conduct a love affair, is be discreet. Unless you want to be the hot topic of water cooler chit chat. That said, many long-term relationships are started at work. Just don’t end up like this couple.
Putting the ‘Fun’ into Funeral
Black is very flattering. Emotions are running high. But can you really imagine telling your grandkids the story of where you met? Or celebrating your anniversary?
What’s Up Doc?
Picture the scene: you’re in a doctor’s waiting room and a curious attempt-at-foxy voice pipes up, “Do you come here often?” If you’re there because you’ve lost your voice, you can easily excuse yourself from the danger of this encounter developing. Normally you would be there because you’re feeling under the weather, are worried and definitely not feeling at your flirtiest. See also: dentist’s waiting rooms (although at least your breath should be smelling nice). Even more awkward if it’s the actual dentist doing the smooth-talking and you end up drooling all down yourself as you attempt to respond coquettishly as well as say “ahhhh”.
(S)exercise
Perhaps you made good on the New Year’s Resolution and joined a gym, yoga class, martial arts group or have decided to train for a charity marathon. Give yourself a pat on the back (if your arms aren’t aching too much). What you were hoping for was to get fit and maybe make a friend or two. Not have to attempt witty repartee with a horndog while you’re as red as a tomato and they mistake your breathlessness for lustful panting.
Shh!
The library – be it public, school, university. Although not as strict about silence as they’re commonly portrayed to be, it can still become all the more obvious to amused onlookers if you’re suddenly chatted up by a fellow bookworm. Perhaps you relent and arrange a date to see the film version of one of your favourite books…and they continue to chatter noisily through that as well. Not only cringe-worthy but a nuisance to boot. So give your date the boot. Even if they’re enthusiastic, appropriateness and respect to peers are always winning traits to possess too.
The realm of internet dating offers a place for quiet reflection on potential partners; a bonus for the noise-sensitive who have been put in awkward positions such as those outlined above. Controlling what you show of yourself before choosing to meet in real life offers the chance to test potential relationships before any dating disasters can occur, giving you the chance to spot a partner’s pros and cons. Communication skills will also be developed, giving you the confidence to practice what you’ve learnt should you spy a likely candidate for your affections when out and about.
Images:
Hand Over Mouth: http://www.flickr.com/photos/60021253@N00/2375627260
Gym: http://www.flickr.com/photos/copleys/1843792226/
Waiting Room: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2097153
