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| The Three Bears...of Flirting?? |
Enter our bartender/waiter aka Goldilocks - although he was a tall, chocolate, bald brother. He started as just the bartender, which he is, but the allure of the Three Bears before him had him doing double duty.
Ahhh...the bears...
...three swanky and stunning bears - J Bear, K Bear and Trininista Bear.
On the one hand, you had J Bear who has no real appreciation or grasp of the power...the art...the science of flirting. She does not flirt. She is very left brained; very analytical; very matter of fact. The guy brings a drink and she says thanks. lol. Even if he is waiting for a hint that he can do that thing bartenders do - to get you to spend more money - small talk, flattery, smiles, etc. Nope. She does not tease, she does not twirl the straw coyly, she does not give a little pepper and wit in her responses. No hooded eyes, no pouts. No tracing the glass with a manicured finger. Nope. She picks that drink up and ...drinks it. lol. She comes dead last in the heat.
Then you have K-Bear - a flirting maniac. I mean, she would flirt with Jesus. She takes flirting to a whole other level - where there are no boundaries and as she describes it, where it is simply "light entertainment". It is fun seeing her in action, but in the case of Goldilocks, she cast the bait, reeled him in and just when he thought he would be plopped onto the boat, she threw him back in the water. I felt really bad for the poor guy. lol. He really had high hopes. She comes first in the heat, but may be disqualified for a false start, and does not care that she is.
Then you have me - T-Bear. I flirt for fun, yes, but I still have some guidelines. I will not flirt with the old, obviously hard up 60-something expat, all alone at the end of a week-long conference, sitting next to me at the bar, maybe looking for some tropical action. K-Bear would. I think that's mean, especially if the guy has high hopes! I flirted with Goldilocks as far as was rational and kind. Poor kid - he did not need the heartbreak. However, if the prey is to my liking, my standards and fitting my criteria - well, let the games begin. I don't always see flirting as sport. Sometimes it can be, but sometimes you want it to have a purpose besides making some poor boy cry at the end of the evening. Or cultivating the beginnings of a stalker. lol. In the race, I am not last, not first, but running a comfortable race, deciding whether I want to chase down the next round of heats.
In the end, we had loads of fun. A true Sex and the City evening. Long overdue and after a tough week, well deserved.
Okay, why does this sound familiar, like I've been part of such a trio? Hmmmm... Like I'd be playing your role and I'd have my two back-ups J Bear and K Bear. Oh God, yes, I've had this experience.
ReplyDeleteI think every girl posse has some variation of the three bears!!
DeleteHa, this was real kicks. I've seen women throwing themselves at waiters and vice versa. Ugh! Guess, I'm more like J Bear. Friendly but not looking for a hook-up.
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