Ok so I'm a pretty shy person in public despite my work with the police and EMS I really don't have much in the way of an outgoing personality. I'm not one to ask out a girl unless I have known her for awhile and then the frienship/relationship boundary is a devil to overcome. This is about as outgoing as I get (a trip with friends to Atlantic City, I'm on the right)
However today I was thinking to myself why can't single girls (or guys) have something to show for it. I mean married women have rings, what's so hard from adding a single or taken finger? It's so hard to tell with girls lately if they have rings on from a boyfriend or just to dress up. I'm not saying let's label everyone with a big "HEY I'M SINGLE" tattoo on their forehead but there has to be something. Granted this brings up the question of "well I don't want everyone hitting on me" and I know when I don't want to be bothered I put my ring on my left hand and let it be known.
I would just like sometimes to be able to read through the signals. For example, yesterday I was at Applebees and this REALLY cute hostess gave me some cute looks and was flirting. I'm not going to go "hey so umm are you single" and embarass myself in public like that. Or today I was at CVS grabbing some stuff and again the same thing happened. Am I alone here or what?
Yes yes I know, short answer: Grow some balls.
Long answer: It's not that easy and I don't want to come off as a complete jerkwad.
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Also- I've heard that Hindus only wear the bindi - (red forehead dot) if they are married.
Why don't you come up with something Snipe- we'll start the ball rolling here. How about inside-out ball caps.
I say wear a Celtic knot or something and make that the rule. Maybe something more manly for guys, ya know like a tattoo
And thesnipe - You mean you don't actually have long white hair? I'm shocked!
@MG LOL, well at this point if I dyed my hair white and iron...er...nevermind
Subtle, non-creepy eye-contact and non-aggressive body-language should help you come across as not-a-crazy-person, thus increasing your chances. Some people will even argue that you can say, "Not to come on too strong or anything, but would you want to see a movie...", which might act to break tension or be more comfortable to say... sort of addressing the 'elephant in the room'.
Even if you're shot-down, hey, everyone gets shot down, and often. just take that shit in strides and learn from the experience!
... avoid bullshitting and hackneyed pickup lines like the plague. They only work on drunks and the immature.
How about this... everyone who is single don't zip up anything, just buttons them. Pants, some dresses, backpacks, purses, wallets, ... zip up the least you can. And wear/carry a lot of things that use zippers. That'll mean you're single.
As for the zip up idea, I like it haha
try wearing a marriage ring
lol I was saying "marriage knife", dear Wheel of Time....
Marriage knife, lol nice term!