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So a friend who is part of a couple invited me to her birthday dinner, she and her bf and I get on really well and have been camping, to doofs and I've minded their dog from time to time, she's also been great for preselection since she's all over me when we are out...very friendly ppl.
I arrived first cos I was thinking of doing a little game.. introduced myself to bar staff & others & got comfortable.. Soon met another male guest who was a bit of a nonevent although I tried to get him talking.. then my friends arrived and one of her workmates [A] who was hot and unaccompanied, so I knew I was going to make a move. As usual got some good buildup from my socially calibrated birthday girl friend (I'd been AWESOME with their dog and so forth), got introduced and started deep dive (why did she decide to become a nurse etc) and qualifying (does she like camping, cos she asked abt my friendship w the bday girl, she needed a little help but qualified). This was soon interrupted by arrival of some others I knew but not well, also friend's GF [E] who I hadn't met but who was tall and hot and turned out to have many other admirable qualities.
We all went out so the others could have a pre dinner cig and I met final member of party, another nurse workmate who was nice tho I was not that attracted. This is when I spied a hotty sitting at the bar inside (front of restaurant/bar was glass), very cute and mid to late 30s, so I decide to go and open her "I could not help but notice you are amazingly cute", she was not exactly blushy but clearly excited and we chatted a bit about her day and plans for the evening, she asked if I was in the group outside and I missed a chase frame oppty, could have said "ohh are you trying to peel me off to stay & chat w u"...anyway strangely she dismissed me soon after, think it was.possibly a shit test which I failed? hmm but whilst this was going on, others had filed behind me and gone to sit down -- great preselection.
I ended up in the middle of the table next to [E] who turned out to be a great conversationalist and next to all the guys on my other side who were having.boring but tolerable conversation about cars and boats and so forth. was sitting off to my right and opposite and [A] next to her at the end where I could not interact with her. The meal was tapas and took forever while much wine and beer was consumed (except by me who drank only soda water). It was delicious and the company was great...but...what about [A]? How was I gonna make my move? Having been dealt this hand... how was I gonna turn things around and start being more alpha and less beta?
Avoid creepy eye contact... check! Have her get up and steal her seat? Nahh.. too assholey to try for the first time in social circle... also I'm determined to be discreet... what to do? Stay tuned for the next instalment in this thrilling saga
I arrived first cos I was thinking of doing a little game.. introduced myself to bar staff & others & got comfortable.. Soon met another male guest who was a bit of a nonevent although I tried to get him talking.. then my friends arrived and one of her workmates [A] who was hot and unaccompanied, so I knew I was going to make a move. As usual got some good buildup from my socially calibrated birthday girl friend (I'd been AWESOME with their dog and so forth), got introduced and started deep dive (why did she decide to become a nurse etc) and qualifying (does she like camping, cos she asked abt my friendship w the bday girl, she needed a little help but qualified). This was soon interrupted by arrival of some others I knew but not well, also friend's GF [E] who I hadn't met but who was tall and hot and turned out to have many other admirable qualities.
We all went out so the others could have a pre dinner cig and I met final member of party, another nurse workmate who was nice tho I was not that attracted. This is when I spied a hotty sitting at the bar inside (front of restaurant/bar was glass), very cute and mid to late 30s, so I decide to go and open her "I could not help but notice you are amazingly cute", she was not exactly blushy but clearly excited and we chatted a bit about her day and plans for the evening, she asked if I was in the group outside and I missed a chase frame oppty, could have said "ohh are you trying to peel me off to stay & chat w u"...anyway strangely she dismissed me soon after, think it was.possibly a shit test which I failed? hmm but whilst this was going on, others had filed behind me and gone to sit down -- great preselection.
I ended up in the middle of the table next to [E] who turned out to be a great conversationalist and next to all the guys on my other side who were having.boring but tolerable conversation about cars and boats and so forth. was sitting off to my right and opposite and [A] next to her at the end where I could not interact with her. The meal was tapas and took forever while much wine and beer was consumed (except by me who drank only soda water). It was delicious and the company was great...but...what about [A]? How was I gonna make my move? Having been dealt this hand... how was I gonna turn things around and start being more alpha and less beta?
Avoid creepy eye contact... check! Have her get up and steal her seat? Nahh.. too assholey to try for the first time in social circle... also I'm determined to be discreet... what to do? Stay tuned for the next instalment in this thrilling saga
