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[channonyarrow]

I have comprehended a new thing.

I get really uncomfortable the very rare times that someone says, essentially, "Are you married?" as the follow up to finding out my name and clearly as the preface to asking me out. For a while, I figured that it was because my skeeve radar goes off - I am not the sort of person you just ask out, ask anyone who's

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[smokedamage]

to say "No, but I only got out of jail a week ago." Or "No, but only because I ate my husband." Or "No, but I'll marry you if you'll be my getaway driver - I think the cops are on their way." Or even "No, how big's your life insurance policy?"

and you have yet to do this, why exactly?

[channonyarrow]

Because I freeze in the clutch and never think of the witty thing until I'm ranting about it six hours later? *g* I will try to remember for next time!

I am disturbingly certain there will be a next time.

[_amphisbaena]

I had this experience Sunday actually while I was doing my laundry. Graying man prefaces the "Do you have a boyfriend?" question with "Are you a college student?" Evidently that would've been much more of a turn-on.

This was marginally better than the crazy Sudanese refugee (race, nationality, and status that I do not object to) who tried to jump me in Barnes & Noble in October. fml. And my inability to find something clever and razor-edged with which to reply.

[channonyarrow]

URGH, SKEEVE.

Yeah. I don't object to who asks (unless you're over fifty, live with your mother, and don't have all your teeth) but I totally object to HOW it's asked, and jumping is Not Okay. As is the lack of witty reply, which I always also suffer from.