Asshole of the Day 3/15/11

[swankivy]

Asshole of the Day 3/15/11

Source: IRL
Method of Communication: Handwritten note
Type(s) of Fail: Hitting on me in the damn grocery store, derr.
Result: I did not call him.

What you may need to know: I've blogged about this before

Comments

[clibanarius]

That would almost be funny if it weren't so disturbing. I can see liking a girl and wanting to get to know her, but propriety needs to be observed.

And where the heck did the guy get the guts to do that anyway? Most dudes I know wouldn't have had the nerve to even consider that.

[swankivy]

Yeah, I really just don't think finding someone attractive is enough of a reason to say "I want to go out with you." Like I say in the LJ entry I linked, that means I am clearly a "what" to this guy and not a "who," and while that is of course unavoidable when you don't know someone yet, what kind of person would I be if I was down with dating someone who was fine with dating a "what"?

I've heard a couple people say his actions were "ballsy" and "brave" or whatever, though I think just giving me a number and running away before I could look at it was kind of a weak way to initiate such a thing. But I'm sure more people have just not bothered at all, so maybe it's at least admirable that he was willing to brave possible embarrassment to get what he wanted. I draw the line there, though; I don't think it's particularly brave to risk your job just because, after all, that girl was REALLY good-looking and you just couldn't live with yourself if you didn't at least try to get her attention.