Jeff's Dating Disasters: Episode 2

Episode 2: Whadaya Waitin' For?

OK, so I used to be a frequent visitor of Borders Book Store in East Brunswick....and the reason why was because there used to be this very pretty coffee barrista that worked fairly often -- and..AND!!.....I enjoy reading, THANK YOU!....Furthermore, I'm not one of those hideous, unscrupulous, spoiled Borders customers who take out like 10 books to try to announce to the world their superior mind, look at maybe 3 of them over a 10 minute period, look out the window for another 20 minutes, and leave, without putting ANY of the books back...I ALWAYS put the books I take out back in their proper location..In this way, I'm a gentleman AND a scholar......but I do like looking at the several hot girls too that visit the store along with their over-tattoed, muscle-head boyfriends . (The sheer number of these couples never ceases to amaze me...)

But anyway, I enjoyed talking to the coffee girl...I think her name is Sara, but I'm not entirely sure...So I start talking to her, and I realized that not only was she pretty, but she was very intelligent, and actually enjoyed intelligent, and even over-analytical conversation...Right there, I was sold.....Not only that, but she really liked me too....this was made fairly evident from the regular 50% discounts she would give only me on drinks and desserts....

OK, so I wanted to ask this girl out, but two thoughts always got in my way: (1: "But the place is always full, I'll look stupid if I get rejected in front of 50 people!" (2: "Oh, are you kidding? This girl's gotta be taken! She's beautiful, has a fantastic personality, and is just plain fun.....she's just teasing you...she doesn't REALLY like you -- she's just passing the time while she's bored at work."

Being a nerd, I tried justifying my chicken-shit behavior to myself by saying analytical things like, "Well, the more data you can acquire by 2 way-conversation, the better off you'll be in attempting to extrapolate a long term prognosis of success between me and Sara...So you're actually being very smart here, Jeff...Don't be rash...be patient!"

So a couple of months went by, and I just continued to obsess. Then one day, I got into such a great conversation with Sara that I decided to ask her out --- the next time I would see her!...."Yeah, I can't pass this up, it's just too good. The data favors success!", I thought to myself.

I knew she worked Saturdays, so I came in on a Saturday, mentally prepared to carry out my goal...So I looked behind the counter -- and she wasn't there...."Shucks, I guess I'll just have to wait till next time", I thought....

Suddenly, the manager went behind the counter, and he started talking to another employee about someone....I couldn't make out the words, but he was saying things like, "Yeah, it just didn't work out..", or "yeah, we hung out once or twice"....then he said, "She just didn't seem to like her job all that much, she would take long breaks whenever she wanted.."......I suspected the worst....and then, it was confirmed, when the manager said, "So Sara had to be let go, there was just nothing else we could do."...

I can't even begin to describe how stupid I felt after hearing this.....I never saw her again.

So the lesson here is obvious, right? Here is Jeff's dating lesson from Episode 2:

"If you meet a girl you like, don't hesitate, don't fret, risk embarrassment, risk massive public humiliation if you have to, but please, for the love of God, ASK HER OUT!"


Episode 3 will take place in this very same book store....but the lesson is much stranger than this one...Ciao!