Stay the course....or bail out? ohill: Several months ago I decided to purchase tickets to a Coldplay show that will take place here in Denver on February 19th. The original plan was to buy four tickets and go with several friends, but I was only able to get my hands on two. They cost me a pretty penny, and they're darn good seats. Since I am no "Mr. Money Bags" this was definitely a big purchase for me.
So then I pondered who I should take. It became a bit of a personal challenge for me to find a date to the concert. I'm not out wife-hunting...just looking to have an enjoyable evening out. We are now just over two weeks away, and I still don't have a date. Don't think I haven't been trying.
I have had several good conversations with friendly, articulate, intelligent, and attractive ladies. Numbers have been willingly and cheerfully exchanged. I have made calls. However, none of them have resulted in callbacks. These aren't ladies who are just waiting a couple of days to call. These women have disappeared. Poof!
Another thing worth mentioning is that none of these lovely ladies has any idea that if they showed a sliver of interest, date #1 (or maybe #2) would be to this concert. If I get a date, I want it to be for me, not for the concert we're going to. I refuse to let that cloud things.
My dilemma is two-fold...
First, should I stay the course and try to find a date to the concert, or should I just bail out and sell the tickets on eBay for a tidy profit?
Secondly, let's assume that I can find a date for the concert. I realize that this is a big assumption. :) Is it too high a bar to set to take someone on a first date to a concert where the tickets are so costly? I certainly don't want anyone thinking that this is my normal standard of living...because it isn't.
Re: Stay the course....or bail out? 4sarah: I say stay the course for a little longer you never know when you'll run into someone that will call you back. Heck if I had a guy call me I would call him back. Thats just plain rude. But if you do take someone I wouldn't worry about someone thinking this is a standard night out for you. I certainly wouldn't assume that just by one concert if you took me on a cruise that might be different but a concert would be great. Plus the longer you wait the better chance you have of getting a date and if not your tickets will be worth a lot more too.
sarah
Re: Stay the course....or bail out? ChiefWiggum: [quote author=Asa link=topic=25075.msg237211#msg237211 date=1139030782"> I certainly don't want anyone thinking that this is my normal standard of living
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Ahh, I love easy problems like this! Your solution is to tell your date that this is not your standard of living. Use talkign, sign language, email, whatever.
My first session to marriage counseling went a little something like this:
Her: He didn't want me to go to school
Me: I wanted her to go to school
Dr: She had no idea he was okay with going to school? This relationship must have lacked communication!
CW
Re: Stay the course....or bail out? hudson: Well, if you were a die hard Coldplay fan, you would go regardless of whether or not you had a date. Besides, there's gonna be gaggles of bodacious babes at the concert. YEAH BABY! And you can slide up to them and say something like "shall we shag now or shag later?"
If going stag is a big issue with you, you could either sell the tickets on ebay or go solo just to challenge yourself to do something you wouldn't normally do, ya know, step out of your comfort zone.
Personally, I'd rather go solo than to run around looking for some chick to take with me just so I can say I have a date. Date's are waaaay overated. Being single is the new "cool thing".
Re: Stay the course....or bail out? shockedandamazed: Umm...yeah...being single could be the 'cool new thing' if some of these men that just stand there and stare at you would just come up and talk to me.
Asa - Did I ever tell you my Weezer concert story? No? Well, here it is: It was about a month after my D-bomb and I was feeling utterly depressed that my husband was out dating and here I sat all by my lonesome on my couch. I ventured out on Craigslist (I know, I know, it can be a quite treacherous web-site) But...in the hour of desperation, it is a wonder what one will do.
Anyhoo...I went in under the men seeking women portion and the guys ad simply said, 'Extra Weezer ticket, who wants to go?' So I simply replied, 'You still got the tix?' He e-mailed back and said, 'Can you tell me a little about yourself?' So, I let him have it, told him I was going through a divorce, not looking to date anyone, just needing to get out of the house. Well, it turned out he was a recent divorcee too and decided to take me because he thought I really needed to get out of the house (my e-mail must have sounded pretty damn distraught!) So, I went and we had a really good time..he was very nice, and I got to see one of my favorite bands! We met for a few beers at one of the bars by the Pepsi Center before walking over together to the show. He even helped me pick out a T-shirt.
So...since I have met you a few times, it might be a little presumptuous on my part, but you don't seem the type to post an ad on Craigslist (it's free though). But it is an alternative- you can simply say you have an extra tix and would like to take a nice lady and ask them to tell you a little bit about themselves. At the very least, you will be entertained by some of the responses! And, your e-mail is kept private, so they can only respond back through the site. I'm sure alot of the women will also send pics too. And, if you do find someone that interests you, then it will be an exciting blind date.
And..you don't have to take any of them if you don't want to....so then you can always fall back on the Ebay idea or going solo idea.
