Strange that I’d be the one inaugurating the newly christened ‘dating’ category. Maybe I’ll rename it to ‘women’. That sounds good.
A co-worker was telling me about a friend of his earlier today. Apparently the guy wears a wedding band whenever he goes out to bars or clubs. Oh no, he’s not married or anything, he just claims to have great success at the game he plays with it. In retrospect, I suppose it makes sense. If the guy is after some quick action, he knows no woman is going to go after him with a wedding ring on and be looking for any kind of committment. Supposedly he’s got many one-night stands to prove it works.
There’s also the oft-told myth that women prefer men who are dating or married. Though I haven’t noticed any such issue myself (I was never too good at detecting female interest anyway), there’s a sort of logic to it, I suppose.
So today’s one-night-stand dating trick of the day: Buy yourself a cheap wedding band and see what happens. It’s a twisted method for sure, but I gotta wonder what kind of twisted women he’s going after (or attracting) anyway…
I used to wear a wedding band all the time and the women wouldn’t “go after me,” although I would get many questions. Perhaps if I had answered by suggesting I was married I there would have been more unwarranted interest.
I think that women often feel a lot more comfortable spending time with guys that would presumably not be hitting on them. By talking with the “taken” guy they get interesting/fun male companionship without having to deal with the underlying potential for something to happen. Once this guy lulls them in with that sense of security, the two are both likely to open up more, and then… later… he can express his interest/availability after all the walls are down.
…that’s my fun theory for the morning.
I just wonder if this guy ever discusses marital status, the ring, etc. at any point in the night with the woman.
Left by David on November 25th, 2003
Don’t you people watch Seinfeld?
Left by scott on November 26th, 2003