So you're engaged - does that mean you can't flirt?
September 18th 2006 06:38
I found myself wandering around Paris a few weeks ago when I was lured into this cool underground venue where with an acoustic guitarist was serenading the house. My Aussie mate and I sat down and quickly became the centre of an onstage joke once it became obvious that we didn’t speak French. The guitarist was kinda taking the mickey, but in a cool, friendly way.
The next thing, he goes off stage, the MC comes on and does some wildly animated gesturing, the house lights go down, the disco lights go up, a bar magically appears out of nowhere, and these two guys approach us saying,
“hey there’s a party and free drinks now. Are you gonna stay?” We look at each other, nod vigorously and say, “sure!” They grab us a couple of vinos and we’re like, "alright!!".
Next thing, I’m talking to one of the guys whose friendly and seems really nice, my friend’s talking to the other guy, and then out of the blue she grabs me and says, “let’s go!”. I’m like, “what!? Why!?” She tells me that the guy’s a sleaze and she wants to leave, right now!
She drags me out into the street and I ask her what on earth he had said that was so offensive. It turns out he’d been a bit cheeky and a bit flirty and asked where we were staying - which she’d interpreted as him making a move on her. She’d haughtily replied that we were meeting our fiancées back at our hotel, thank you very much! And then we had left.
I can only tell you that I was in shock. I didn’t understand how on earth, this could be reason enough to leave! Especially when we were so lucky to get off the tourist trap and stumble across this cool slice of Parisian underground culture in the first place.
The whole incident got me thinking, how much flirting is too much when you’re engaged? Do you have to avoid flirt friendly zones for the rest of your life?
I don’t know about you but I find the prospect quite grim. Hands up those who are all for friendly, harmless flirting - engaged, married - whatever your status. Let us know your thoughts…
The next thing, he goes off stage, the MC comes on and does some wildly animated gesturing, the house lights go down, the disco lights go up, a bar magically appears out of nowhere, and these two guys approach us saying,
“hey there’s a party and free drinks now. Are you gonna stay?” We look at each other, nod vigorously and say, “sure!” They grab us a couple of vinos and we’re like, "alright!!".
She drags me out into the street and I ask her what on earth he had said that was so offensive. It turns out he’d been a bit cheeky and a bit flirty and asked where we were staying - which she’d interpreted as him making a move on her. She’d haughtily replied that we were meeting our fiancées back at our hotel, thank you very much! And then we had left.
I can only tell you that I was in shock. I didn’t understand how on earth, this could be reason enough to leave! Especially when we were so lucky to get off the tourist trap and stumble across this cool slice of Parisian underground culture in the first place.
The whole incident got me thinking, how much flirting is too much when you’re engaged? Do you have to avoid flirt friendly zones for the rest of your life?
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In a way, I think flirting is. If I thought about my dad giggling with another woman besides my mother, I'd definitely call him a cheat... right?
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