Get psyched up for lunch with man from elevator

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I met a man in a multi-level parking lot. I was too spooked to talk to him. He followed me into the elevator and I was terrified. Then he turned and smiled and said, “Are you not feeling well today? You look like scared rabbit.” I said defensively, “You aren’t going to hurt me, are you?” He laughed and said, “Hell no, I work in the office next door to you. Why would I hurt you”

We rode in silence. Just as we reached our floor, he turned and asked me if I would like to go for lunch with him sometime. I stammered out a no, and said I already had a boyfriend. That was a big lie. Now that I think of it, he is really cute and sweet. What should I do now? I have already rejected him with a flimsy excuse that wasn’t true.

— Scaredy Cat, Fort Richmond

Dear Scaredy Cat: Find an equally flimsy excuse and walk over to his company and ask for him at reception. When he comes to the front, hand him an envelope with a note inside that says, “Yes, I would like to go out for lunch with you now that I am free. How about Friday noon at a restaurant near here?” Sign it with your first name and a P.S. about meeting in the elevator. Leave your phone number so he can confirm.

Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: This is to the lady who had sex on her first date with her new boyfriend, even though she only knew the fellow for a few months prior. To the ladies out there, maybe you should try following Steve Harvey’s philosophy of seriously dating the guy first and getting to know him well for at least three months before you decide to get serious, and have sex.

To most guys. when you offer up sex this quickly, that is really all they think you’re offering, Or, to put it simply, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” That’s all that they are looking for at this point. When the lady holds back, as Harvey suggests, then the interest rises. Half the fun of having something is in the working to achieve it.

— Just an Average Guy, Winnipeg

Dear Average Guy: That old “getting the milk for free” expression says much more about the guy who says it than it does about the women they’re trying to insult. What kind of man udders, excuse me, utters that kind of old-fashioned nasty statement? Yes, modern men and women of 2016 may just decide to have sex on the first night. Maybe it’s a sporting type of sex and that’s what they both want. Some people say they just want to see if the sex is good enough to bother with pursuing a deeper, more complicated relationship. If there’s no spark, they just forget romance and often start being friends. They may go on to date each other after hanging out for a few weeks, or not. Some people do fall for each other on the first date, have sex, and are never apart after that. Women have a lot more to offer than “milk,” and men have more to offer than “a roll in the hay.”

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