Dear DateSpacers,
Feel like no one ever notices you–like you’re not catching any eyes the way you want to? Well, we could all use a little help standing out. Here’s an idea: suspenders. You know, like the red ones firefighters wear to keep their pants up? Totally underrated.
I should know. I wore them to work today for the first time ever, and what a response! I got so many looks you’d think I was in a commercial for those razors with like 17 blades. And people talked to me like they never have before–like, calling me, “Sir,” and saying stuff like, “Damn it all, Frank, you mean to tell me that you’ve gone and bungled the whole account?” which is really cool because I work at an education policy research non-profit and my name is Eric.
I had all these weird urges, too. Like, I kept asking people to take a letter for me and describing things as “top-drawer” and wanting to light cigarettes for people. Frankly, (if you will) I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so alive.
Sure, I may have drawn some comparisons to Steve Urkel, but then I also have a penchant for yodeling and playing the accordion–plus the fact that my catch phrase is, “Did I do that?”–so you have to control for that. And, yes, comments about my “braces” did send me into a temporary, Pavlovian, self-conscious shame spiral–invoking my days of prepubescent orthodontia.
But in the end, I say any attention is good attention. So if you’re looking for a way to garner some glances, I highly recommend the suspenders look. And it totally works for ladies, too–if there’s one thing we learned from Annie Hall, it’s that classic men’s apparel looks great on gals (or at least on a young Diane Keaton.) Try it for a night and see how they hold up.
Can’t find them in stores? No problem. Just do what I did–steal a pair from your grandpa.
1. DateSpace of the Week
Our DateSpace of the Week this week is The Palm, a long-time favorite of banker types and a perfect place to try out your new suspenders. Hey, it worked for Michael Douglas in Wall Street.
And since some execs are now enduring salaries as low as a measly $500k, The Palm is offering a great deal to attract new customers and retain regulars: “A surf and turf dinner (lobster tail and steak for the layman) for two people for only $89!” (Coupon here.) Maybe greed is good–without it, the financial market wouldn’t be in the tank and we’d probably never have access to these absurd savings!
Been on a really great date lately? Suggest next week’s DateSpace of the week by emailing eric@datespaces.com.
2. This Week at The Daily Dater
Mr. Online Dating Matches on the importance of body language. I don’t want to beat a dead horse (I mean, what a terribly gruesome pastime) nor do I wish to repeat myself over and over and over, but a nice pair of suspenders can really do wonders for your posture…
Happy Dating!
The DateSpaces.com Team
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