Please guys don't try to pick up woman at Walmart (:

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  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".
    Is it normal to smile, say hello or nod to anybody you don't know?

    It seems like in some places it's acceptable and in others it isn't. I'm not used to it and it freaks me out when people do that.
    Your profile doesn't say where you are from but in the Southern United States friendly small talk with strangers is common. I am from the North (Ohio) where in my small town it was also common.

    The exceptions are in large U.S. cities if you do say hello to people you don't know you will often be thought dangerous, crazy or both.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    So where he hell am I supposed to pick women?

    On here perhaps? Lots of others have.

    Well hello there...

    Hello little boy. Behave I'm married and my baby is older than you. But your knife is hot, only because I love to cook and have BIG knives.

    Damn it! Why are all the ones that like my knives already taken.

    Because us ladies that love to cook get knabbed fast I guess.
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    True event that just occurred.

    I went to Walmart to pick up a few groceries, I was in the aisle with protein powders and such. I needed some more whey protein and had a container in one hand and was reading the label off some other muscle building powder in the other hand. A guy walks up next to me....(I did not have my wedding ring on because I had been doing yard work today and forgot to put it back on.)

    Guy: "Hey, you lift?"
    Me: "Yeah, I lift."
    Guy: Hmm, sooo what do you lift?"
    Me: "I lift a 2 1/2 year old....what do you lift?"

    That was it for him, scared him off....laughed my *kitten* off. Don't try to pick woman up in Walmart people...please! :laugh:
    Where is it ok to try to meet women. I lost my book on appropriate and inappropriate places to meet women. I know the gym is off limits.

    Probably depends on the attractiveness of the guy
    Possibly. So, what are some approximate places for an ugly old fart like me to meet a woman?

    If you take the puppy from your profile picture with you, it won't matter where you are. The women will flock to YOU! haha...
  • Still1Workoutatatime
    Still1Workoutatatime Posts: 250 Member
    well played!:laugh:
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    So exactly how IS a man supposed to strike up a conversation with a woman, without her running to 'teh interwebz' to creep shame him for essentially saying nothing more threatening than hi?
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    So exactly how IS a man supposed to strike up a conversation with a woman, without her running to 'teh interwebz' to creep shame him for essentially saying nothing more threatening than hi?

    Avoid the OP.
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".

    Men can think that too. I frequently smile and nod if someone looks at me to be polite and acknowledge them, but I will always remember this one time I started my first shift at a bar and as I got off the streetcar, I saw someone looking toward me. This man was standing outside of the bar, so I knew he would be a patron. As it was my first shift, and I would be serving him, I smiled and walked in. At the end of the day, after hitting on me the entire shift, refusing to believe the fact that I had a boyfriend (and even asking me for his number to "prove it") he said, "I knew you wanted me ever since you got off that streetcar and smiled at me." Ugh.
  • needtogetfit932
    needtogetfit932 Posts: 49
    Some guy who works at Wal-Mart hit on me this year - it was super awkward. I feel your pain.
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Grammar.
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  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    So exactly how IS a man supposed to strike up a conversation with a woman, without her running to 'teh interwebz' to creep shame him for essentially saying nothing more threatening than hi?

    Anytime. I think it's unfair of the OP to be upset that she was hit on when she wasn't wearing her wedding ring. How was he supposed to know she was not single? He seemed polite, and was striking up a conversation about something that was obviously a common interest. I never get upset when a man (or woman, for that matter) hits on me. It should be seen as flattering that someone is showing interest in you. However it is upsetting when I politely say I am not interested and some will keep pushing, "Oh, you have a boyfriend? Where is he now?" Yes, I have a boyfriend, but I shouldn't have to have one to not be interested.
  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    I'm pretty friendly to all genders ages marital status. I'm glad 5 hat I'm not a guy who would be called creepy.
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  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    wait why haven't I been hit on at walmart

    walmart thinks im ugly & fat I know it
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    I pick up all my women at Wal-Mart. They're cheaper there.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Great response.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    confused? Said u werent wearing your wedding ring due to yard work but yet your profile says u are divorced?????????????
    This thread was started 2 years ago.
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    You can't fault a guy for trying.... especially since the OP did not have a wedding ring on and I am assuming did not have said 2 year old in tow. The guy took a risk, and it didn't pay off. I give that guy props for trying though.
  • ComradeTovarich
    ComradeTovarich Posts: 495 Member
    But where else am I going to pick up women? =(
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    I dont find it flattering to be hit on by women :(

    My favorite "hit on" moment ever came from a woman at a bar, when she winked and smiled at me from across the room. She opened the door to see if there was interest but no aggression or pressure at all.

    Until people walk around with "interested" or "not interested" signs, it's unrealistic to assume you'll never get approached out in public. As long as it's not done creepily or rudely, what's the harm? Attraction is a normal human experience. It's not creepy to see if it's reciprocated.
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  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    So exactly how IS a man supposed to strike up a conversation with a woman, without her running to 'teh interwebz' to creep shame him for essentially saying nothing more threatening than hi?

    Anytime. I think it's unfair of the OP to be upset that she was hit on when she wasn't wearing her wedding ring. How was he supposed to know she was not single? He seemed polite, and was striking up a conversation about something that was obviously a common interest. I never get upset when a man (or woman, for that matter) hits on me. It should be seen as flattering that someone is showing interest in you. However it is upsetting when I politely say I am not interested and some will keep pushing, "Oh, you have a boyfriend? Where is he now?" Yes, I have a boyfriend, but I shouldn't have to have one to not be interested.

    I dont find it flattering to be hit on by women :(

    Really? I find it more flattering to be hit on by women. They're usually better at it too.
  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    I love it!

    And for single moms, this is a great way to weed out the dirt bags who aren't "into kids". :wink:

    Unless he's some kind of cuckold, why would a man want to date a woman who has kids?

    A woman has a kid with some stud and then expects some other loser male to take care of it? You have got to be kidding!
    Er...because she's a great lady?

    Assuming I *were* still in the dating pool, a kid or two isn't gonna scare me off unless they have a 666 tattoo lurking below the hairline (reference to movie "THE OMEN" for you youngsters..)

    I'd say "Marry me!" but for 2 things: (1) Apparently you're taken because you're not in the dating pool anymore and (2) I would have to have my 666 birthmark lasered off and that will NEVER happen! :laugh:

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  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    But where else am I going to pick up women? =(

    I hear women prisoners need pen pals! :happy:
  • motivatedmartha
    motivatedmartha Posts: 1,108 Member
    Apparently many successful relationships start with people meeting at Supermarkets - gotta meet somewhere and it's possibly better than a pick up in a pub! :D Mind you - Walmart???
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    It's wrong to pick up girls at Walmart because if I was looking for a date I'd be at a bar, or a club, or a concert. I would not be buying groceries. If some women like it, cool, but most are going to laugh and roll their eyes and 'I bet that's the kind of guy who asks out a hundred women a week with no discernible criteria. Stay away!'

    What a ridiculous thing to say.

    So if you see someone you like it's not a good idea to go and chat them up unless they're in the places you say? Lol!

    What about single parents that might not have the opportunity to get to these places?

    There is nothing wrong with the scenario that OP has described.
  • KingofWisdom
    KingofWisdom Posts: 229 Member
    I am not following...what exactly is wrong with picking up a woman at Wal-Mart?

    This. Reading through a thread like this really discourages me from even trying to talk to people.
  • Aparz1
    Aparz1 Posts: 949
    I think maybe just take it as a compliment :) it can be a little annoying to be hit on constantly but it's a lot better then never being hit on right?

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