I have been saying this gleefully to anyone who will listen. Most of the time I am met by concerned faces and questions of clarification. Fr. John S. paused and said, “Congratulations.”
With my newfound unemployment, I have been able to accomplish various tasks (like a complete bedroom closet clean out and reorganization) but I also have been able to watch Oprah. Of course Oprah has various life-changing pieces of advice, but one of her recent episodes amused me during a routine trip to the store earlier this afternoon.
The episode featured Steve Santagati, author of The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date, and Mate–and What Women Can Do to Come Out on Top. Under the guise of offering single women inside tips on how to catch a man, he encouraged guests to always leave the house with make up on, hair done and possibly a short skirt because you can meet a man any where, any time. Also, walk with confidence as men can sense and is drawn towards confidence. Men, after all, are animals, he explained.
Armed with this insight into the male psyche and being sincerely amused by the thought of meeting someone at La Jimenez, I considered this advice as I ran to the stores for tomatoes. I decided a trip to the store did not warrant the completion of make up (strike one!), but did pull out the skirt. To be fair, all my jeans and track pants were in the wash. I left the house only half made up but did my best to walk with an extreme amount of confidence.
Damn it all to hell, it worked.
“Hey blondie, you are so beautiful, blondie!” a man cried quickly in Spanish as I walked by. “Gracias,” I said. “I love you, I love you!” he finished in English.
I understand the confidence part of the advice; not only do I think it is true in love but I also believe it is true in business as well. But a short skirt? Make up? Putting yourself on display? Is this truly what it takes to find a man these days?