Sunday, September 10, 2006

Wingman

When venturing out for a night on the town and looking to meet new people, it is essential that you choose your traveling companions carefully.

First and foremost it is generally best to bring at least 2 friends along. That way, if you meet someone you like, your friends will always have someone else to talk to while you're busy gettin your groove on.

Also an essential requirement (especially important if you're only bringing one friend) is that you choose a friend who is outgoing and social. They must posses the ability to approach and carry on a conversation with a total stranger. If you are chatting up someone, they may be called upon to entertain the fellow's friend or they may have to find a way to entertain themselves for awhile.

It's a good idea to have a general understanding beforehand that one friend will not get jealous or offended if the other finds a nice set of lips to cozy up to. However, by the same token...if one friend is hooking up and the other is acting as wingman...it is MANDATORY that there be ground rules placed regarding how much a wingman must endure for the sake of a friend's fling.

Far too often the wingman is left entertaining the hottie's less than hot (and generally dull, creepy or obnoxious) friend. There must be a signal system in place that will allow the wingman to notify you that she has met her bullshit limit and is ready to flee. You in turn must be willing to come up for air, exchange phone numbers with said fling and whisk your wingman to freedom.

30 Comments:

Blogger Pheebs said...

Do you ever think about how suspect it is that hot girls generally travel in packs but when it comes to guys...the lone hot one is always accompnanied with...less desirable company??

9/10/2006 9:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gawd... that is so true. I usually call the other person's cell to let them know it's time to get moving...

~Lil Deb~

9/10/2006 9:27 PM  
Blogger Big Ben said...

If you are really looking to pick up the best number is 2. You want the number of guys and girls to even out so three or 4 girls together can scare off a pair of guys.

9/10/2006 10:10 PM  
Blogger Miss Ash said...

It's so true, and i agree with BB as well, that groups of 2 are best. More than that can be intimidating.

I also forgot to mention that i find it funny, when Pete makes a comment, he's the only one you've been replying to LOL :)

9/10/2006 10:17 PM  
Blogger Lindsey said...

Miss Ash...that's because Pete puts out. :o)

9/10/2006 10:37 PM  
Blogger yrautca said...

Hmmmmm…..

There is a big hole in this theory.

See, the wingman arrangement sometimes doesn’t work out so well for us guys. In many instances, I pursued one of the women in a group and found out too late that she wasn’t interested. This spoiled my chances of pursuing any of the other women in the group. So for example, if I try and buy you a drink and you say ok and then your boyfriend comes back from the rest room, I just lost any chance that I had of chatting up your single girlfriend who was witness to my approaching you, and for whom you were being the wing woman. Too complicated and this has happened to me numerous times.

9/10/2006 10:37 PM  
Blogger Lindsey said...

Yrautca...I see what you're saying. However, a true wingman would have subtley or not so subtley...turned your attention to her friend. (assuming the friend was the one interested in you.) I've had guys my friend liked, sit next to me and I'd make an excuse to get up so they could scoot in next to the guy and start up a chat. Then I kind of lay low while they do their thing. And you had offered me a drink while I was wingman for a friend that liked you, I would bring my friend into the loop and turn it so you wound up buying her a drink...not me. I've done this many a time. It just depends on how loyal the wingman is.

9/10/2006 10:44 PM  
Blogger Josh said...

Yea, I tend to have trouble finding wingmen that can last for more than a few months.

9/11/2006 12:53 AM  
Blogger blackcrag said...

And on which side of the wingman equation did you garner this advice?

Suggestion: Come to Canada... I have the bloodlones of the English/Irish, I have all the familiar knowledge of home, and since my friends are married,there' is no need for a wing(wo)man.

We'll figure out something for your lips to do when you get here.

OK, that sounded dirtier than I thought. I meant 'snog' which is actually a digusting sounding word for a relatively innocent pasttime.

9/11/2006 2:43 AM  
Blogger Keshi said...

I cant even find any wingmen..how dumb is that.

Keshi.

9/11/2006 3:23 AM  
Blogger Px said...

i don't have a wingman...but then i don't go out looking for some action

i didn't have a wingman with me when i met you guys, but there's also enough of me to go around ;o)

9/11/2006 4:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

HI linny , I followed you here from phil's blog..I was hoping to ask you a huge favour...phil had asked questions on his last post re:beta blogger.and i noticed you were explaining to him how he can still comment on beta blogs if he signed in as other or anonymous....
would you be ever so helpfull and perhaps elaborate on that a bit and let him know that quinn would like him to alter his comments to allow other and anonymous comments..
I am with beta blogger and although I can still come to read his blog I am unable to comment there as he only allows blogger comments...
thanks so very much ...
quinn

9/11/2006 1:39 PM  
Blogger Lindsey said...

Quinn...that is no problem. I will be sure to pass on the message to Phil. :o)

9/11/2006 1:55 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I keep losing my wingmen to the dark side of relationships. It's beginning to depress me.

9/11/2006 4:57 PM  
Blogger Outdoorsy Girl said...

Well, this settles it then...I need to find a new wingman. Mine always suck. I seem to always be with someone who wants just as much attention as me. And then tries to make me feel guilty for attempting the hook up.

And when I am her wingman, she is just as inconsiderate, ignoring all my "rescue me" hints and leaving me stuck with the weird guy...for hours
...or all night! :(

9/11/2006 6:33 PM  
Blogger Princess Pessimism said...

:)

Thats all I got for this one....you know why.

9/11/2006 10:17 PM  
Blogger Andres said...

wingman??? why didn't I ever think of that.

9/11/2006 10:47 PM  
Blogger Cheryl said...

Amen. You should right a nice rulebook on this.

9/12/2006 12:01 AM  
Blogger Courtney O. said...

LOL - you should write a book on this topic :)

9/12/2006 12:13 PM  
Blogger Stealth said...

really you just need the rejection hotline number and fast feet to run with. ;-)

9/12/2006 1:04 PM  
Blogger Cressy said...

I SO want you for my winggirl! :) I am completely with you 100% on this. And I consider myself the perfect winggirl. If my friend has her groove thang going on with some dude, that's cool, I can hang, I can dance by myself, I can make the rounds - but only for so long. If I'm getting bored or hit on by some nappy guys, I expect my friend to make the sacrifice and just get her guy's phone number and call him tomorrow. Don't go home with him and leave me alone, don't drag me to some after hours bar so you can hang out with him more, don't bring him home with US. A lot of girls don't get this.

Also, I only like going out drinking with the outgoing, fun type. I have been with friends who aren't, and it's PAINFUL I tell you. I LOVE talking to random people. But I don't like leaving my friends hanging. If you find a perfect winggirl, make her your best friend. Because it's a good person at heart that can perform that role correctly and fairly!

One more thing - it's imperative to tell your girlfriends where you are going. Bathroom, dancefloor, outside for a smoke, chatting to the cute guy at the bar for awhile, whatever. Just check in. I am NOT down with the disappearing act. It's not safe and it's not considerate.

there are rules. there are codes. a good winggirl is hard to come by. :)

9/12/2006 1:05 PM  
Blogger Lindsey said...

By the way...Blackcrag...be careful what you offer. :o) You never know when you might be asked to take up on it. LOL

Cressida...ABSOLUTELY!!! You and I are on the same page...were you reading my mind? We should go out together...we'd be perfect wingmen for one another! :o)

9/12/2006 10:04 PM  
Blogger yrautca said...

I live in Seattle area. I went to GA State btw. Family lives in Atlanta. Brother goes to GA Tech.

9/12/2006 11:43 PM  
Blogger DZER said...

it's been so long for me, I don't think I could adequately perform the duties of wingman ... *sigh*

9/13/2006 5:23 AM  
Blogger Bathroom Hippo said...


Hey Linn-ers,

Sounds like you got the strategies down. Step 2: Don't trip and he's yours.

9/13/2006 6:42 AM  
Blogger Phil said...

An excellent definition and explanation for both sexes Linny. You are a maven for the 20-something dating scene.

9/13/2006 7:52 AM  
Blogger Joe Tornatore said...

married with four children. when you are grounded, a wingman is not needed. lol

9/13/2006 7:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A proper wingman maybe more difficult to find than the actual guy! Good Lord! lol NOW WHAT???

~LOL~M

9/13/2006 10:31 PM  
Blogger Cressy said...

lol. I think I can make it to Atlanta for a night out!! :)

Here's to good wingpeople! Men and women alike! God bless you and keep you and keep on wingin'!!! lol. You are a good friend!

9/14/2006 12:14 PM  
Blogger Jaime said...

I was totally lacking the wingman. Good thing I was never single for long.

9/18/2006 1:55 AM  

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