How do I....

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Registered: 07-01-2005
How do I....
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Wed, 08-30-2006 - 11:19am
Hello all!!
I feel like a young school girl again. I have a crush!!! I just started Grad school, and there’s this guy in my class who is so cute and really nice. Anyway, I struck up a conversation with him, and he was very receptive. He talks to everyone, though, so there’s no way that I can assume that him talking to me was anything special. We talked about school stuff, so I didn’t find out any personal info about him. I wanted to ask him where he’s from (he has an accent, kind of French-sounding. Maybe he’s from Cote d’Ivoire, I don’t know). How do I find out, in a non obvious way, whether or not he’s married?? The reason I ask is because once, I saw him with this funny-looking ring (it didn't look like a wedding band) on that finger; however, he didn’t have it on when I talked to him yesterday. Any ideas?? If he isn’t married, where do I go from there? I'm not going to throw myself at the guy. I haven’t done this in a while. I’ve pretty much been in relationships for the past couple of years, so I haven’t really been part of the single scene for a while.
Any advice??
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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: mali2579
Thu, 08-31-2006 - 5:20pm

mali2579...

You can start by humming a chorus of "ALOUETTE" in class! ?

Seriously...why not bring up his accent and ask him what part of France his family lives in? And then listen to his response.

I'll bet you'll come up with a few more 'follow-up' questions once he tells you?

Good Luck!

Pianoguy

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Registered: 06-22-2004
In reply to: mali2579
Thu, 08-31-2006 - 8:45pm
Hey there.
Thanks for the reply.
Turns out, though, that the "funny looking ring" is actually a wedding band!!! I didn't even have to ask. He was wearing it again today, and a closer look told me that he's definitely off the market. D'oh!!! I was right after all. Oh well, at least I found out where he's from....Haiti.
Thanks.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: mali2579
Thu, 08-31-2006 - 10:09pm
Rats!

Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~