Single. And Re-thinking My Game Plan

October 16, 2009 4:00 pm     Posted in Advice, Relationships  Dannia- Loyola University Chicago g+ page

girls at club

There's more to us than what's popping out of our dresses, you know.

I just got back from the happiest place on earth. And no, I’m not talking about Disneyland. Although Vegas is a lot LIKE Disneyland, but instead of candy you have booze and instead of rides you have prostitutes. Which I guess can be considered rides…. If I had spent more than three days there, my entire body and life would have started decaying as quickly as my morals did (just kidding guys, no secret marriages here!).


By Dannia

But beyond all the slot machines, free booze and horny people everywhere, Las Vegas is like single life grown in a petri dish; it’s bigger and more rampant, and it lets you observe some things. A lot of the weekend involved putting on our hottest outfits, going to the hottest places, and (hopefully) flirting with the hottest guys.  But somewhere in between flirting with the bouncer to get to the head of the line (which probably only works for Lindsay Lohan) and making eyes at the cute guy across the dance floor, it hit me: the giant singles meat market that is Las Vegas is not too far off from the giant singles meat market that is my life in Chicago.

Is the reason it’s so hard to get a date because things have just gotten too gosh darn shallow? Most of the single girls I know are pretty freaking cute, and everyone with eyes seems to wonder why they’re not taken. Well, maybe it’s because there are freaking cute girls everywhere, and they are in mass quantities at all your favorite clubs. And to all the freaking cute guys doing laps around said clubs, we ladies all look exactly the same: tight jeans, tall shoes, low tops…

And that seems to be all anyone really cares about.

I’m not opposed to getting to know people when I go out on the town at all, but to be honest, it doesn’t feel like there’s too much “getting to know” in the equation at all. A lot of it is putting on killer heels and busting out your boobs the best dance moves.

So what does that tell any potential date I meet? Sure as hell not that my favorite book is East of Eden or that I’m going to volunteer in Ecuador this summer. All it tells them is that I really, really like the song Poker Face (which is important to know if you plan on spending the rest of your life with me, obvi).

Now, I’m not hating on meeting guys at bars and clubs. I’m just saying, if you really expect something out of it, it couldn’t hurt to shake up how you go about it. Instead of luring someone onto the dance floor where he will grind his junk against your butt and it’s guaranteed the DJ will drown you out if you even pretend to care what the other is saying,  why not hang closer to the bar where you’re able to have a real conversation? And maybe instead of going for the Chuck Bass look alike, go for the guy with the quirkiest pick up line (actually, I wouldn’t hold it against you if you just went for the Chuck Bass look alike…).

You can still dress sexy and dance sexy… just make sure the guy who’s trying to get your number knows you’ve got a personality under those clip-on extensions. You’re at least guaranteed a more exciting first date. Or a first date at all.

26 Comments on "Single. And Re-thinking My Game Plan"

  1. Erich says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 200912:57 pm 

    I live in Vegas, the Greatest City on Earth! But it is vedry difficult to meet anyone here who isn't fake. The girls at the clubs superficial and the strip is full of tourists. And yes we are all shallow here.

  2. Zoe says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 20092:11 pm 

    Haha Sasha, losers and degenerates?

    Says more about your judgmental and presumptuous personality than it does about the "loose morals" of club goers.

    Anyway, I don't personally go to clubs to pick up. Usually, I just end up having fun dancing with the girls and as a size 2, I don't really show off my ass/boobs/legs – because there isn't much to show! :P

  3. Angie Marie says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 20092:47 pm 

    Well-written article! I really loved it…I'll be keeping it in mind as I head out to frat row, tonight!

  4. carol says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 20094:13 pm 

    hostile over here… not everyone who goes out is a whore

  5. @sasha says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 20096:01 pm 

    YOU MIGHT BE MORE INTIMIDATING IF YOU TYPE IT LIKE THIS BECAUSE SOMETIMES EXCESSIVE VULGARITY JUST ISN'T ENOUGH

    *snickers*

  6. B says:
    Fri, 16th Oct 20098:35 pm 

    Sasha- only losers and degenerates use words like fucking cunt and fucking idiot.

    Watch your fucking mouth you bitter fucking dipshit.

    What are you trolling the boards for at 6:30 on a Friday night anyway? Probably because you have no plans because nobody wants to hang out with your (fucking) degenerate (fucking) loser self.

    @ @sasha… HAHA, loved it.

  7. Sasha says:
    Sat, 17th Oct 20093:04 am 

    B: Bwhahahaaha. You fucking skank!!!!!!! What the fuck are you do leaving comments at 1:35 on a Saturday night? Isn't that the prime time for clubs????? Bwhahaha. I guess when a girl is as repulsively fat and ugly as your stupid cunt ass, no club in their right mind would let your worthless ass in. That is why you are leaving comments at that time. Probably wearing sweatpants and sweating like the fat pig you are while eating ice cream and fingering your cat you fucking worthless fat ugly whore. Since when did people start going things at 6:30 on a Friday night? Bwhahahahaha. Is that the time when all the cool kids go out for ice cream and a movie????? What are you????? 10 years old and your mom has to pick you up from the movies at your curfew of 9:00????? Bwhahaha. Fucking dumber than dirt. Get your ugly fat ass on a treadmill and don't get off for 2 weeks.

  8. J says:
    Sat, 17th Oct 20099:50 am 

    I think it's worse that you got up at 8 am to type that. You obvi didn't go out last night either.

  9. Kelly's Secret says:
    Sat, 17th Oct 200910:49 am 

    OK, so it is obvious that both of the brunettes in this picture have fake boobs, but what about the blond? Its kind of hard to tell from the angle. At least it is for me being a guy. That being said do you ladies think they are fake or real?

  10. Darwin - New York Un says:
    Sat, 17th Oct 20091:58 pm 

    Haha, talking about implants…

    But yea, that's obviously what we all look for Dannia. Even in a quick simple conversation at the bar, you can kind of gauge what the other person has on their mind (hopefully it's not just the guy thinking of you as a piece of meat for his bed).

  11. Tom says:
    Sat, 17th Oct 20096:36 pm 

    Those are the fucking FSU bitches from a few years ago. Why the fuck would you use this picture for the article. Give me a fucking break. Shit.

  12. B says:
    Sun, 18th Oct 20098:33 am 

    Sasha, clearly you need intensive psychotherapy.

  13. B says:
    Sun, 18th Oct 20093:50 pm 

    Sasha,

    If your vocabulary and choice of insults are indicative of your IQ, I'd say there are more serious things for you to worry about than me "looking like a monster."

  14. J says:
    Sun, 18th Oct 20095:14 pm 

    I can see people through their monitors too!

  15. JohnE says:
    Mon, 19th Oct 200911:21 am 

    If you've got something to sell it pays to advertise.

  16. Gutierrez says:
    Mon, 19th Oct 200911:16 pm 

    I live in Vegas too and I must agree that it is hard to meet single people here! Going to a club is only worth it if you have a table, or otherwise you are trying to flirt with the guys with tables to get free drinks. As an educated woman, I resent having to feel like I am hustling a guy for a drink. I can't wait to be done with school and be able to drop $2K at nightclub in town without blinking. Then I can work on getting guys I want cuz I think they are hot, not easy targets for free drinks

  17. criolle says:
    Sat, 24th Oct 20098:04 am 

    "more to us than what's popping out of our dresses"

    Yeah, right. That's why those two spent $3000 – $6000 each for those "assets". How long with it take to recoup those "assets" in free drinks? Hopefully they'll pay for themselves in alimony payments.

    That might be why Gutierrez has to "work on" the guys she wants.

  18. Meg says:
    Sun, 25th Oct 200912:20 pm 

    You'll always attract the kind of guy that hangs out at clubs if that is where you go to find them. If you want someone that is a little more laid back but still likes to go out, search somewhere else.

    And a sense of humor doesn't hurt either. I'm not the cutest thing out there, and I'm a size 10, but I get a lot of attention from guys because I am down to earth with them, go in looking for a friend (so making jokes and finding mutual ground), and show them I can be serious when need be. It's all you need, really.

    You're right, no boobs needed to get a man, just a great personality!

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