Typical DC Girl

Here's yet another example of how strange girls in DC are. I can't tell if it's social awkwardness or a sense of entitlement. Whatever it is, it's not attractive.

Last week I was at Harris Teeter after work picking up some groceries for dinner. I was in the produce isle and spotted a young brunette picking out vegetables. She was cute, but wasn't going to be walking the runway anytime soon, so I thought she would be a good girl to try and chat up. I've never had any luck in the grocery store before and this struck me as a good opportunity to test the waters. I'll call her Teeter.

Teeter: Teeter was young, or at least young enough to believe the nonsense I was about to spew-forth (25?). She was medium height (5'6"), decent enough body, light brown hair, blue eyes. She was dressed like she just left work, business casual, but just OK, my guess is Hill Staffer. It was hard to get a read on her body because of her clothes. She was slim, not too skinny, but not busty or super-sexy.

I walked in Teeter's general direction and grabbed some broccoli, the very small kind though, like broccolini, off the shelf and pretended to look confused. I figured it was a good angle to take in the grocery store, most women are happy to help the decent looking confused guy in the grocery store, much like I'm happy to help any cute girl in Home Depot. So I got her attention and said "Excuse me, do you know if they sell any grown-up broccoli here?" and held up the tiny little broccoli bunch. She laughed and explained that I was holding the organic kind, and then showed me where the "grown-up" broccoli was.

Long story short I got her number and we've been texting a bit.

This morning I sent Teeter a text and asked if she was interested in grabbing a drink tonight at 9 at Little Miss Whiskey's on H Street. She said she couldn't make it, but that she was free the rest of the week. I said "OK, how about drinks same place tomorrow?". Teeter's response was "Sure. What time? Does this place have good food? :-) ".

I was instantly turned off by her question about the food. I clearly said drinks, and she's angling for dinner. I sensed she was more interested in a free meal that hanging out and getting to know each other. For a minute I thought it was a bad joke or reference about how we met, but the more I thought about it the more I realized she wasn't.

I mulled this over at lunch, and when I came back to my desk I sent her a message that said "How's 9:30pm?". Fuck her. If she says yes she really wants to hang out, if not she's a douche bag. Her response "Too late, how about right after work?"

I don't think I'm cheap. I have no problem buying a girl dinner, or drinks, or a movie, or all three. I just don't want to get trapped for three hours if I determine I don't like this chick (which I already think I don't). Even if she offered to pay, or pay for half, I still wouldn't want to be locked into a meal with someone I don't know.

In the end I said I had a rough week and it would probably be better if we tried it some other week.