Dumb question, & knda pointless...But I'm curious...

[Viper GTS]

So I'm going through my MIT training yesterday & today, & I end up sitting with an awesome 20 year old .NET MIT. Through conversation, I managed to find out that she's in college (she mentioned taking MTH 111, & CIS courses, at the same school I got my degree from...), she still lives with her parents, & she works full time & takes 17 credits. Anyway, funny thing is she has this ring on her left hand ring finger...but it has no diamond. No setting at all, in fact, just plain silver band from what I can tell.

What is it? Wouldn't an engagement ring most likely have a stone? It's only one, & she lives with her parents, so I'm sure she's not married...

Any ideas? I seriously doubt I'll pursue it, but I'd like to know for my own curiousity...

Viper GTS

 

[Russ]

It's male repellant.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Viper GTS]

Well I'm certainly not going to make an ass of myself, but if I didn't already have a serious interest I might pursue it. She seems really, really cool...plus she's gorgeous.



Viper GTS

 

[TomC25]

Maybe it is wishfull thinking?

 

[Croton]

eh..
go for it..........

 

[Russ]

Well, Viper, there are two signs to look for. One is if she's playing with the ring while she's talking to you. This means she WANTS you to ask about it. The other is the ring suddenly moving to the right hand.

In the first case, it could be good or bad. In the second case, it's an opportunity.

Russ, NCNE

 

[XMan]

Ask her?

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Say something like..."So, are you and your bf going out tonight?" Or...just ask her if she has one.

:Q I almost forgot...Bite me!

 

[Viper GTS]

Not ready to ask her. Probably never will. Several reasons:

1) I already have a very, very serious interest, & would feel really uncomfortable pursuing someone else while one person thinks I'm interested in them.

2) I don't want to make an ass of myself.

3) I don't have the balls to do it even if I wanted to...

Viper GTS

 

[Doomer]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If I could regress a few years and take only one thing with me it would be balls to handle just this sort of situation!! (ok, more than one thing )

You never know, you might be passing by your soul mate

 

[Kjazlaw]

once you get to know her better you will have a better gauge of what it could be. some girls just like to wear rings, you know? one of my friends wears rings on her left ring finger, and she is unattached.

 

[Mday]

robbing the cradle???

what is ?^??

 

[UG]

It's perhaps indicative of an informal emotional tie to someone significant who has not given her a ring, so she's given one to herself.

Auto-symbolism. Fills a need, until something more fulfilling comes along.

 

[XyShel]

i have a ring on my left hand ring finger..it means nothing. go for it..what you so afraid of? i mean i'll go out with you. hehe. just ask her already.

 

[kamiam]

no guts no glory

 

[Damaged]

17 credits?! That's it! Huh.

 

[Eug]

"Any ideas?"

Take a cold shower. Pay more attention in class.

 

[kduncan5]

Viper, I don't know if you want to hear this or not, but I'm gonna say it anyway. If you already have a vested interest in someone, then forget about this new one and just enjoy the eye-candy. You don't want to ruin the good thing that you already have.
The ring should be a moot point.....

Now that your conscience has said what he had to say, I'll politely bow out....... -kd5-

 

[kduncan5]

By the way, hzl_eyed_grl, what does "Bite Me" mean?????

 

[uncouth]

"a life lived in the shadows is a life wasted"
......................................Book of Extreme Wisdom by uncouth

 

[montanafan]

Some girls wear a plain band on their left ring finger to keep so many guys from hitting on them. If that's the reason she's wearing it and she decides she's interested in you, she'll say something about the ring herself.

 

[Viper GTS]

Eug...

I was paying attention in class. She was teaching. I spent a good 3 hours with her yesterday, & probably 4 today. Mostly listening in on calls with her. Tomorrow I'll be taking calls, probably with her listening in on me. Basically I have to learn how to do her job plus my existing job...with no pay increase yet.

kd5...

Yeah, I know. The chances of me doing anything are practically nil, I'm just curious. If she was just gorgeous, it wouldn't be a problem. It's just that she reminds me a lot of my "vested interest." Same height, build, demeanor, facial expressions, everything. It's scary. But then again my "vested interest" is my best friend, so that kinda overpowers everything.

On the other hand... My "vested interest" and I have specifically avoided commmitment at this time. Both of us are more than free, if not encouraged, to date other people. I just don't really want to. This one's tempting, but I don't know her well enough to pull anything like that. Plus, when I got to work today the whole .NET mentor/MIT team was talking about this "18 year old that just got made a MIT," so I'm sure she wouldn't be interested in the slightest.

Viper GTS

 

[ltk007]

Well Viper, you could hire someone to hit on her. That would be a quick way to find out (maybe). If she says I have a boyfriend or something like that then you know to back off. If she says no, then you are kept guessing. You should just get off your ass and ask. If you keep holding back your whole life, then you're not living. If you get rejected its not like the world will end or she'll rub it or anything.