Girl on the Brink: Surviving Desperate Times with Desperate Measures

I have never waited 10 dates to have sex with a man, but this time I’m going to do it because my girlfriend says it’s the right thing to do. The relationship is supposed to last longer.

But 10 dates seems like a long mini courtship to me. This scenario reminds me of interviewing for a senior-level executive position, because it also involves a series of meetings until the deal is consummated, based on an increasing level of attraction.

The big difference between interviewing for jobs and dating men is that dates with men remain, I believe, one on one, while dates with potential employers involve meetings with a growing contingent of people so everybody gets to know each other and feels that the chemistry is right.

But what if the procedures were reversed? What if getting a job was a long seduction between a potential employee and  the employees within an organization?

The HR girl would have me in for an initial interview and try to kiss me. I’d say yes and kiss her back.

If that went well, I get a second interview. This time with the the vice president. He’d take me to a nice lunch, and then I’d walk him back to his office and get down on my knees and show him some worship.

I would primp and prepare for the third round of interviews like a high school girl for her prom. By the time I get into the president’s office I know the vice president has recommended me highly.

I’m not sure who would answer the door…or why. But once let in, how would the third round of questions differ from the first? If I had to take a guess, I’d say the third round would probe deeper to make sure we were a good fit.

For the fourth round and up, who would be up next? Sooner or later, let’s face it—the office manager will be invited in, and then if it were a really small office I think someone would need to wander the halls and find the English-as-a-second-language guy (perhaps changing the toilet paper) and motion him in. I only hope he’d know how to say something other than Si.

I think we’d all feel relieved when it was over. I know I would. Maybe waiting 10 dates to consummate a relationship isn’t such a bad idea after all.