Last night after watching Knocked Up (which was both hysterically funny and slightly disturbing) my friends and I went to go get some ice cream and something very interesting took place.
I stood at the counter for a minute considering each of the flavors and contemplating which to get. After a minute of internal struggle debating the merits of strawberry v. cookie dough, I still had not come to a conclusion. So I kindly asked the girl behind the counter which flavor she recommended. She looked at me for a second, then asked me whether or not I like coffee ice cream. I told her I did. Then she reached down into the freezer and gave me a large cup of coffee ice cream with a cone sticking out of it; she said, "you can have this." At first I wasn't quite sure what she was saying but then I realized she was giving it to me for free. Apparently someone had ordered it earlier and couldn't pay for it. I thanked her and wished her a good night.
As we walked back to the dorms, I told my friends what had happened and how nice the girl had been. But then they told me that she wasn't just "being nice," rather that she had given me the ice cream as token of interest/attraction, if you will. I was puzzled. Perhaps I'm just naive but I always thought that girls seemed to benefit from these type of perks, not guys. I'm still not convinced, but please feel free to weigh in with your thoughts.
One thing I am convinced about is related to my previous post: kindness is contagious.
the helper
8 years ago
