Gym Guy

I work out a few times a week. After all, its good for you, right? Well I usually stick to the gym near my job because its close and kinda nudges me to go since its a few blocks away from work. Last night, I went to the gym closer to my house because I wanted to go ahead and get my workout in that I would have done had I worked last night and not bailed on to go to a meeting. Surprisingly, the gym near my house is clean, well lit, and the machines looked well maintained. I am a member of Bally's and if you know anything about them...you know that their locations can be hit or miss as far as the quality.

I was greeted by a handsome guy...in shape...nice smile. I asked where the locker room was and kept it moving. Once i got met my new buddy (the treadmill that I'm coming to accept as a part of my life) I got lesson number 1 of going to a new gym. DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT with the strange looking guy. I tend to make eye contact with people in general-whether walking down the street or in the gym. That's just me. But this guy decided that he was going to repeatedly walk by my treadmill and continue to look at me. And he looked a little strange. Lesson learned...keep your eyes on the TV instead.

Once I finished my little routine, I packed up and left. I passed by mr. in shape and nice smile and said goodbye. Got to the parking lot and I hear...."excuse me miss"..."excuse me miss". Turn around and its mr. in shape and nice smile. We start a little convo and his first question is.."um before I ask you anything else...how old are you?" I'm thinking...how old do I look? Sometimes people say I look young but geez. Do I look like jailbait? His next question was "do you have kids?" Yeah, that was the second question! After I giggled a bit I gave him the answer. But I couldn't help but to appreciate how up front he was right off the top. Because I've never dated anyone with children...and haven't really found the desire to (I'm just being honest), I loved that question. It stops you from wasting anymore time if that's something important to you. Maybe that should be one of my "at the bar" questions? But I wonder if it will be perceived differently if I, as a female, ask that question at the top of the conversation....