Aw Devonna-your friend sucks for threatening to give that guy your number. I hate the pressure from friends and family to "get out there." Sheesh. HUGS!!

Hope you get the B&N job. Sounds like a good deal. :P

I am so with ya Devonna. My co-worker wants to set me up with this guy, and she wants it to be at some restaurant where everyone will be staring at us - talk about uncomfortable. I don't want to be like a bug under a microscope. Let it happen naturally, without all those expectations. I don't deal well under pressure.

I just put in my notice @ B&N. I work in the cafe, and took the summer off, now I've decided, after 4 yrs, to say adios. It's tough, and I'm really gonna miss the discount. But it's time. Good luck with everything.

Good luck with Barnes and Noble. I would love to work there.

That sucks about the friend threatening to give out your number. Dating sucks period. The group setting is more relaxing.

Even if she does give out your number, no one says you have to go out with him.

Ames ~ Turns out she didn't give out my number, but she has setup something for November. Not a "date" per sey, but a group of us are going to go listen to her husband's band. Evidently this guy is a musician also.

Stacy ~ I read that you just quit over at B&N. I couldn't work in the cafe ~ I am afraid of espresso machines. Seriously. I had one explode on my hand once at work. Evidently a water line got clogged.

Izzy ~ Evidently, something is setup for November. I don't know the date ~ but I told her I was pretty sure I was busy that night. This will be seasonal help @ B&N but I'm hoping it will turn into a permanent full-time gig.

I'm with you on the dating thing. Blah what a nightmare it is! So much easier to get to know someone as a friend first. Less pressure.

Good luck with B&N! I worked at one through college and had a lot of fun. And the discount is great. :)

Ugh. I'm so with you about not wanting to do that first date thing. When I met MM it was at Monday night football with a TON of other people, and that worked out very well. But had he just called and asked me out? Pffft. Sorry, nope.

Stupid friends and stupid setting ups. LOL

B&N sounds promising. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, but only if you add me to the list of "friends" who will get a book for Christmas. LOL

Jennie ~ The extra money would sure be good ~ plus who wouldn't like a book? :-) Actually, I'm the only one in my family who enjoys to read ~ except for my niece (she takes after me).

Holly ~ She works fast. From the time I dropped her off at work at 4:15 to the time we went grocery shopping at 6:30 ~ she'd already set something in motion. I'm just glad it's a group thing.

My husband was a set up by a friend. Several people got together for dinner. The dinner didn't go well, but he got my number from someone and called "just to talk". The rest is history.

I'm glad your friend didn't put you in an uncomfortable situation. Now you can relax and see what happens.

As for B&N good luck especially starting in the busiest season for retail of the year!

Rosie ~ I'm going to try to keep an open mind about this whole group thing. As far as B&N ~ I'm really excited. Being busy doesn't bother me ~ it's much better than the alternative.

Good luck Devonna for B&N :D Sounds really promising, so I hope you get the job, esp. if that's what you want :D

As for matchmaking, well I wish you good luck too :D and you can take it any way you want: good luck for having a good time, good luck for him being the one, good luck for trying to avoid it :P

I'm the other way around. If I meet a guy and we chat for a while and I think he is cool and he asks then I give him my #. Then I go on a date, but only well lit public places and we arrive and leave on our own cars. Yeah, did I tell you I was paranoid? LOL.

I love being in crowds but with mostly people I don't know because then they won't bother me. Yeah, so I'm not a people person and honestly the majority of people annoy the hell out of me. That's why I like the net so much. You can ignore the stupid people and hang out/get to know the ones you really click with.

:-)

LOL, Mailyn. I'm not much of a people person either, yet both of my jobs were/are customer service - go figure.

Devonna, I hope everything goes okay with this guy, but don't sweat it. Trust your instincts. I believe it's better to be alone and happy than it is to be stuck with someone. It'll happen. How awful about the expresso machine incident. Those things are scary. Fortunately nothing bad has happened at my store. I hope you weren't seriously hurt.

Since it's a group thing it doesn't sound so bad. He'd be easy to ignore if things aren't good, but you have the comfort of others around if you click.

But yea - someone trying to set me up all the time would bug the heck out of me too!

Nath ~ I think I start in November. I know it'll be busy, but I'd rather be busy than not have anything to do :-)

Mailyn ~ Agreed! I'm not good in crowds, but in a case like this I'd rather be in a group than alone with soneone. That way I have someone to talk to if it don't work out :-)

Stacy ~ I recovered, but still have a scar. Just one of those freak things that happens. Did I mention that espresso machine was in a chinese restaurant?

Kristie ~ On the bright side, if I do this maybe they (the matchmakers) will let up on me for awhile? Sheesh.