Flirt Fest

[Ms. Miller]

I don't know how it happened, but I wound up in a committed
relationship with my career. I think it's time I started seeing other
people. But the people I tend to see, when I finally come up for air,
are my beloved girlfriends. And it seems that when we go out (sneaking
time away from our respective careers...which almost feels like
cheating), we haven't seen each other in so long that we spend the
entire evening in riveting conversation and fail to glance around to
see what eye-candy is in the room. Because of this habit, we have all
come down with a scathing case of single-itis and the dreaded dateless
syndrome. It's self-inflicted. We have no one to blame but ourselves.
So, we have come up with a cure. The idea is to have a weekly Flirt
Fest in which we will gather at a festive joint on a mutually-agreeable
evening, have a few cocktails and actually flirt. This event is not so
much to pick up men as it is to get back into the habit of being open
and aware...and flexing that flabby flirt muscle which desperately
needs toning. It seems a bit silly to have to conjure up such a
thing...but it beats sitting in front of the computer window shopping
for a date. Next week will be our first meeting. I'll let you know
how it goes. Let me know if you try it with your tribe and if it meets
with any success.

Cheers,
Sandra