Talking Points:
Preface: So far I’ve done this twice. Once for B, when she was meeting W (boyfriend)’s friends at the most magnificent event of all time, the Virginia Gold Cup. [Editor’s Note: I have never been to this event but based on various evidence provided to me by B, it involves all my favorite things: prepsters, booze, funny/big hats, and debauchery masquerading as class] The second time I did this was for K when she was getting nervous about her date for hot lawyer. So I’m going to do it again for sake of the blog.
You will say hello, you will smile lots. They will think you are friendly, amiable even.
You will ask how their day went. They will ask about yours.
You will say it was long but fine. You are enjoying your job, and getting more responsibility, which you like.
They will ask what you do. You will say you have an entry-level job that you might not love, but that will be a great starting point for your illustrious career in success.
You will ask what they do. You will listen politely, you will nod, and you will smile when they make some kind of small joke about it.
You will ask where they went to college, and how they liked it. You will ask what they were involved in. What they liked about the place. What they miss the most.
You will offer similar insights. You will talk about your clubs/classes/favorite professors/funniest frat party happenings.
You will move away from talking about college because you are scared to seem too obsessed with your college career. You will effortlessly move to the next topic, showing that you loved your collegiate persona, but you’re ready to grow up.
You will talk about what you enjoy doing. You might talk about what you’re reading and how you came about buying/borrowing it in the first place.
He will probably talk about sports, which will inevitably be disinteresting to you; but you will feign ignorance, because you are friendly.
You’ll laugh and drink and maybe be just a little bit tipsy off two drinks but that will be ok and it will make conversation easier.
It will be a fun date/meeting/event/happy hour and you will leave feeling a glow in your cheeks and happy that you met someone new…regardless of whether this person will be making one or many appearances in your future.
