Alex bemoans:
Speaking of uncaring assholery –
I recently made the mistake of, in the split second I had to decide, taking the drink a girl asked me to hold – “hold this”, and she dove towards the dance floor. The same impulse which bade me grab her drink, also bade me drink it (downed it in one shot, then moved on to dance with some other girl).
Does this set of actions come off as the right kind of assholery? Any chance for the pick-up to be resurrected afterwards?
This exact same thing once happened to me. And it’s particularly galling because the “Hold my drink for me” shit test is one of the most blatantly obvious shit tests that chicks with no ethical boundaries employ. She had asked me to hold her cocktail and I didn’t have a second to analyze the transaction before my fingers straightened to receive it. Then she trotted off to grab a scarf off her girl friend’s shoulder. Looking down at her drink in my hand, I felt a wave of disgust with myself. And I responded the same way as Alex: I gulped it down. When she returned and saw the empty glass she said “Hey, you drank it! That’s rude!” I answered Corey Worthington-style, “Oh… sorry I guess”, and walked away.
There will be times when your game acumen lets you down and a chick manages to sneak an artillery shell loaded with toxic vagina gas past your defenses. When that happens, the best you can do is recognize your error of judgment quickly, and rectify your demonstration of lower value as best you can without crossing the line into strident acts of vengeance that will socially ostracize you beyond the confines of one bitchy, manipulative girl. What Alex did in response was perfectly acceptable. In ascending order of face-saving effectiveness:
1. Continue holding her drink until she returns, then greeting her with “here you go!” as you hand her drink back.
So beta it actually hurts my balls a little just to type that out.
2. Hold her drink until she returns, then give it back coupled with a sarcastic riposte like “I should charge you for this”.
Not as beta as number 1, but still supplicating.
3. Leave her drink on the bar and walk off.
Better than acquiescing. But not as satisfying as number 4.
4. Gulp her drink and hand her the empty glass when she returns.
Congratulations, you are an acolyte asshole. Pussy lips will begin parting in five minutes.
5. Spit and burp burrito gas into her drink, then hand it back to her with a big smile.
This is personally satisfying, but you will be robbed of the priceless look of incredulity on her face when she sees an empty glass. Nevertheless, the glowing feeling you get from this private act of revenge will put a bounce in your step and turbocharge your game for the rest of the night.
The best way to reply to a girl who tells you to hold her drink is to pretend to agree and amplify. (Girls will try to pull this off by thrusting the drink into your hand and not waiting for you to reply.)
“Hold my drink. Thanks!”
Leaving your hands by your side: “Would you like your glass slippers polished too?”
Whatever happens, always leave your hands down at your sides. She will attempt to foist the drink on you and will expect you to reach out for it. When you don’t, the drink will crash to the ground. I’ve seen this happen. It is hilarious. The guy who did this told the girl to “go home” and “sleep it off”. That is some transcendental game, right there.
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