Re: Questions
Posted by Natasha Papousek on December 20, 1999 at 20:49:22:
In Reply to: Questions posted by MyST on December 20, 1999 at 19:11:13:
I wrestle with this question, too. So far, I have met guys in
coffeehouses (for hand designs). One of our local dance studios is
open from 12-9 most days and has an extra room -- she doesn't mind me
hennaing people there -- good advertising for her (plus a fee), and I
feel better being in neutral territory with other people near a
telephone...
Yesterday afternoon I met a guy in coffeeshop and since he seemed like
a nice guy and was with his girlfriend, I invited them over so i could
do his feet (which wouldn't have been an appropriate job to do at
Starbucks).
So far I've just dealt with things on case by case basis. I guess my
ground rules are I don't do guys alone (except my sweetie, but that's
different), and I don't invite them to my house until I've made eye
contact and sussed them up. And I once asked my sweetie hang out with
me when I met someone just because he sounded strange on the phone --
he turned out to be fine, but I felt better knowing he had met my
husband and knew that BIll was nearby during the henna session (esp.
since I was doing a snake up his thigh...)
And although I;ve never been asked, I probably wouldn't make a
housecall for a total stranger without Bill in tow, or at least a
meeting on neutral ground (like a coffeeshop) to "discuss the design"
so I could check them out for weirdness potential. Not that you can
always tell, but it's usually accurate.
And no, I don;t offer taxi service, either. (unless someone lived in
my neighborhood and I met them at work or somewhere else and were just
giving them a ride home.) Of course, no-one's ever asked me for a ride
-- they usually make a lot more money than I do and have nicer cars...