16. With the Gym Membership Guy?
You probably know this guy, dear readers. He is ripped, cut, and every other violent past participle that goes along with a great body. He’s the Gym Membership Guy, and he totally wants you.
Or does he? There’s a certain amount of flirting that goes along with his job, and he’s usually great at it. But when you he gives you a disarming, well-rehearsed line, how do you know he wants your money and your sexy-bits, not just your money?
Gym Membership Guy isn’t in an enviable position. It’s hard for him to express the difference between his trying to get a girl to join the gym and trying to get her join him in bed. His very choice of job makes him untrustworthy.
You’re not in a great spot as the object of Gym Membership Guy’s interest, either. If you join the gym, he might think you’re flirting — even if you’re doing it for your abs, and not for his. If you don’t join, but you keep in contact with him, he might think you’re flirting, because you are.
Basically, this character is a sticky flirting-wicket, and any situation he’s part of becomes instantly complicated. If you really want him, you have to be lucky enough to encounter him outside of his job. Flirting is always better with more drinks and fewer conflicts of interest.
