By around 11, most people had left but I still had a few tables. One of them was a couple of guys that come in at least once a week and order the same thing (20 wings, all drums, naked, hot and 2 bottles of Bud Light) every time. Most of the time, they aren't one of those tables that you can sit and have a conversation, or play games with so I pretty much just stick to the basics when it comes to serving them. They stay for an hour or 2, leave a good tip and leave... Most of the time.
2 Fridays ago, the same 2 guys came in and got their wings and beer. A half hour after they sat down, 2 more guys came in and sat with them. I went to see what they wanted to drink and they got a couple pitchers of beer. One of them was pretty cute, but I didn't really take that much notice. Soon, I only had their table left so I went to sit with them and talk. They were all from out of town and are here for work for another couple of months. The cute one (Q) was really funny and I was having a lot of fun talking to that table. Finally, it was time for us to close.
As they were getting up to leave, Q asked my if it would be okay for him to give me his number. I said yes for a few reasons: First, I felt rude saying no since it's not like if I didn't want to talk to him I had the option of not calling him. Second, unlike most of the guys who come in looking for a date, he didn't try any nauseating pick-up lines and he didn't pester me for my phone number until I was forced to cave and give him a fake phone number like I would normally do. And third, he was really cute and really funny!
I got his number and debated whether or not to call him for a few days before I finally did it. We've gone out a couple of times since then for dinner and to see movies and go to tourist-y places that he hasn't been to before. I really enjoy being around him and we have a lot of fun together. He's a really positive person which is something that I really like. There's only a couple problems with it, though. He's 7 years older than me and I met him at work.
What do you think about the age difference and for all the Hooters Girls or really any servers out there, would you ever go on a date with one of your customers?
I can't really answer the second part, but as for the age gap - my boyfriend is 7 years older than me. I was 19 when we got together and I'm 22 now, and it's almost never a problem. It only really comes up in conversation if he's talking about childhood memories - I tease him about music and stuff being "before my time!"
ReplyDeleteSeven years normally isn't a big deal, however, if you are an immature eighteen and the other person is a mature twenty-five, there is the possibility of things not working out because of it. It really just depends upon the maturity level of both parties.
ReplyDeleteI would highly caution you against dating customers. I did that once, prior to working at Hooters. Though the first date went well, subsequent ones did not. As the guy knew exactly where to find me, however, and was friendly enough with the other servers to find out when I worked next, I was essentially stalked for a while. Since then, I have been very firm on not dating customers. YMMV, of course, and I hope that whatever decision you make, everything works out!
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I have been on a date with a Hooters customer and it was perhaps the most awkward date I have EVER been on. I'd never do it again. Mainly this has to do with the fact that most guys picking up girls at Hooters are doing so for reasons other than my shinning personality and intelligence. Obviously there are many, many exceptions to the general Hooters sleaze ball and most guys you met there aren't going to be like that. The fact still remains that I feel like a guy that tries to pick me up doesn't really know me, but a girl in a uniform at Hooters. I certainly have more depth than that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as K.H. noted, if it did go south he'd know where to find you in about two seconds flat.
I do think this up to you however and you are the only one who knows your situation. Just use your best judgement. Oh, and the age not a big deal at all!
I haven't dated any customers before - but I would if I were single. I've met some really cute, nice, guys there (also some years older), and they seemed genuinely interested. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on what type of a person he is. I agree with Sauce & KH when they say that if it does go sour, he'll know where to find you and could be a potential problem. I've never been single during the year I've been working at Hooters so I wouldn't know. However I've seen plenty of hotties come in. Most of them are complete douches though.
ReplyDeleteComing from a guy who once asked a hooters girl out (only one) and never went on the date for a few reasons. It's not even so much that if it doesn't work out but if they're a regular, it will now be awkward for both if he decided to come back just to eat. You girls are a pleasure to meet and most of the reasons i would ask out a hooters girl is because of the confidence needed to work at such a place. Its not the outfit or the hair or the makeup, all those are benefits of course, but the confidence all you girls portray is amazing and it is definitely a good foundation for a relationship.
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I don't think 7 years is that big of an age gap.
ReplyDeleteI was a server for years (not at Hooters) and I dated a couple of different customers and it never really seemed to be an issue. If you like him, go for it!! :)
As a guy (happily married for 14 years as of Wednesday!), let me say that if any date went sour, he'd know where to find you. I agree you might have to be a little more careful in your profession, but a bad dude is a bad dude.
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It doesn't matter and I will tell you why; let's say a Hooters girl meets a guy at the beach not at HOOTERS and they start dating then things go bad wouldn't this guy also know were she works and even the times and days she works and couldn't he also stalk her at her job as well
DeleteThat's id a Hooter's girl only goes on ONE date, and not if they're DATING, because if they are, the guy'll know where she works.
DeleteOn the "he'd know where to find you" bit - this is true, but it's true wherever you work. But at Hooters there might actually be a support staff that is more used to dealing with douchebags, so, in a way, if you're going to date someone you met at work, Hooters might be better than some places to be doing it. Glad its working out so far though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your advice! So far the age hasn't been an issue at all, even with my parents but that's probably because there's a big age gap between them. Where me and him met doesn't seem to be causing any problems either. When I work he asks me how my shift was but that's about it. Nothing weird. So I'm happy and I hope it keeps going well!
ReplyDeleteAs to the age difference if you like him and he likes you and you are both over 18 - no problem. Don't worry about what other people think or say.
ReplyDeleteAs to dating a customer, I wouldn't suggest it but if the guy is really attractive to you then you shouldn't diqualify him only because he's a customer.
Good Luck!!
May a 31 year-old single dude who is an off again, on again Hooters patron say something?
ReplyDeleteI went on a brief, spontaneous date with a girl named Rita once who worked at the now-gone Hooters of Block E, Minneapolis. We had "clicked" because I genuinely liked her as a person, and she me. Unfortunately, I goofed: not knowing it was now safe to swap numbers, I missed a chance at securing a way of possibly ensuring a more formal date the next time (or at least a hang out). *Rolls eyes.* I admit I loved it when I blew the minds of my boss and a co-worker of his when I told him all about it, but that was just a perk: I genuinely *liked* Rita and miss her to this day, sentimentalist that I am.
Anyhow, while to a degree I have what perhaps can best be described as a "default crush" on all the Hooters Girls of the world because of the wholesome beauty standards set by the "Hooters Girl" image that regular girl after regular girl aces when she joins the company, I would not *ever* ask a Hooters girl out due to my considering her an object I could seize as a trophy to brag to other guys about. Personality and mutual interest counts when it comes to dating, and Hooters Girls are no exception (but -again- the "Hooters Girl image" is darn entrancing. H's founders sure knew a thing or two about wholesome beauty, I swear. And zip the lip, feminists: as the girl who runs this blog has pointed out, beauty empowers women, not the opposite.)
Can you date a hooters girl if you really like one
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that but I never dated a hooters girl before I would if I was older lol
DeleteI would def date a Hooters girl.
ReplyDeleteWould you date a McD guy?
ReplyDeleteEither I am ugly AF (which I am not) or I'm too "old" though many think I'm younger than my actual age but age shouldn't matter and I'm not getting into my views on that, or...OR...what I suspect may very well be true when customers show an interest in a Hooters girl (or any waitress at most well known restaurants), even if the waitress does NOT have a boyfriend or significant other, they are told to say they DO.
ReplyDeleteMy whole issue with this great big concern about dating customers/waitstaff etc is this: WHO CARES? We are all HUMAN and how we may meet the person who becomes the love of our lives should not be important. Imagine how many potentially GREAT relationships may have happened if people got out of this political correct nonsense. And then go see how many horrible, abusive relationships came out of meeting significant others through friends and relatives. Or the boy you went to high school/college with.
Life is about risks/taking chances. The very same way we all take a chance that we're not gonna get into a fatal car accident on our way to work each day. Take the chance and go on the date. Be cautious as you would or should with ANY date. But damn, what if he's a great guy and you miss out and later on down the road you date a jackass who beats the crap out of you but you think he's great because he didn't meet you by being your customer at freakin Hooters?! Damn
P.S. I would also like to add this food for thought since everyone these days is so wishy-washy about the ways in which they meet their potential life partner --- Go ask your grandparents how they met. I bet many of you will be shocked at how things were so much easier back in their day. Today, those same ways of trying to meet someone that catches your eye are considered "creepy" and "weird". Wtf has our society come to that when a man sees a woman that catches his eye and he tries to talk to her, that we think of it as f*cking "creepy"!? If our grandparents thought of each other as "creepy", many of us would not be here right now.
ReplyDeleteATTENTION HOOTERS OF MILFORD, CT; If I come in there and take a liking to one of you, please don't think it's "creepy". That word should not even be in the vocabulary of any grown woman. It makes you sound like a 12 yr old.
I met a hooters girl and we hit it off after ssveral months and went out. there was a 20 year age difference but when she found out I did some low budget movies she could care less we been together for a year. she is a blonde tall 5'8 and I am 6'2" with huge muscles she is 22 and I am 40.....
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