Since the Chewers seem like a smart, good-smelling, reasonable lot of folks, I'm branching out with my first "I could use some advice" thread. Actually, it's more like (to the guys), "If you were the guy in question, would this weird you out?"
About a year ago, I was taking Karate lessons for the second time in 11 years. I had taken them years before, and moved up to blue belt (which, in the style I took, is only second rank, not third like in many styles). Since I hadn't been a blue belt very long back in '95, I decided last year to give it another whirl, and started off at white belt again, which was fine.
I didn't really wind up enjoying it as much as I did previously, and then I got a new job, and my schedule became impossible, so I quit again. I really only wound up taking the lessons again for a couple of months before petering out. What really briefly kept me going for that short time was that I was completely hot for my instructor.
I think, looks-wise anyhow, he was about my age, or near it at any rate. Really nice, great personality from what I could see. I didn't notice a wedding band, but then again, anyone in class who was married had to take their wedding rings off for when we did fist punches, etc. I was close enough to him several times that I couldn't notice any tell-tale wedding ring line around his finger. But then again, maybe he didn't wear a ring, even if he was married.
I also got the slightest, just tiniest, inkling that he might be interested. Or not - could be he was just a really nice person. My "guydar" can be off sometimes.
So, the purpose of this post is - now that we're no longer instructor or student anymore, I was thinking of contacting him to see if he'd like to get together for coffee and see what happens from there. I really don't want to go over to the school or phone, because it's now been a year since I've taken classes, and it just seems kind of stalkery.
The question remains for me - what's the best way to get in touch with him? I was thinking a simple blank greeting card, maybe with a brief, "I hope you remember me from when I took your classes last year, and was wondering if you'd like to get together?" or something of that nature. The worst that can happen is he doesn't respond, either because he might be married, or simply not interested. I know he knows my name, and if I said, "Lisa, who took your white belt evening class last year", he would probably know who I was.
Or, do you think it's best to leave well enough alone? Does this sound weird or stalkerish to the guys in the audience? I guess the fact that it's been a year, and it would just be a normal little card in the mail doesn't seem too out there. I mean, it's not like I'm mailing him my ear.
Advice? What do you think?
About a year ago, I was taking Karate lessons for the second time in 11 years. I had taken them years before, and moved up to blue belt (which, in the style I took, is only second rank, not third like in many styles). Since I hadn't been a blue belt very long back in '95, I decided last year to give it another whirl, and started off at white belt again, which was fine.
I didn't really wind up enjoying it as much as I did previously, and then I got a new job, and my schedule became impossible, so I quit again. I really only wound up taking the lessons again for a couple of months before petering out. What really briefly kept me going for that short time was that I was completely hot for my instructor.
I think, looks-wise anyhow, he was about my age, or near it at any rate. Really nice, great personality from what I could see. I didn't notice a wedding band, but then again, anyone in class who was married had to take their wedding rings off for when we did fist punches, etc. I was close enough to him several times that I couldn't notice any tell-tale wedding ring line around his finger. But then again, maybe he didn't wear a ring, even if he was married.
I also got the slightest, just tiniest, inkling that he might be interested. Or not - could be he was just a really nice person. My "guydar" can be off sometimes.
So, the purpose of this post is - now that we're no longer instructor or student anymore, I was thinking of contacting him to see if he'd like to get together for coffee and see what happens from there. I really don't want to go over to the school or phone, because it's now been a year since I've taken classes, and it just seems kind of stalkery.
The question remains for me - what's the best way to get in touch with him? I was thinking a simple blank greeting card, maybe with a brief, "I hope you remember me from when I took your classes last year, and was wondering if you'd like to get together?" or something of that nature. The worst that can happen is he doesn't respond, either because he might be married, or simply not interested. I know he knows my name, and if I said, "Lisa, who took your white belt evening class last year", he would probably know who I was.
Or, do you think it's best to leave well enough alone? Does this sound weird or stalkerish to the guys in the audience? I guess the fact that it's been a year, and it would just be a normal little card in the mail doesn't seem too out there. I mean, it's not like I'm mailing him my ear.
Advice? What do you think?






