The Girlfriend Experience

You all probably saw this and instantly thought this was going to be some pseudo lesbian experience published for all of the internet to see huh? Sorry to disappoint but this is quite the opposite of that fantasy! However before you leave this may get interesting if you are into that psychological stuff! Let this blog begin.

I usually work every other (if not every) Saturday morning and have come to notice some trends emerging. Most people will not order JUST a diet coke or JUST a water (to cure Friday night's hangover) but they order 2 or even sometimes 3 drinks (in addition to a possible bloody Mary or mimosa) with their order. They will only drink one of these drinks however therefore annoying the server because carrying 6 drinks to a table of 2 is a pain in the ass! I have also noticed that the guys come in ready to watch games, eat some burgers, and are in a generally good mood and willing to joke with their waitress! Depending on what team they root for they are in general above average tippers, that means more than 20% for those of you who don't know how to tip properly. The trend I have noticed the most however has to do with our female clientele.

When women come in on a Saturday morning/afternoon they have been dressing to the nines. I am talking full make up, hair, knee high boots, cute outfits, basically what you would see on someone going out later at night. With this trend there are never any guys present. These women dress up for each other. Now I should not generalize this because our "regulars" know better and come in their sweats with make up from the night before. We employees at the bar tend to look presentable but do not get all dolled up on a Saturday morning because well it's a Saturday morning.

So why do these women feel the need to dress up? They want to look better than their friends perhaps, or maybe they are trying to meet mister right around the corner, or maybe they are insecure so the putting on of more clothing and make up makes them feel better. All plausible assumptions. It saddens me in a way because we feel the need to dress up for each other. Guys get to go in and hang out with their friends in comfortable clothes but some women feel society will pronounce them a leper if they show up in anything but their Saturday night best.

There is too much pressure from the surrounding population to make you feel inadequate. I personally follow the beat of my own drum and will never conform to this theory, but have pointed it out to my coworkers who have noticed that yes most of the people who come in on Saturday days are women and are all dressed spectacularly more done up then we are. As for finding mister right in the bar, I feel they are sorely mistaken. It is on general knowledge that most men want their women to be comfortable and not put on a show. I feel these women and their dress code may be more suited for a downtown lounge or brunch.

I also must state that I am not telling these girlfriends to go somewhere else, that is completely absurd, I am telling them that this is a neighborhood bar and that it is ok to come in looking like you got Charlie Sheen'd the night before and have some hair of the dog to cure the hangover. In fact I would personally prefer it because I would be able to relate to you more on that level then when you look down your nose at me because you think you are better because you are wearing knee high leather boots (that I am pretty sure you got from the clearance rack of DSW) That is neither here nor there at the moment.

The Girlfriend Experience basically means you dress up for your friends instead of for yourself. You try to act higher and mightier than those around you. You pretend that you care about what your friends are saying but we can all see through you. So please be yourselves and have some fun, it's a Saturday morning for heaven's sake!! No one is looking hot on these days!!