I have been going to the new Yoga place these days. After a long day meeting investors and a yoga session, I went to meet up with a local who went to the same business school as me. He is a simple and honest guy. I told him that I am currently expanding my search for that special one, and that Hong Kong may not ultimately be the place for me. Other than mentioning that some others in our class who settled in Hong Kong despite not being from Hong Kong (my bad), he suggested that I wear makeup. I am not in west coast any more.
I do, I contested. In fact, I do put a fair amount of effort in looking nice everyday, putting makeup on. I did not at that point because it was at the end of a long day and I had just come out of a yoga session and a shower. But, he argued, the right guy could just be sitting there. For the sake of all the potential guys, I should put makeup on. He wouldn't bring his wife out if she doesn't have makeup on. They make a lot of difference.
But isn't it a prisoner's dilemma? I mean, if everyone has makeup, then how special would you be if you too have it on? Not to say that I don't make the effort. But if you don't, he argued, you would be eliminated. Girls at his work go out of their way to extend their eyelashes etc. He also commented that a girl we both know who went to business school with us is not having any luck in Hong Kong because she does not look too pretty and dresses old.
I appreciate the honesty. I mentioned to him the possibility of my friend and I getting together since he knows us both and had recommended years ago that I date the guy. It would be like Mars attacking earth, he said. I am too outgoing and the guy is inwardly conservative. Of course, it is always worth a try.
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