My friend here is a mute

On two separate occasions in the last year I have had guys who sent their friends to do their dirty work.

The first occurred during my friend Megan's 21st birthday at the Casinos. First of all, while in line to get our cards, some guy accosted Megan, and told her to tell me that I was "Smoking." Apparently not smoking enough for him to actually talk to me himself. Then, we were all in a group, huddled around a slot machine, when I noticed two white trash guys looking at me. The whispered to each other and then the taller one approached me. "Hey, my friend over there wants to buy you a drink." Disgusted by his friend's inability to tell me that himself, I informed the guy that I was a recovering alcoholic. He apologized profusely and walked off. Apparently he didn't find it odd that a recovering addict would hang out at a casino. Funny enough, every other time I saw those guys that night, I didn't have a drink in my hand.

The second time was when I was out at the bars with my girlfriends. Again, I noticed two guys staring and whispering. One was a skinny little white boy, no more than 5'6", and the other was a tall, 250 pound Mexican. The larger fellow came up to me and the following conversation ensued.
"Yo, my homie over there wants to dance witchu."
"Well, I'm not really a good dancer."
"That's cool, just give him five minutes."
"Ok, honestly, I'm just here to have a girls night, and I'm not really interested."
"Seriously, he's a really cool guy. You should dance with him."
"I don't want to."
"Why not?"
"Well, for one thing, he made you ask for him, and I already told you I am just looking to have a girls night."
"Ooookay, but I still think you should give him a chance."

There is so much wrong with this. When a girl says no once, back off, she is not going to change her mind. It only makes her begin to fear for her safety. I was not playing hard to get.

Moral of the Story:
Past the age of 12, if you find a girl attractive, approach her yourself, don't send a friend.