"No," means....NO!

Alright guys, let's just keep it plain and simple: the word "no," always means exactly that...no.  I know there are girls out there that like to play little mind games and they think they're being flirty when they tell you "no," about something, but those girls shouldn't get any more of your attention because they're weird.  So, play it safe and just walk away when someone says no.  Even if it seems to be a simple situation.  No.

Here's what happened to me the other day...

I was at work and decided to have a cigarette (yeah, this whole scenario is reason number one million to quit smoking.  Reason number one million and one is the run-in with a raccoon the other night while smoking my before bed cigarette).  I walked out the front door and was standing between my store and a popular video game store.  I stand here because it's next to one of those smokers' poles, or butt depots.  I was just minding my own business, having a cigarette, texting some people, when a car pulled up and parked in the front row.  A guy got out and yelled, "Damn girl!  You're gorgeous!"

He's not talking to me, I thought, as I inconspicuously looked to my left and right, realizing I was the only person standing out there.  Shit.  The guy came walking up to me, video games in hand, and this is what happened from there:

"Hey beautiful, what's your name?"  he asked.
"Umm, Emma,"  Shit!  Why did I give him my real name?!
"How old are you?"
"What do you think?"
"20?"
"Nope."
"17?"
"Ew.  No.  25.  How old are you?"
"Legal."
"Legal?  For what?"  This is where I got an attitude.
"I'm 23," he said laughing.
"I don't think you're funny."
"Aw, come on, I was only joking."
"I don't care."
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"No."
"Can I get your number?"
"No."
"Awww, come on, I wanna take you out to dinner and make you smile."
"I just don't see that happening.  Sorry."
"Come on," he said, opening his flip phone, "what's your number?"
"Sorry buddy, you're not getting it."
"Just let me have it!"
"ALRIGHT!  How about you go return your games, and I'll think about it and let you know when you come back out."
"Sounds good," he said, winking and walking into the store.

I waited for the game store's door to close, I leisurely walked over to my store, and as soon as I got inside I literally ran to the back room, where I hid until my coworker told me the car I pointed out to her was gone.

You know, I've never pulled such a bitchy move before.  But I've never had to refuse someone my phone number more than once, maybe twice.  That wasn't fun and flirty, that was a straight up no.  I can't believe some of you guys!  Persistence is one thing, annoyance is another.  Have a little dignity, when a girl says no, take it at face value.  If she was just trying to be flirty and weird when she said, "no," you need to move on.  It'll be her loss.  When she realizes her flirting tactic sucked, if she's interested enough she'll find a way to get you back to conversation.

Seriously.

No means no. 

And let's talk for a second about his entire approach.  I wasn't really attracted to him, and even if I was, I would have reacted the same way.  I just don't like such an abrasive approach.  I'm not sure how many girls do.

Problems with boobs

You'd think this would go without saying, but I can't believe how many women I see walking around without properly fitting bras.  But, how do you know if the bra fits right?

The biggest bad bra mistake is the four boob.  That's right.  The four boob.  You might think this looks sexy, because your bra is about 3 sizes too small so your boobs are spilling out of them into the middle creating...cleavage!  Yes!  We all want cleavage!  But do you really want it at the expense of the rest of the area looking good?  Buy a push up bra.  In your size.  I know you know you have four boob syndrome, because there's no way you can't feel it.  And if you check yourself out in mirrors/windows/puddles/anything that reflects, I know you see it too.  This is not sexy.  I repeat: NOT SEXY.

Uh oh...four boob syndrome is sweeping the nation!  However, this isn't the worst case I've seen!

You're probably sitting there thinking, "Emma!  You don't understand!  I have big boobs!"  Hey!  Me too!  I've pretty much dumped Victoria's Secret, because even their DD's don't really do it for me.  I've done the tests.  I found this cute bra/panties set I wanted.  I tried on the bra in the fitting room.  I jumped around, bent over, shimmied, and my boobs stayed in place!  I wore the bra to work the next day and suddenly I had four boob, from just standing and walking around.  I went home and changed my bra on my lunch break.  Until then, I spent a lot of time in the bathroom readjusting myself. 

I also have a big problem with big bras.  I don't think it's at all fair that the big boob bras are all disgusting and granny like.  Thankfully, I've found an amazing boutique that caters to the well-endowed (they have the smaller sizes, too).  I know not everyone has access to this type of store, but go online!  Buy some great bras!  I'm here to tell you that even the big boob girls can get cute and sexy bras...that fit!

Please don't wear a bright red bra under your white t-shirt.  Why not leave a little something to the imagination?

Have you ever had a bra that fit really well, but you still have that tiny bit of boob spill on the outer edges of the cups, near your armpits?  Yeah, me too.  I think boob spill is just a fact of life.  However, try as hard as possible not to wear a tank top or shirt that showcases your boob spill.

Ladies, I'm being totally serious: Once you find a bra that really, truly fits, you'll thank yourself for it.  I now have a few every day bras and quite a few fancy bras and they fit great.  The best part is I really don't even feel them throughout the day!

So, what size bra do I wear now that they fit me properly?  Well, depending on the bra, 36DD or 36E.

Let's all give our girls a break and treat them right, k?