Sign or trick?

I’m at the greeter’s desk at my job and this handsome guy comes in and says good morning to me and the security guard, then walks off. On his way out he asks me if he can leave his fliers. I say sure, so he starts rummaging through his things to find them. As he looks through his suitcase, he starts asking me questions.

The first one is do I go to NYU? Basic question, I get it a lot. Then he says don’t tell me, education? That’s when things got a bit odd. I definitely am considering  education (with a hint of Psych, or the other way around). So I’m a bit thrown off, but I thought it was cool that he guessed that.

Then he guesses I’m either a Junior or Sophomore. Nothing special about that, I do look my age. Anyways he didn’t have the fliers so he leaves, comes back and then starts telling me to follow my dream and all this inspirational stuff. I really appreciate when random strangers say things like that to me so I’m not entirely weirded out. Then MADNESS! He asks me how old I am. Now, I don’t think it’s rude to ask a woman how old she is. However, if a man asks me my age during our first conversation ever, I automatically put my guard up. I will definitely think you’re a creep and watch what I say from that moment on(this can change depending on the situation). I mean it’s pretty unnecessary to ask me my age if I told you I’m a sophomore, the math is pretty easy. But I tell him my age anyways. I’m obviously not good at deflecting.

Then he says I’m a very beautiful girl. I say thanks but I start avoiding eye contact. Then he says he’s talking to my like I’m his daughter (ummm), which he then switches to “more like my little sister, I’m 23.” (yeaaa…)

More inspirational talk, then he leaves.

My point for writing this seemingly pointless post? I believe this is a sign that I should be a teacher, or he got a sneak peak at one of the tabs on the computer screen that said “sports and education” (i doubt it). It’s unlikely that it’s a sign but no harm in dreaming.

AND…

I think it’s pretty cool that certain phrases from a guy can raise a red flag for girls, even though they seem pretty harmless. Our mothers have taught us well.