I was informed today, by work, that there will be cocktail and dinner party that would be politically correct for me to attend. The kicker is that I must attend with a date and I seem to be at a loss for a man to take. Being that this is Texas, I do not take this lightly. How do I do this with no man in sight? Not only do they have to look absolutely wonderful, but they have to own a suit. UGH please help!

SF

You MUST bring a date?

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It's a BOY!!

Send me a plane ticket...
kidding
I'd be flying overseas if I could...

Oh I just couldn't do it.....I'd just HAVE to go on my own, and if anyone questioned, I'd have to tell them that it's not necessary for me to have a man on my arm to validate me.

YOU are the one who works for the company. YOU are the person that needs to 'mingle' and make a good impression. If you take a man with you, you may judged on his merits (or lack of them) and not your own....how could you do that, if it's not a man you choose to be associated with long term?

How would you be expected to handle this if you were in a same sex relationship? How can they discriminate against single people by MAKING you take a bloke with you? You say, 'This is Texas' as though you are not entirely in agreement with this attitude, so why not challenge it? It'll always be that way if people who disagree fit in for the sake of not making trouble. If it weren't for Rosa Parks, then perhaps there'd still be racial segregation. Why not make a stand against an outdated (and frankly, to my foreigner's mind, shockingly offensive) attitude?

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Fruit flies like a banana"

M Y - N A U G H T Y - P I C T U R E S ! !

Have you not got a female workmate who's partner doesn't know a single suitable mate who knows the score so there will be no problems at the end of the evening.

Unless he's gorgeous of course !!!

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Sex is good.
But nothing beats the build up.

This sounds like a movie I saw with Jennifer Aniston playing your part. She "found" a date and it was a disaster initially. Turns out honesty would have been the best policy but her friend at work thought otherwise. In the end her honesty about lacking an S/O brought her wealth and a relationship. But that is Hollywood and this is real life.

Let your heart guide you! Whatever feels right will be right!

P.S. What does Texas have to do with it?

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~Thomas Dewar~

I find this whole thing a bit odd. I've been to professional cocktail and dinner parties (while in Texas) and it was never required for me to have a male counterpart with me. I mingled amongst the people I knew and left when I was ready, on my own.

But if you must have a date, consider a friend, relative (brother, cousin....), neighbor, any male you feel comfortable enough to spend a formal evening with. Or even, another co-worker who isn't invited to attend (woops! I guess I assumed this is a work event).

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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and swing.

/me runs to Homeland Security Office with Lone Star visa application

Black tie or white?




















OH You said "...they have to look absolutely wonderful..."

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The whole thing just seems odd to me, sorry.

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It's a BOY!!

Bring a guy friend if you really feel uncomfortable going stag.

And I hope you have a great time!

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

I have nothing but obvious advice so I'll be the that suggests bribing the border patrol to let a cute one slip by.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

I've come up with another stupid answer!


Bring me and the entire evening will be so uncomfortable that they'll never require it again!

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

OMG WI..........

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No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. ~~ Francois Mocuriac

Confucius say, "He who masturbate into cash register come into money."

An optimist looks at the glass and says it's half full. A pessimist looks at the glass and says it's half empty. A Cubs fan looks at the glass and says, "When's it gonna spill?"

Deus Impetitio Esuritori Nullus

I like WI's answer, though i doubt it's true

Have you read many of my posts? I'm a bit of a goofball. lol

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.