Should we date like we look for jobs? We go on interviews for jobs we don't necessarily want to get some practice under our belts for when the real thing comes around, so why not apply the same attitude toward dating? There's nothing wrong with a little informational interview, just a quick drink to see where you came from, how you got to the position you're in today, and hopefully I'll walk away with some information that will help me make an informed decision
about whether you're the direction I want to take right now. Is the timing right? The time commitment? Will I continue to learn and grow, or is this more of a vertical move?

Tonight, while I was talking about whether I was going to call take up a drunken-makeout-buddy's offer for a real date, my roomate says: "Erin. You HAVE to do this." And she brought in the job analogy. She also reads books titled "Life's a Bitch, then you Change Careers," so if anyone was going to take a business approach to the situation, it'd be her. But the woman's got a point: make the date, talk the talk and see what happens.

It's not like college anymore; there's not an abundance of time in which we can get sloshed off $11 30-packs four nights a week. People have careers to make and apartments to keep up and lives to live. And this city's fucking huge, so there's a whole proximity issue to factor in as well. But this city's also expensive, and there's the whole idea of an evening of free drinks to consider as well.

But what it comes down to is how you want to spend your time. Go out with someone you're kinda interested in and see how it goes, or don't. Extra experience never hurt anyone.