Day 11: What's in your bag? And a statement on society

Today was a pretty basic, run of the mill rejection. I saw a very put-together woman out and about and was admiring her outfit (for real!). I particularly liked her purse. So I approached her and said that her purse was lovely and asked where she got it. I wasn't 100% certain but I thought I recognized it as an animal-friendly brand so I was indeed interested. She rattled off a couple different places, she didn't recall off the top of her head, but she said it was new and should be available to buy now. I am not in need of another purse, however, so I asked if she wanted to trade hers for mine?

I showed her my work bag that I use to haul my stuff and my laptop every day. It's actually a nice bag that my employer gave us all as part of a company picnic. She looked at mine and then rejected me in a hilarious and kind of sad way. She said "I have a blind date tonight so I need my bag in case I have to use my weapon!"

Whoah! I laughed and said "I hope that isn't going to be necessary for your sake!" We joked about it for a minute, I wished her luck on her date and then we went on our ways.

That's funny, right? It's also pretty sad that women today feel the need to have a weapon on them for a date "just in case." But, it's not a bad idea in today's world, and I don't fault her at all for wanting to be prepared. If her weapon didn't make the cut, she could always poke his eye out with one of her chic stiletto heels. I noticed those too. If she agreed to give me her bag I would have asked for them next.

On my next date, they will be my chaperones.