He has piercing eyes and a jawline that could cut glass.
His strong hands look worn with years of experience. What has he accumulated in his short 28-year-life that have probably consisted of steamy mugs and steamier romance? He must be so cultured. He probably knows everything about Colombia and the rare coffee gems that come out of there.
If you are thinking these thoughts, you’ve caught the bug for the man that brews your brew. He’s as steamy as what he serves and you probably have got it bad. He knows your name and has a twinkling smile that makes you want to write sad poetry and perform it at the coffee shop’s open mic night.
But wait…before you go spilling your heart (and probably your cup), reconsider if this is somebody you really want to be involved with.
He’s the barista boy:
He knows everybody. He’s so cool because that’s his job. The job description literally says, “lame applicants need not apply.” You have to drip a suave attitude like the joe that drips from the coffee pots. He works partially for the love of the craft, but mostly for the love of the tip jar. If he flirts with you, which he totally does, then it’s only because he wants you to throw your extra dollars into his jar. It’s also possible he wants to throw a few of his dollars into your jar, if you catch my drift.
Before you fall for the latte boy, bear in mind the competition is stiff. He has accessibility to a lot of women that want to work their way into his java-filled heart and you could easily get lost in the shuffle as he could very well be a player.
But if you’re okay with that, there’s also the chance that he’s not:
What if he’s taken? What if you hint at the fact that you two should get coffee sometime (tee-hee) but it turns out he’s already committed his heart to another. You could shrug it off cooly and say, “okay, onto the next one,” but then you’ll need to find a new coffee shop too.
Or you could put up with the rejection. You probably aren’t the first girl at the coffee chop to hit on him, but what if his girlfriend catches wind of this? What if she’s over-protective? What if she stakes out your car and follows you home, sneaking into your foyer and attempting to kill you with a rusty crumb cake knife? Nah, your should probably avoid the brewery boy just in case.
And, in the off chance you two do end up hitting it off, you run into even more problems:
Say you guys hook up or even end up dating. All good things must come to an end, and if you don’t get married you will definitely need to find a new coffee shop. You could continue to hang around your old one, but then you run the risk of watching him flirt with all the customers or possibly thinking you’re hanging around simply for him. He’ll think your weird, clingy, or desperate, and things will get awkward.
The only reasonable thing to do is never introduce yourself and never run the risk of falling for a latte lad. It’s for the best.
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