OK,

So I def got called out at work today. I was processing and listening to music when I see a rubber band fly by my desk. I turn around and Maggie is looking at me. She's a pregnant, married girl that's one of those intelligent, say whatever you want types. Here's how the conversation went:

Maggie, "Chris, we lost you for a week a couple weeks back, did you happen to get married?"
Me, "Nope, sure didn't."
Her, "Are you engaged?"
Me, "Nope, you know you don't have to be married or engaged to wear a ring on this finger." After this she starts laughing, Jason who sits next to her and Kristi on the other side of the divider starts laughing.
Jason, late 20s and married, "That's gotta be a chick magnet."
Maggie, "You just want chicks to think you're one of the good ones. Wow, you're good."
I, of course, not wanting to blow my experiment wouldn't admit to that much but there's no way I couldn't laugh at that since she definitely guessed a good bit of that.
Me, "Man, you guys made my day."
Jason, "...chick magnet" Which I have yet to experience, lol.
Maggie, "OK, I'll pass this information along."

Maggie isn't one that would have noticed my ring in the first place but she is the one with the balls to ask about it. So, what this means is that someone else noticed it and it became a topic of conversation. I have a good idea who that/they is/are. One of them is a good thing, the other isn't. O well, let the experiment go on....

No entries this week, been working my ass off staying late, came in this weekend so no new news, doubtful next week, too. Week after I'm gonna explode from lack of fun so look for an update then, ;)

OOOOOOOOOOOK,

Well, first results are that I'm cockblocking myself! Went to a couple bars Saturday night and was talking to a female bartender for a little while. The inevitable question came up maybe about 10-15 mins of talking to her, "So, you're married?" Me, "Nope, I just like wearing rings." Most of the people that will read this know me and my habits so it should come to no surprise that I couldn't keep a straight face and started laughing. (Alcohol + experiment = unstifled laughter) The bartender kind of looked at me weird and said, "Well, that thing on your hand is very misleading" in which point she had to ask one of her female friends sitting on the other side of the bar who then asked me to show my hand. I help up my right hand and it took the girl about 15 seconds to realize I was holding up the wrong hand and she gave me this look that just said, "Oh, please". So I held up my left hand and she said, "Yup, that's definitely a wedding ring" which made me start laughing again. These girls must have thought I was crazy, little did they know that they were going to be my first results post. It was also plainly obvious when i told them I wasn't married that they didn't believe me. The guys sitting next to me overheard all this going on and I told them about the experiment... which as all other males I've spoken with they thought it was a great idea. After this they started laughing along with me at the bartender + friend's facial expressions.

I ended up going to another bar afterwards where I was invited to some girl's birthday party sometime in the future, by this time I was really drunk and I left shortly after. Not quite sure when this party is (she told me but in drunken stupor I don't quite remember) but she said she'd call me and let me know. So either this girl didn't notice the ring or didn't care. My guess is she didn't notice which supports my original hypothesis. I'm not going to really count the bartender as a bargirl b/c she was obviously sober and her friend wouldn't have said anything had the sober bartender not pointed it out to her. More to come...

Purpose: OK all, I've created this Livejournal to find out how females react differently to married/single men.

History: I, myself am a single, average looking, 27 year old guy with about average success in the dating world over the past 5 years which is in saying that I've had my droughts and floods. I have a decent corporate job in Chicago (soon to be San Antonio) and have been very happy with the way my career has played out at this point. I'm extremely independent and outgoing so if a conversation starts I can at least carry it out decently.

Control: The control, of course, is me. I do not plan to act any differently than I have in the past and results will be based upon my history with women.

Independent Variable: The ring I am now wearing on the ring finger of my left hand. It is a decorationless steel band that could be construed as a wedding band and will at the very least warrant a second look.

Dependent Variable: Women, because we all know they are all dependent on something, :D.

Hypothesis: This is a very tough one to come up with as when I proposed this to a few of my female friends their thoughts were completely different than mine. They viewed it as I'd begin to be hit on or approached by women who want the unavailable. Now, I doubt this will happen as in my experience women rarely make the first move unless lots of alcohol is involved and in that case they're very drunk and probably not even looking at hands for a wedding ring, just at men's asses. My actual belief is that this will make women much more friendly as when they see the ring (I've been informed by aforementioned females that women check rings on every semihot to the hottest guy on the planet that they see) they'll think I'm unavailable and not feel the added pressure to date. Regardless, even if they do not find me attractive they might be more inclined to have a conversation. My motivation for this is basically for my amusement, I may get absolutely no results at all but it'll be a fun thing to try anyway.

Time Period: 6 months - I plan on updating this Livejournal once a week even if it's to say "No results". I expect to see more after the move to San Antonio but in the least this will be extremely interesting.