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"Can I Get your Number?" at 30 000 feet ...

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Many people think that being in the aviation world makes it very complicated, nearly impossible to be in a relationship. Trust me it's not true. Being in a relationship is just complicated. Period.  However it is true that picking up a flight attendant on the plane is complicated. You are in a pretty small enclosed metal tube  with a lot of other people  for a limited amount of time and the uniform can be a bit intimidating.  Yes we all look like that, even after our 16 hour duty days  So here are a few pointers of what do and especially what not do to get yourself a girlfriend at 30, 000 feet in the air. Never ask a flight attendant in front of 25 other passengers if you can take her home. Perhaps 1C did not mean "take me home" like that. Perhaps he might have just meant giving me a lift with his driver from Kennedy to the city, but it didn't matter what he meant. All of first class became super quiet, eyes ...