Blog Comment: MIKES APARTMENT began by complimenting everyone, and I was careful not to start with Sally (on whom Iˇ¦d developed the crush that prompted Deborah to advise me, in the first place). I noticed that Arlene had on a brightly-colored summer skirt that came to just below her knees, showing off a pair of smooth, solid legs.
ˇ§Wow, Arlene . . . that skirtˇ¦s a knockout! Are you going dancing after work?ˇ¨
Arlene cocked her head at me, not sure whether she was being complimented or insulted; this was the first time that I had ever commented on what she wore, or suggested that she even had a life outside of the workplace.
