Why do we get crushes on UPS men? Is it those shorts they wear on anything but the coldest of days? Is it that they provide a welcome respite from the corporate drones and complaining customers the front desk women (and men) endure? Is it that they bring packages (who cares if it's a box of office supplies!)? Or is it because some of them are smoking hot and have great personalities? All of the above, for me.
I had crushes on two of the UPS men at my last job. One was strictly fantasy. He was muscled, had the sweetest smile, and was Latino. He was also married, according to the gold ring on his left hand. That didn't stop him from flirting with me, though. He always made time to chat with me for a couple of minutes. He knew about my kid, but we always refrained from talking about our significant others. Once he came up behind me and gave me a two-minute shoulder massage (I only hoped that no co-worker of mine would catch us). Yes, it was innocent flirtation. Could've lead to something more, but it didn't.
The other one was older, a little less attractive, but more my age, probably. He was trim and energetic. He had a great sense of humor--a lot like mine, which made it easy to joke with him. I don't know if he was married or not; I never want a man to catch me looking for his ring. I'm shy that way. Anyway, he left the route for several months and when he came back he said to me, "Hi, I think I missed you." whatever that means. I smiled and said I missed him too. I saw him recently at a local convenience store and, alas, he did not remember me, though, to his credit he at first acted as though he did.
Do you have a crush or have you had a crush on a UPS man? What does he look like? What do you talk about? Has a crush every turned into something more?
