Rachelle Hampton

a feral, outdoorsy, is-he-housebroken kind of way.

Exactly that.

Despite this fact, they are both also very single.

And that is because at this time in their lives, they were, and this is a direct quote from our friend of a friend, "'Awkward and utterly useless at talking to women.'"

Right, right.

So the vibe of this crew is basically men with really good thighs in really short shorts who are really bad at talking to women.

Yes.

Now, considering the thighs and the shorts, how much would you say this little deficiency matters?

It's true.

The thighs are doing the talking.

So this is all really important because today's story takes place at a party, specifically the after party for the celebration of this Kilimanjaro expedition.

To be clear, our boys Jono and Big Rob did not climb Kilimanjaro, at least not at this point in their lives, but some of their buddies did, which I'm told is an event that you celebrate in the mountaineering community.

So at this party are Jono, Big Rob, and many other members of the Australian climbing community, including many single women.

Now, we both live in Brooklyn and work in media.

We have been at parties with awkward 20-something-year-old guys who may or may not yet be housebroken.

Every party, every party.

How do these kinds of guys flirt?

Yeah, and it's because they don't know how to ask a question because they're so scared.

Exactly.

You have gotten the vibe perfectly.