Dating pressure from hairdresser is not teen's style

DEAR AMY: I am a 17-year-old girl who has gotten herself into a very awkward situation. My mother gets her hair done at a very expensive salon and, as a surprise, offered to pay for me to have my hair done there by her stylist. I went without my mom and the stylist was extremely flirty. At the end of my appointment, he asked me for my phone number. He's 24. Mistake No. 1: I loved the attention, so I wrote my phone number on his tip. When he actually called that night and asked me to meet him at a party in the city, I was totally taken aback and told him I was busy. He asked me to call him this weekend to set something else up. I'm freaking out because I have absolutely no desire to ever go out with a man more than six years older who seems to think it's fine for a high school girl to meet up with him on a Thursday night in the city! I can't tell my mom because he does her hair. I can never go back there. What if he calls again? I have no idea how to handle the mess I made.

--Flirting Failure

DEAR FLIRTING: Of course you can tell your mom - and you should.

We moms really don't like it when trusted adults hit on our daughters.

I realize that many women absolutely love their hair stylists, but we love our daughters more.

You can assume your mother will deal with him directly.

The mistake you made was to give out your number to someone who blinded you with implied flattery. You're a teenager, so let's consider this a rookie mistake. Don't do it again.

If this guy calls, tell him, "I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. You're way too old for me. I only go out with guys my age."

The "you're way too old for me" line will give this obnoxious guy something to think about.