Fine. Let’s talk about my love life. Is that personal
enough for ya?! I’ll just throw out some stories and we’ll see what lands.
When it comes to dating I always seem to have no choices,
or multiple choices. Never is it so easy as having one person I find
interesting. There is either none, zero, zilch, or there is two or more. How
long do I string each along before making a choice? I can tell you right now, I
always choose too early. I am no good at stringing along.
I met this one woman; let’s call her Rockwall Girl.
Rockwall Girl and I got along well enough. A good rapport. Within days I met a
second woman; let’s call her Frisco Girl. Frisco Girl was going well, too.
After going out with each, I eventually felt compelled to choose. I was leaning
toward Rockwall Girl, and there was talk of “escalation.” But then spent time
with Frisco Girl and I’m thinking it is going really good. As I said, I felt
compelled to choose.
I speak with Rockwall Girl and tell her that any talk of
“escalation” is just that, talk; that I was going to move on down the road. The
next time I go out with Frisco Girl she does a brave and right thing and
informs me she has herpes. We have a discussion about it. I do some research on
it. Nope. Just couldn’t pull the trigger on that. Sorry, Frisco Girl.
To me, I was never supposed to get together with Rockwall
Girl. Frisco Girl came along to stop that from happening. But, I wasn’t
supposed to get together with Frisco Girl, either. Her job done, she has herpes
to put the nip in that bud. Things ended up just as they are supposed to be.
Alone.
I am just not that into her. This happens to me
frequently. While I want a relationship, I don’t need one, so I don’t go out
with someone just because I can. I don’t
date just to date, and the consequence is that I let burgeoning relationships
die on the vine because I am apparently not that into her. Two cases in point,
several years apart.
Wine Girl. What was not to like about Wine Girl? We went
out several times, including bowling with her kids, and she did something nice
on my birthday. Then one day I realize it had been two weeks since I had spoken
to her. I figured if I went two weeks without thinking to call her, or going
out with her, then clearly I wasn’t interested. Like a default decision.
Lake Girl and I seemed to hit it off well, in some ways
we got along very well. Again, what was not to like? Again, I simply lost
interest and motivation; regardless of how much I thought I liked her.
Let’s put this another way. Perhaps I suck at dating.
That is not to say I am wet rag on dates. Quite the contrary, if I say so
myself. I just suck at getting to know someone through dating. My preference is
to get to know someone in a more casual setting, without any expectations.
Whenever I have felt strongly about someone it has been when I have gotten to know
them in a setting other than going on dates. Invariably they are not available,
or not interested. Perhaps things are as they are supposed to be. Alone.
Let’s finish with some quickies …
Class Girl. This was a case of too much information too
soon. I need to not spill my guts so much.
College Girl. An abrupt reverse course. Lead me down one
path and then didn’t like it when I embraced it.
Running Girl. Awesome. She might had been available, but
she thought I was 10 years younger than I am (which makes her very generous!).
Experiment Girl. I waffled too much, but then there
wasn’t really much there, aside from the experiment.
Lonely Girl. Kind of depressing, really. Not a good
idea.
Navy Girl. Not a good match, we both agreed. But we did
try.
Flower Girl. Game player? Says one thing, does another,
but seems genuinely conflicted.
Next Girl. Should there even be a next girl? Maybe I will
join a convent. Alone.
Cheers!
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