Rules of life:
1. Ask guys out. They
aren’t asking you out and if you want to find a good one, you might as well ask
them out.
(I started this list when
I turned thirty and realized I had only been asked out by one guy ever. I was
cute, not overweight, smart, talkative, nerdy, and on the whole pretty awesome
according to biased sources. So, since I wanted to get married and have kids, I
decided to ask guys out. This may seem a bit forward, but there was nothing
left to be done since I dislike online dating. I used to be extremely shy as a
kid and over the years I sort of got over that, but it comes back sometimes.
Asking guys out is when it comes back. But I need to get over that and just do
it, since I never have before. So, I asked a guy out. Via text. Much easier than in person and over the
phone. He accepted and we went out. It was great. We have somewhat similar
backgrounds and he’s really cool. He’s into extreme sports and martial arts.
Frankly, he is way more awesome than me. He also seems to not be totally into
settling down, etc. But anyway, this date lead me to make up some more rules.)
2. Don’t mention naked
Greek-style wrestling ever. (Yeah, sometimes my mind makes the strangest, worst
connections.)
3. Don’t mention anything
involving eating disorders, rehab, psychological issues and any problems
stemming from those things until like date five or so. (I didn’t mention this,
but I had to make the decision to be very vague right there when he asked me
about my crazy adventures. I stuck to vague round-about talk about high school and
mentioned my spur-of-the-moment camping trips, which I loved taking. This goes
on to another conversational rule.)
4. Do not talk about
professional cycling too much unless he’s into that. (I allowed him to judge me
and mentioned that this made me a nerd for liking cycling, but I may have
mentioned it too much.)
5. Don’t ask him out on a
second date. (Since I asked him out first, this seems a solid rule. First, it
determines whether he likes you or not since if he doesn’t like you that way or
doesn’t want a relationship, he won’t ask you out. I decided this is a good rule
since I think I like this guy more than he likes me. This may suck, but it’s
better to let him be the decider of whether you will be in a relationship. I
may mention what a good time I had when I see him next, but that’s it. I may be
slightly desperate, but getting into a relationship that wouldn’t go anywhere
isn’t worth it. This guy was a bit out of my league, but really sweet and he
likes Pink Floyd and Sherlock. I may want to go out again, but most guys I know
consider me friend material. According to guys, I am not date and girlfriend
material. Which points out again rule #1.)
6. Wait a week and if he
doesn’t ask you out, find someone else and ask them out. (I would really like
to have a kid before I can’t, so that means giving up and moving on to try
someone else. There are other guys out there and maybe one of them will think
you are awesome. Giving up is not an option.)
I will keep you updated
on any more rules that come along. There probably will be more since I am new
to dating and not that great at it.
1 comment:
I love you. Your rules are true. Go grad school and you!
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