It's raining ... raindrops, not men
According to the current forecast, it's supposed to rain this weekend. And while we're in a drought, that doesn't make me hate cloudy, rainy days any less.
Sometimes it's just comfortable to be in a drought.
Now before I get angry comments about how thankful I should be for rain, you should know I'm no longer talking about the weather. I'm talking about my lack of dating for the past couple of months. I've been ignoring offers to go out in favor of hanging out with my friends or just hanging out with myself in front of the TV. It's comfortable. I'm comfortable. And I don't have to dress up or look pretty.
But I know better than to allow myself to get too comfortable in a drought. I know that I'm inventing flaws in potential dates just because being single is sometimes the easiest option. I know that dating my television set or clinging to my friends is a bad idea. But I can't seem to get motivated to put myself out there right now and I don't know what the deal is.
Any advice on how to give myself a kick in the pants? In all likelihood, I won't take it. I'll just wait for some guy to come along and wow me out of my sweatpants (and into something more appropriate for a date, I mean). But maybe there's another, more realistic, solution out there.
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Betty said, "... I'll just wait for some guy to come along and wow me out of my sweatpants (and into something more appropriate for a date, I mean)."
Mistake #1: You're no longer a teenager, you've raised the bar when it comes to wowing. You've become jaded yet you still expect to be wowed-- are you looking for a man or a god? Men are everywhere, gods are very hard to come by and most gods turn into mere mortals.
I was a god-- once upon a time.
Posted on April 15, 2008 4:31 PM
Yep, I have super high expectations. I'll agree with that.
Posted on April 15, 2008 7:22 PM
I am Betty in reverse, and seem to enjoy not dating as much as dating. I guess I am no help. Seems like the girls want to be WOWed and I am just not wanting to put that effort into it right now.
Billy has a point in that one should not expect to be WOWed if one is not WOWing in return. Plus the fact that no one is perfect. Good advice.
Posted on April 15, 2008 7:51 PM
One thing I've noticed as I've grown older and have been told from older friends is that as time wears on, more women are looking to get into a relationship than men. More men that are 30-35+ and are single likely enjoy their lives as-is and are only interested in casual dating. Conversely, a higher percentage of women in that same group want to settle down and have a family one day. Therefore, the number of women in that subset outweigh the number of men therefore actually forcing the women to "woo" the men.
Posted on April 16, 2008 11:52 AM