Guy 1: Hey, wassup, how are you these days?? Long time no see, eh…how about catching up one of these days?
Me: Hmmm, nice of you to call… but I’m kinda busy…maybe later… (Thinking…strange how I got this call after so long…oh its V-day tomo…no wonder… booty call)
Guy 2: Hey babes…how about a movie tomo??
Me: Sounds nice, which one?
Guy 2: You choose, we’ll pick up the DVD, snuggle in with a beer, what say?
Me: Ok, I’ll call you back; Mom’s on the other line … (wow that was quite direct)
Girl 1: Hey babes, you know what tomo is… so my guy has planned this nice romantic thing for me, but his cousin is visiting from out of town, so why don’t you two hang out so that I get some alone time with my guy?
Me: what, you really think I would…
Girl 1: why not, you are single, doing nothing on V-day and this cousin is not bad, works in an IT company, earns decent…good talker… what’s the problem??
Problem??? The problem is that I don’t want to… why is it difficult to accept that there can be people who can be all by themselves and still have loads of fun. One doesn’t have to be with someone to experience the meaning of life.
Besides, I think its more about not being projected as a loner which makes people scramble for their phonebooks and call up long lost forgotten crushes expecting something magical to happen. Wake up, its not a movie, if the person hasnt responded earlier, few chances are that s/he would now.
And frankly speaking, coming from a small town where there were few hallmarked card shops, figuring out that Valentine’s Day even existed was only for those whose I.Q was more than 180. Besides, seeing my friends getting pink teddy bears, roses, was not my idea of fun… I mean what’s with the teddy bears… I don’t like them… would never have one in my room… coz they never stop S-T-A-R-I-N-G. Besides I am not a nature person… that means I don’t go about harping on global warming to all and sundry or planting trees, I do my bit for nature by not picking flowers or accepting them …especially red roses… now if they are orchids, it’s another story, Likewise for chocolates.
But why do I have to give up my space and share of the bed for these things, I can easily buy them myself… I didn’t diligently avoid the mush to get into it later… yes sir, I chose to avoid the mush… like some people choose to be constantly be in one relationship after the other.
Does that mean that I am a loser… if I don’t have any special plans on the super hyped V-day? Of course I would like to be fussed over and made to feel special, but if that happens only on one particular day of the year, then I rather depend on myself to fuss over.
How about you fussing over someone else for a change… it’s not always about taking, sometimes it’s good to give too… quips in a smart ass sorry excuse for a friend (read sam)… well yes I would like to fuss over somebody once in a while… but I would rather fuss over myself… there I said it… I want to fuss over myself rather than somebody else, as I can handle my own expectations better rather than somebody else expectation … which mostly runs like this…
- don’t look at another man,
- don’t think about another man,
- don’t think, period
- always look like you are dressed up for the kill even when you are actually nursing a bad cold and 102 degrees fever,
- be nice to his parents,
- don’t be a bitch to his exes’,
- be a buddy to his friends,
- play the perfect host to his boss,
- love sports,
- Put up with his burps and farts…
- Be a good chef, but accept that you are 2nd to his mom’s cooking
- Always clean up after him
- Never nag about hygiene
Well, I rather be with myself thank you. It’s much simpler that ways, no one, no expectations, no blowing up hard earned money on pink teddies, no getting hurt later and no picking up the pieces, no moving on.
The three E’s of a relationship - Experience, Experiment, and Expectation (thanks to remo) always lead to the 4th E… “EX”.
Just that I miss all the great offers and discounts that stores these days offer…maybe the new marketing trend will be a single day!!
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