An Ode to Nice Girls

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Its all an interview process to sort through the baggage...

As I get older I realize everyone I meet from now on has some sort of baggage. Im no talking about children, or ex husbands. Im talking about emotional baggage. I will openly admit I have baggage. Whether its a broken heart, or a preconception of what a relationship should look like, its all relevant. It all effects our ability to move on with another "healthy relationship". Maybe that's why its so much easier to date when we are younger. We haven't been through enough to know how we want or need a relationship to be.
I could never imagine when I was 18 or 19 only going on one date and making up my mind that there wasn't a second one. I can remember a time when just having a date was exciting. Now I think I have become a little negative about dating and relationships. When you go on enough "bad" dates or have enough 2 week flings, your thoughts about relationships become altered. Going on a date is more like an interview. Im sure there isn't anyone who would disagree with this comment.
Like Hiring for a position at work my add will read.
Position: Boyfriend
Qualifications needed:Bla bla bla
Please list all baggage and faults in large print on resume.
All applicants will receive one first date...If you are not chosen for the position...You will not be contacted. If your phone calls aren't returned...Please don't stalk me!!

So since everyone has baggage, its than your responsibility to decide which baggage you are willing to live with. And when you finally find someone that you think you can tolerate...They usually have problems with your baggage..Etc.

At what point does it become impossible...Or am I just too negative?