I openly admit, other daters have a significant running start. On average, people start dating in their teens. You know, those ridiculous boyfriend/girlfriend relationships that are far too dramatic for any sane adult to handle, yet high schoolers seem to go through them like dirty underwear. I, on the otherhand, never dated in high school. I was tall, awkward, shy, and completelly socially handicapped until the end of my senior year. I was a nerd. I never went out. (But to all my past high school crushes, I want to point out that you missed out... just saying.) Then I went to college. Now, they say there's a time and place for everything, it's called college. I did everything (everything) but date. Who had time? Who wanted a boyfriend who kept you from your friends and partying? And for the sake of the mother reading this, studying?
But then that boyfriend fell into my lap, when I least expected it. From then until just recently, I had been with the same person. Dating was never a part of my adult life. Not only had I never "played the game" but I never even attended one. I had, and still have, no idea what the heck is going on.
When I found myself on the market again, I looked at it as a new adventure. Something exciting. They make it look so fun (or at least entertaining) on television. All those lonely nights in high school spent watching "Friends"? I had done my homework. And so I set out on my journey to have fun, meet new people, flirt a little... whatever other trite description you want to use for dating.
It took me just a few dates to see that I really had no idea what the rules were. So now, here I am, struggling to catch up, to learn how to play the dating game when everyone else seems to have it down pat. With this realization, the journey can officially begin.
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