Sorry for the extended delay.....this shall be a post with a hodge-podge of themes.
This past weekend I was in Idaho for my cousin's mission farewell. I believe it is my aunts mission to give dating advice to their eldest niece every time the family is together. The conversation goes a little something like this....
Aunt "so what are you up to?"
Riss "just school."
Aunt "dating?"
Riss "nope."
Aunt "oh....(awkward pause) why not?"
Riss "apparently I am intimidating."
Aunt "you are just now realizing this?!"
-No degree of denial. No "oh no you aren't. They just don't understand you." type phrases occur. Its a well-known fact in the family that Marissa has a couple looks that could kill.
Riss "no but finally some guy felt brave enough to share it this fact."
Aunt "is he still alive?"
Riss "of course he is." geez it's not like I kill everyone who I dislike....the bodies would be piling up by now and there is no way to hide that in my basement.
Aunt "oh well that's a good thing."
She and my other aunt go into how this long conversation which I cannot escape because I am trapped in a car for 25 miles and the car is traveling at 45mph....yup walked right into this one. They ask if there are any cute boys in my major.... HAHAHA ya right! Just because Indiana Jones was hot does not mean all archaeologist/anthropologist guys are. In fact I haven't met one. I then go into an explanation on how certain guys are attracted to certain majors. The guys in the Pre-Law programs are usually good looking followed closely by those in Pre-Med. The guys in Anthropology.....not so much. You have the guys who want to study some tribe in the deep rain forest of the Amazon and those who want to work in a crime lab. Wide diversity... no attraction. My aunts immediately go into a discussion on how this is a good thing because if I were in the business program I would be distracted by all the guys. Apparently a major full of weirdos is protecting me from making a "wrong" decision. Been there.... Done that....
They then ask about my singles ward. I may be a bit jaded in that arena of my "dating pool". Ok a lot jaded but hey I have accepted and work around it. I will say that there are some great guys in the singles ward. Some that are very driven and ambitious towards their futures.... however the vast majority spend their time on X-Box and will begin school "someday." They say to give the guys another chance.... I'm rolling my eyes and staring out the window at cows. With guys I tend to carry the notion that Mr. Darcy states so eloquently "My good opinion once lost is lost forever." I'm not much into second chances for a guy unless he really tries and I don't see that happening. I'm ok with it.
From this whole conversation I get that "it's ok that I'm single", but don't worry the disease isn't airborne. It's in the water. Also that less distraction from boys will keep my grades up.... I don't remember stating that I wasn't distracted by boys, I just don't date them. It may be because they are on TV and in books. NO I do NOT mean Twilight....gag....roll over and die Stephanie Meyers. And lastly, that maybe I should be nicer to boys... hmmm but I like the fact that the majority of the creepers run at the sight of my glare. The strong will survive and I don't date those that are weak. It'd end in bloodshed.
Another topic arose when talking with my aunts that is another type of boy besides those previously stated in the "Which Are You?" post.
NGB translation "Nice guy but..."
These are the guys who "nice guys but..." For example you come home from a date with a guy and my dad asks how it went. "It was fun." My dad asks if I will go out again with the guy. "Probably not." and he asks why. " Well he is a nice guy but....(insert some reason of not dating said guy). Not a lot needs to be said about these guys. These guys are great guys but .....
Here are some common fillers for the blank: Nice guy but ____?
- He is creepy
- He smells
- All he talks about is video games
- All he talks about is the mission. I realize it was the BEST TWO YEARS of your life but I haven't served one and have nothing to contribute to the conversation beyond "yups" and "hmmm interesting".
-No chemistry
Yup the NGB. Nothing more to be said. You are a Nice Guy But........
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