I think it is appropriate on this day to share a few quick stories from the dating adventures of Benson Honeydew...
The year was 2007 and I was sure that I was going to have a girlfriend that year. I decided that I would take all opportunities given. Therefore, I agreed to all blind dates offered. They started off well-meaning, but then began to shift... So, since I went on over ten that year and several since, I will attempt to make a short list with a brief commentary on each experience... (Key: PSU=person setting me up, R=reason)
PSU - The Bentleys, R - "good fit", result = Gary leaning over the table at the Hogi Yogi apologizing for setting us up.
PSU - Sabra's sister, R - "she looked through Sabra's wedding album and spotted me", result = my wallet was lighter.
PSU - Aaron's friend Jenny, R - "she's a really cute girl", result = This is a funny story I'm sure I've shared with you all. She sat stone-faced next to me in The Bridge to Terabithia as I wept like a child. She also thought Matt was making fun of her the whole night, though he wasn't...
PSU - Matt's friend Kim, R - "she's a really cute girl" (if I had a dollar for every time I've heard that...), result = first half of the night she was warm, second half of the night she was cold as ice. I attempted a side hug as she ran into her house at night's end. Kim told me she would allow me a second date... I laughed.
PSU - a friend from the ward, R - "she doesn't go out much...", result = yep, she doesn't go out much.
PSU - Aunt Lark, R - "you guys would really be good together", result = I believe I have a more clear understanding of how Aunt Lark views me... Aunt Lark originally wanted me to commit to two dates...
PSU - A bishop in the stake, R - "she is musical and perfect for you", result = She wasn't convinced. She didn't help the date go too smoothly. In the end, I ended up thanking her and forgot her name a few weeks later, and then ran into her again shortly thereafter...
PSU - Brian Ebert, R - "she is a cute girl", result = This is a black mark on my record. I gave her a handshake at night's end. I feel ashamed, but it happened.
PSU - Senior missionaries from my mission, R - "beautiful janitor at the MTC" (where they were serving), result = I went to Provo, she ordered the most expensive thing on the menu and a shake to go with it. She was very chatty throughout the date, then gave me the shove-off at the door. I was played... by the janitor.
PSU - friend from Church, R - "dude, it would be so good to have you in the family" (he was marrying her sister), result = It was December, she was tan... or orange rather... Dinner was good...
There were others that were pretty neutral. It has been pretty adventurous to say the least. I must admit that I used to criticize others for not taking the opportunities that others gave them. Now I understand the hesitation. That's the news from Potomac River, where all the women are working, all the men are good dressers, and all the children are in daycare.
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