Oh no, no, no, don’t go! I’ve scared ya. I said too much. I’m hopeless and awkward and desperate for love! - Chandler, Friends

When Match and I got together, we talked about how much we hated the dating scene. We were both ready for a serious relationship, and we just wanted to be out of the date game. I thought it’d be fun to list the top ten things I hate about dating and being single in general.

1. Stressing Out- First dates suck, period. When I found Match, we had a great first date, but that great first date is so rare.  90% of the time, I was looking into treatments for acne and ulcers, because the stress of the dating world just got to me, ugh.

2. Games-Don’t call, don’t act too interested. Do call, but be aloof. When to play it cool, when to show you care. It’s all so damn confusing. If I like a person, I just want to be able to tell them. Enough of the games!

3. The Gray Area-it’s that period of time where you really don’t know where you stand. Are you a couple? Are you exclusive? Can you go on other dates if asked? I don’t think I’m alone in my hatred for this unknown.

4. Waiting-waiting for the phone to ring. Waiting for the second date invitation. Waiting for him to kiss me. Waiting for him to call me his girlfriend. I’m way too impatient for all of those things.

5. The Let Down-when I have had those rare occassions of a great first date, and then the next time out is a complete let down. It’s that ohhhhh moment, when the deal breakers come out.

6. Finding Out the Truth-You know the type: he starts off amazing, and you think, this is it, this is THE guy for me. And then the real him comes out, and he’s really a complete ass.

7. Loneliness-In between dates, when I was single, I spent a lot of my time alone. Eating dinners by myself is depressing, and I hate sleeping alone.

8. Being a Third Wheel-We all have those well meaning friends, those couples that invite us out. “Come along, it’ll be fun, you won’t feel like a third wheel at all!” Yeah right. Sorry, but no matter how hard friends try, if you’re single, its obvious, and a part of you is always going to feel awkward in a room full of couples.

So that’s my basic list of things I hate about being single and the dating world. I’d love to hear some of yours.

I want to marry you. I want to have kids with you. I want to build us a house. I want to settle down and grow old with you. I want to die when I’m 110 years old, in your arms. I don’t want 48 uninterrupted hours. I want a lifetime. -Derek, Grey’s Anatomy

Even though things have been crazy busy for Match and I, we’ve still managed to change up our nightly routine, and take advantage of the time when he’s not in class. Our schedules are tight, but I think we’ve been pulling it off pretty well. Not only that, but I am motivated by the fact that this crazy schedule is temporary. Match and I want to spend our lives together, and so this brief period of time where we don’t see each other that much will just be a blip on the radar.

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Addison: You know there was a time when you thought of me as your best friend—

Derek: There was a time that I thought you were the love of my life. Things change.        -Grey’s Anatomy

We’re almost done with the horrid trip down memory lane and the parade of losers from my past. This entry is hard, because it lasted for so long. It’s hard to take 4 years of my life and condense it into one entry, but I’m going to try.

This is the story of my former best friend. We met when I transferred my Junior year of college, and he was one of my first friends at the new school. We had a lot of the same classes, because of our Biology major, and we started studying together and going to lunch. I was going through a hard time with my live in boyfriend at the time (I’ll save him for another story) and Best Friend was there for me. We quickly became inseparable and we were a sight to see walking to class together. He was 6′3 and I am the towering height of 5 feet, so it was kind of funny. People used to smile when we’d walk by because he’d have to hunch down to hear what I was saying.

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Wasting time with the wrong person is just time wasted.  And when you do move on and find your right person, believe me, you’re not going to wish you had gotten to spend more time with Stinky the Time-Waster or Freddy Can’t -Remember-to-Call. -From the book, He’s Just Not That Into You

He’s Just Not That Into You comes out in February! I’m excited, because I read and loved this book a few years ago. The cast is all star, including Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore to name a few. I think for all of my avid readers, and for any single ladies, or ladies dating a guy that doesn’t seem to be that sprung on them, this is THE movie to see. I can’t wait to blog about how it is, and to see what you guys thought of it as well.

Before meeting Match, I was still skeptical of the book. While I did think there were some very valid points, I thought surely my (insert flavor of the month’s name here) is different. Of course, inevitably I’d come to realize that in fact, flavor of the month really was, just not that into me. We always know it, deep down, yet we try to ignore the facts. I even blogged about Potential Guy being not that into me months back, and even after my blog, I went back to him for a little bit. Why do we do these things to ourselves ladies?

So now, being with Match, I’m realizing just how true all of that is. When a guy is into you, you know it. There is absolutely no question about it.

Guess where I am going? I’ll give you a hint: It is a booze-fueled sex romp where anything goes. [looks to camera] You are correct, sir! I’m headed to Philadelphia for the Annual Northeastern Mid-market Office Supply Convention! -Michael, The Office

This weekend I will be going out of town for business. Actually, my work is hooking us all up with rooms at the embassy suites in beautiful Lake Tahoe! I’m so excited-I haven’t been up there since I was a little girl. The only bummer is that Match won’t be able to go, even though I was allowed a guest. He has fire academy all weekend, and midterms. So I will be stuck in a fancy hotel room and won’t get to truly take advantage of it.

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