Who Needs a Penis Partner, Anyway?

It took me a long time to come up with a title for this blog.  There were so many messages i wanted to convey all at once, as well as a few key emotions.  This post is dedicated to all you men out there.  Those of you who like to play women like stringed instruments, those of who who "would love to hook up," and also to those of you who actually respect women, want to treat them right, and are looking for one of your very own.  Although I'm actively on the prowl for one of the latter, I keep finding myself coming across the first two.

I find myself writing this blog with Frankee's F.U.R.B. playing in the background.  How fitting!  (I haven't had a relationship experience like the one explained in the song, but, it's very satisfying to sing along to at the moment.)

It has been four months since my breakup with my last boyfriend.  He treated me extremely well, but he hasn't yet figured out a way to treat himself well.  I've found that I can't be with someone who doesn't respect himself.

As for my most recent endeavours, I've opened a personal ad on Sevendays.com so that I can try to find someone in Burlington that might be looking for a relationship.  (Check me out at: http://sevendays.selectalternatives.com/gyrobase/Personals/Profile?person=oid%3A783834 ).  *Note-I'm not a paying memeber so if I like you, I can't send you a message. :(* 

So far, I've had two guys e-mail me on the site only looking for hookups.  One graduated this past weekend and was looking for a weekend affair, the other was 36 years old.  Ick! Creeper!

The third person I've tried to attempt to make a connection with is someone I had a few classes with this past semester.  Long story short: guys you meet in person and spend some time with who seem like nice, genuine, caring people are ALSO a$$holes.  I asked him to lunch/dinner, and he asked for the way into my pants.  What hope is there if even the people you spend time with in person turn out to be dicks, too?

Right....so, apparently guys love me...as a hookup.  (Which is suprising conisdering I'm a few pounds worse for the wear, but I do try to take care of myself.)  I'm flattered and everything, but I need someone with a bit more class.  Oh yeah, and as an afterthought...don't tell a potential hookup you have a girlfriend after you've asked to hook up with her, and/or while still trying to hook up with her.

*Sigh*  So, obviously I haven't had much luck with this whole dating thing.  I've never been much good at it to begin with, but the past two weeks have just been EPIC fail.  RAWR!

It's easy to see now why so many people give up on love.  It's so hard to earn, and yet so easy to lose.  I find that I'm really enjoying trying to meet new people, but trying to wade through the endless supply of $hitty guys is bringing me down just a little.  Can't I have just one successful date?  Is this really what the world has come to?  No, I refuse to believe it.  There's got to be someone out there who's meant to be with me.  Hopefully he'll find me before I'm 63 and needing a hip replacement...

As a more realistic goal, I would like to find myself having gone on at least one successful date by the time I'm 21.  You see, in the past, the way all my relationships have developed has been by me creating a close realtionship with a guy, and then it just naturally developing into an exclusive relationship.  Now I want to try dating by going in the other end of the spectrum; dating around until I find someone I like and who likes me back, and THEN moving into a mutually exclusive relationship.  I want that experience so bad I can almost taste it.  But, as usual, I will continue to remain patient-not that I have much chocie.  Things will work out in the end--they have to.

To all you Players: grow up.  Really?  Like, really?!  Good luck feeling good about yourself.  The human conscience is a glorious and powerful thing.  You'll get yours someday when you find out the one girl you wanted played you better than a 50 year old fiddler!

To all you lovely, "I'd Love to Hook Up" guys, f**k off.  Thanks, but no thanks.  My heights are set a little higher than that. 

And to all of you Good Guys out there-please don't give up on dating because of the catty, superfluous women out there.  If you normally go for skinny blondes, try the pretty plus-size redhead sitting by herself.  She's probably got more to offer in brains AND in body.  (But of course, you're the Good Guys, so you should know this already.)

To everyone out there Searching For Love either actively or passivley, don't give up.  There's someone out there for everyone.  I feel it.  If you're a guy looking for a girl like me, keep looking.  I'm searching for you, too.

I'm finished venting for the day.  Guys are fabulous, but for right now, who needs a penis partner, anyway?

Love Always,
Megan