Checkmate, you dumb dog.
It was pointed out that I do not typically divulge relationship/dating stories to any real degree. Well, here’s a break from that situation.
I will very quickly sum up the situation. Earlier in the week, I began to get relationship jitters because things with a certain young Latina woman seemed to be moving at too quick a clip. I told her how I felt, only hesitant because I suspected that she may not date me, knowing that I am not quite ready for anything like a girlfriend. I have been enjoying my autonomy to a ridiculous degree…running off to Europe and not calling a soul, etc. – and I just don’t quite feel prepared to offer the consideration and thought I’d like to put into a relationship.
Anyway, when I told said young woman, her reaction was ,”Okay! Date away and do what you need to do.” And this caught me off guard and was so appealing to me that now I can’t get her out of my head. I called my work wife and told her about the situation. She said, “You’re in trouble now.” I said, “WHAT? What’re you talking about?” She said, “Now…she’s going to make you work for it.”
And that appealed to me.
I told Churro about the situation and he started to laugh and said, “If dating was a chess game…she just said ‘checkmate‘.”
I know she was being completely sincere and rational and was not playing any game…but, honestly? She’s kind of brilliant. Churro said, “The moment you said it wasn’t exclusive and she was okay with it, you got territorial. We’re like…animals. We like to hunt.” It’s true. I like to chase. It’s sort of ridiculous, really.
Resist the urge to psychoanalyze me. Please. 
Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
Oh man. You’re cute as hell, but soooo predictable. hahahaha
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:51 am
Doomed. You are doomed.
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:15 am
what Heather & blanx said.
and on that note…”tits”.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hmmm. I recently said to someone “Well, sure, you can do whatever you want…” and it worked like a charm. Not because I was playing a game, but because in fact I DID mean it.
Men!
July 4th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I’m sure that she’s taking that conversation to mean that SHE TOO can date away. Maybe she’s just not all that into you.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I was dating a guy for a couple of months when he confessed he was also seeing another woman. I told him “OK, I can deal with that for now. If I get to the point where it bothers me too much, I’ll walk away.” Less than a month later, the other woman was gone. And that guy and I have been married for 8 years. You are cooked my random friend….
July 4th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Heather – Yeah, I know. Pathetic!
Blanx – Yeah, probably, huh?
Lily – Yeah.
Brenda – Churro and I decided it was an economic principle at work.
Debbie – Oh, absolutely if I ever told someone I was going to date other people, I would fully expect that to be a mutual situation. And yup, always a very real possibility that she’s entirely not all that into me.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Instigator – Whoa, I didn’t know that. Damn, you’re wiley.
July 6th, 2008 at 2:42 am
Instigator is now my role model. Seriously.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Is it weird that the first thing that popped into my head after reading this was if the Latina likes Mexican food?
Hrm.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:43 am
HAHA… I like her…
I’m thinkin’ you might have met your match. It will be interesting to see how this whole things develops.
Normally I don’t miss dating, or even the idea of dating. Once in awhile however I think that perhaps I would enjoy being single again…for about a week…
I wonder how much trouble I could get into in just a week?
July 8th, 2008 at 5:25 am
In gamerspeak, Besos just PWNED you, my friend. She’s already fragged your heavies and snatched your suitcase. Enjoy The Pursuit.
July 8th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Lynchseattle – Yup, she likes Mexican food. Goof.
Tiffany – I’m *very* sure you’d cause *a lot* of trouble in just one week.
Keoma – Yes. PWNED. BIG BOSS.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Aha. An MGS fan? You play 4 yet?