Re: my Dreaming and Wanting blog entry:
My dream was dashed that I tried to make happen in February.
Would a woman invite a man on a date? I invited to lunch a guy I was interested in that I met over the summer.
He thought my offer to meet was fra amici or between friends.
While eating my French toast he told me he had a girlfriend.
This is how it is in modern life:
You must be bold and say: “I would like to take you on a date. How about we go to lunch?”
Otherwise.
I went on an accidental date 20 years ago.
A guy asked me to go to the Brooklyn Museum. Thinking it was to be a friendly affair I said yes. Little did I know he was angling for a girlfriend.
The way it is a modern guy or gal will think you’re just being friendly.
You must specify: “I would like to take you on a date.”
This makes it easier for a person to turn you down. Rather than having them waste your time going on a “date” that will lead nowhere.
You’ll want to pucker up the next time.
While they’re searching for an exit door when they realize your true intent.
This is how it rolls.
Do I have a Plan B?
Yes. And a Plan C.
For better or worse [and I think worse] I have gotten the reputation as “the woman who is looking for a boyfriend.”
This after over 12 years of writing a newspaper column about living and loving in the Big Apple.
Trust me. You do not want to meet a person for the first time and the first words out of their mouth are:
“So–you’re the woman looking for a boyfriend.”
This is not what you want to be famous for.
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