I know that was a long-behind title, but trust me,
they go hand in hand.
My college decided to have a Sadie Hawkins dance one year. I
talked about it with some co-workers at an on-campus department. They asked me
who I was going with.
Why did I open my big mouth?
I told them that I didn't have a date, that I had planned to
go by myself, just so I could have an excuse to go dancing, and that I'd never
even asked a guy out, let alone been on a date. To be perfectly honest, I
probably would've asked one guy friend, but he told me that he's got a
“surgically altered right foot.” His words. Not mine.
Well, that little confession led to how on earth I'd
never dated, and what do I look for in a man. I asked them back, “Do you mean
primary or secondary characteristics?” No, seriously, I had a decent list as to
what I looked for in a guy, primary characteristics being about the actual
person, and secondary characteristics being bonus attributes (looks, etc.).
Yeah. That helped. They decided to help me find someone to ask to the dance.
Eventually, one guy came in that we helped. (It was a slow day.) When they said
that he seemed like a nice guy, I told them that he was actually one of my
classmates. They then forced encouraged me to follow the guy and ask
him. They even had one girl go with me as a wingwoman. As soon as we got to
him, that little so-and-so bailed.
So there I was, facing my biggest challenge to date. I
decided to use a diplomatic business approach. I asked him if he was going to
the dance at all. I figured if he wasn't, I was off the hook, and I seemed like
some girl who was merely advertising for the dance. He did say that he'd heard
of it, but it wasn't his thing. He apologized, and I told him it was alright. I
breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Never again, I thought. I hadn't even
told my mother until, like, last week. But yeah, not only had I never asked a
guy out again, I realized just how awkward it was for guys to ask girls out,
and I figured talking to a guy I actually liked would be just as hard.
So yeah. Still never been on a date, but I'm just glad I got that experience
out of the way during my college years. Can you imagine doing that in post-grad
world? Yikes. If you're reading this and you have, I apologize.
The night of the dance (it had actually been postponed)
finally came, and I went in hoping to dance my shoes off.
Nope.
Most boring event I had ever witnessed.
For one thing, it was mostly couples' dances, and the ones who weren't paired off were the committee, and they weren't even dancing. On top of that, I think it only lasted about 90 minutes, tops! The upside was that I got to see my accounting professor and her husband out-dance all the other couples (all five of them) there.
And now that is the reason I dislike the Relient K
song even more. Sorry, guys. Nothing against you as people. If it's any
consolation, I do like “Foreverandever etc.” Even the video, strange as it was.
What's your worst dance / dating experience?
*** P.S. I just realized that I mentioned a David Crowder Band song instead of a Relient K song.... MegaFail. I guess my brain couldn't tell the two apart. Does anybody know any good Relient K songs... what's your fave?
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