Us students here at Byu-Idaho exist and date in an atmosphere unlike that of any other I have ever seen. I hate it. It's so weird! Where else in the world is it okay to take a girl out for snow cones on Friday and another for ice cream on Saturday? Where else in the world is it okay to go on a group date with 37 other couples? Where else in the world do you read your scriptures and go to the temple with your significant other for a cheap date? Where else in the world does your church official offer ice cream sundays if you meet your date quota for the month??? Just plain weird if you ask me!
You know, you always hear about how you should "play the field." Play the field? Why? I don't even like baseball, let alone playing in a field! What am I supposed to do out there? It supposedly gives us a better knowledge of who else is on the horizon, or all those other so called "fishes in the sea" that we hear about so often. Maybe for others, but all it does for me is frustrates. Give me an amen if you're with me on this ladies and gentlemen!
It seems in my life it's either feast or famine. Either I can't get a girl to even turn her little ipod off long enough for me to ask her out or I can't seem to find time for all the girls that are dying for me to ask them out... Okay, that's never happened, but hypothetically speaking of course. It just seems weird to date so many people at once. I mean, doesn't it seem like you're cheating on these dates of yours? Are you ever afraid one of your other "fishies" might see you out with another girl or guy and never talk to you again? I am dag nabbit! Then say you do decide you want to settle down and go for one person in specific. What about all the other people you had stringing along? What about their feelings?? Argh!! Can you tell I'm bitter about past relationships? Not really, but just imagine!
I suppose I'm trying to say maybe the rest of the world isn't too far off on this one. If you start to like someone and you think it'll work out, why do you have to date everyone and their mother to find out that you really did like that first person after all? I just think all too often we spend too long out in the field chasing butterflies, when at the plate we just missed our chance at bat.
Ever wonder where the saying "other fish in the sea" came from?
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/1232.html
4 comments:
That last sentence is pure gold my man. I dig this blog. Haven't so much enjoyed the past two or three posts, but this one hit the spot hahaha. I don't go to BYUI, but I've grown up LDS is Salt Lake City Utah so, I get a fair deal of all of this myself. Your observations and insights are right on, I love it.
Thanks Anthony, I appreciate the support. It's good to know somebody's got my back on this. The past two or three post have been directed more towards fulfilling the requirements for my writing class, which I feel has constipated some of posts... Ha, nice visual. Keep on reading and share with your friends!
You know, there are A LOT more girls at BYU-I than guys. It doesn't seem fair.
Carrie, I feel your pain. The scale does seem a little uneven here at school, but I recently read something that was rather surprising about the girl to guy ratio here at BYU-Idaho by the Scroll. Go check it it out. http://www.byui.edu/scroll/archive/20060530/campus3.html
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