Farting On A First Date

I blog about relationships all the time...and a lot of times it's on behalf of a reader and not necessarily just my gripe. In this case, I was looking at a picture on the Facebook page of a "dating match company" that sent me a friend request. At the top of the page is a picture of a guy and a girl at a dinner table drinking wine. Mind you, there's not a scrap of food or flatware on the damned table, but they're smiling at each other and have full glasses of white wine glowing in the moonlight. 

All I could think was: "WOW, that kind of perfection for a first date looks like a lot of pressure. Too bad they just can't be themselves." So, I wrote tonight's little ditty.

Ya know what I hate about first dates (and even 2nd and 3rd ones)? It's all the pretense. It's all of the airs people put on. I mean, folks are on their BEST behavior knowing good and doggone well it's not something they can sustain over a lifetime.

 
I mean, eventually all that niceness and consideration come to an end and people WILL get back to being who they truly are. That doesn't mean people are all naturally rude and inconsiderate. But how often do people say "please" and "thank you" and "oh let me get that for you" and "no problem I can watch the game later" on a DAILY DAMNED BASIS to the same person??? (Don't worry. I'll wait.)

My point is this. Being friends first works best. See, your friend is the one you can be your authentic self with. I guess all I'm saying is when you go on a date...ease up on all the pomp and circumstance. Relax a little bit on doing things you're eventually going to stop doing anyway. I mean, isn't that the gripe a lot of us in relationships have -- that their significant other doesn't do the things they used to?

I'm not saying not to be the best genuine person you can be or to just start burping and farting at the dinner table. (In fact, don't EVER start doing that, guys!) I don't mean that men shouldn't open doors and pull out chairs. I'm a lady and I'll always expect my door to be opened. And I'm not saying a woman shouldn't take the time to run a tired man's shoulders. I'm simply saying that being a good human being -- FLAWS AND ALL -- should be enough.