Thursday, January 12, 2012

How can you tell if a relationship is serious?

She sat amongst my team of barflies and bravely poked me with a stick.

"What's your story, Phil?"
"I'm happily single. You?"
"Single too. When was your last serious relationship?"
"Serious from whose perspective?"
"Huh?"
"Serious from the perspective of women I've dated? Your perspective? Mine?"
"You know what I mean."
"Not really."

I had to explain to Nelly the subjectivity of her question. I gave her examples. On a scale of one to five, five being most serious, here's my belief:
  • Having this discussion: 1
  • One-night stand, never saw each other again: 1.5
  • Three dates without penetration:1.5
  • I cook her dinner: 1.5
  • She cooks me dinner: 2
  • She watches me play baseball: 2
  • I encourage her from the sidelines of a marathon or other event: 2.5
  • I meet her family: 2.5
  • We vacation together: 3
  • She meets my family: 3
  • We have double-dates with her friends: 3
  • We bring each other around coworkers: 3
  • We simultaneously brush teeth in adjoining sinks: 3
  • We fart or pee in front of each other: 3.5
  • I walk her dog: 3.5
  • She spends an entire weekend at my house: 4
  • We agree to each have blood tests done to avoid those pesky condoms: 4
  • I hold her hair while she pukes: 4.5
  • Her pet spends an entire weekend at my house: 4.5 (unless it's a sea-monkey)
  • My bathroom contains her toothbrush (2), girlie soap (2.5), facial cream (3), makeup remover (3.5), tampons (4), underwear (4.5), or vibrator (5).
  • Her bathroom contains anything of mine, other than toilet rim pee spots and hair: 4.5
  • She gave up the butt: 4.5
  • I gave up the butt: N/A (because it's not gonna fucking happen)

I'm strongly considering laminating and inserting this list within restaurant menus. Much is lost in subjectivity. Rarely do I find someone--especially one with ovaries--who agrees with my definition of "serious."

Alas, my honesty and sarcasm left the lady unimpressed, unreceptive, and unmatable. So be she.

6 comments:

  1. HAHAHAHA. You're one of those guys who used to do the bed notches thing as a twenty-something, amirite?

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  2. I'm up to two and a half notches.

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  3. Wow Phil you consider her leaving her vibrator a 5? more like a two or 3.

    Lucy

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  4. LOL! Love it. I've actually asked guys when they tell me they are dating someone but its not serious, 'yes, but how serious does she.think the relationship is' ?

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  5. Speachless!!!! (which means I love it) I wish I had been born with the gift to express myself as you do... Well and not worry about what everyone else thinks....

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  6. I have a saying…As soon as you let me strap on a dildo and give you some 'love', then I’ll CONSIDER letting you go near mine!
    Awesome blog, yours not mine.
    http://behindthebookscover.blogspot.com/2011/09/naked-dodgeball.html
    I follow you on twitter and have enjoyed the tips you post…thanks.

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