I recently read a very interesting article in the Globe and Mail about women "not dating", but instead having a "gaggle" of male friends, one for every occasion. It made me laugh, and think that perhaps Mormons are ahead of the trend, as we've apparently been "hanging out" for years without dating. (See Elder Oaks' fantastic CES broadcast from May 2005, as condensed in the June 2006 Ensign, where he talks about dating versus hanging out)
According to the article, you can have a gaggle of men and still have a boyfriend. That's fabulous news - I'd get right on it, if I had any idea where (or how) to pick up a gaggle. But truthfully, I do have a gaggle of one (can it really be a gaggle if there's only one member? I think he'd just be a goose, but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't appreciate being called a goose.) DD, thanks for being a great non-date.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Brain Freeze
I have discovered another benefit to not being single - increased mental activity, or a broader scope of awareness and understanding. I live alone (DB, I know, you're thinking, 'it's your own fault for moving away'), mostly work alone, do some solitary sporting activities, often vacation alone. As you might imagine, that results in a whole lot of talking to myself. As you might also imagine, that gets pretty boring after a while. I'm an OK conversationalist when I have someone to work with and feed off of - when I'm just talking to myself, the conversations can get pretty repetitive and simple. Even when Me, Myself and I have the occasional debate or even heated discussion, I can pretty much tell who's going to win, so there's no suspense.
But having someone else to talk to, ahhhh, that's refreshing. New ideas, fresh points of view - it can be very invigorating. Like tonight. All my blog thoughts are on serious subjects. Unfortunately, I don't want to be serious right now, I'd rather laugh. And so I am soliciting your humorous thoughts - please share a joke, a funny story, a non sequitur. I look forward to hearing from you and laughing with you (or if not exactly with you, at least laughing at the same things).
But having someone else to talk to, ahhhh, that's refreshing. New ideas, fresh points of view - it can be very invigorating. Like tonight. All my blog thoughts are on serious subjects. Unfortunately, I don't want to be serious right now, I'd rather laugh. And so I am soliciting your humorous thoughts - please share a joke, a funny story, a non sequitur. I look forward to hearing from you and laughing with you (or if not exactly with you, at least laughing at the same things).
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