3.27.2011

When does the Bachelor Lifestyle have to stop?

Today, was my last day of work (on the weekends) because I got a new job where I'll start working M-F 1-5 to save up money so I can move to LA or NY. I've been working since I was around 14, and somehow, saving money wasn't an importance to me. I do now, but yes I digress. Anyway, I have an older friend that was a patient at my job James, and he came back on the 22nd to be inpatient again. He's funny. Loud! loud! loud! but funny. We always have these conversations that he timestamps--"that album was his sixth it came out in 1949 between the summer of that year" and all these random tidbits of information. He always asks me about boyfriends, and despite still being single, I've focused my energy on someone this time around so I kind of told him that. His response, was quite contradictory to his lifestyle:

"Any guy would be lucky to have you as his girlfriend."
Not contradictory in a weird way, because as they say-- with age comes wisdom. I'm a catch, this I know about myself (tooting my horn) I'm 22, a college graduate, independent, works for what I want don't really need a man for that purpose. Have a great sense of humor, smart, boys mothers all love me. Well spoken, highly motivated plus I cook like really well--gumbo, steak, everything. Again, I digress.

James, doesn't believe in relationships however. He's 70+ and never had a girlfriend, and never had an interest in having a relationship. He said a direct quote, "I've never went to Union Square and attempted to bird watch as women." During our conversation today, I started to interview him and ask him some questions because I wanted to post this. "It's hard to get around a Mulberry Bush. I don't know why."

He said, what would make a woman attractive or interested in dating is exciting, good personality, likes easy listening music, dark hair, and adventurous. Are these the tools to make a lasting relationship, or to end or "Bachelor" like lifestyles? What are your opinions?

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