I have this friend...

I would like to preface this by informing you that it is a waste of your time to read the following entry. I had fun writing it, but if your time is at all valuable in this moment, you have a life, or you would resent me for wasting your time with such foolishness, please stop now.

That being said, I am so happy you have continued...but don't say I didn't warn you.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a real-life love square on our hands. I have this friend. We'll call her Doris. This is someone I know really well out there in the dating world. She could make any guy the luckiest person in the world which is why, I fear, she is in this position to begin with. I write this post because I got to thinking tonight...she could write some interesting blogs about what she has going on right now. Unfortunately, she does not have a blog in which to entertain us with all her dating mishaps and victories so I have taken it upon myself to report.

The square consists of Doris and three gentlemen: Clark, Gabe, and Bailey.

CLARK: the oh so lovable "friend". He likes to invite her to hang out in groups and then always makes sure they spend a lot of one-on-one time together. Does this guy just really need a friend right now (who happens to be a nice, pretty girl), or does he need to get over himself and grow some balls?! Clark's slow but steady approach is intriguing but may get him into trouble if someone else sees the opportunity to swoop in.

BAILEY: the super-intense, over confident "suitor". He seems like the obvious last-place choice at this point. However, could his "we are meant for each other" pursuant behavior be just the kind of thing that lands him the girl in the end (think "Serendipity" or "Sabrina"). The exchange between these two has gone something like this:

SUITOR: Would you accompany me on a date this Saturday evening?
DORIS: I would love to hang out with you, but I wouldn't want to give you the wrong impression by calling it a date. I am not interested in you in that way.
SUITOR: That's cool. Let's go anyway.

-------------------------DATE NIGHT---------------------------

SUITOR: No, I insist on paying.
DORIS:Cool. Let's get dessert.

---------------THE DROP OFF FROM THE DATE---------------

SUITOR: When my I have the pleasure of a second date?
DORIS: Huh?
SUITOR: Tomorrow works for me. I can take you to a great little bakery by the water.
DORIS: That is fine, but...
SUITOR: Settled! Goodnight----> (leans in)

GABE: likely to be an early fan favorite. He is adventurous, handsome, and has some guts. They have already been out a couple times, and find themselves talking and texting quite a bit. The problem: after only knowing each other for two weeks, he moved across the country for 2 months. Will their recent connection be enough to fuel their interest in each other until he returns?

While this is an honest example of what is going on in the single world these days, there are also other methods people like to use to find the right person. The online dating community has grown over the past few years and has been a real success for singles and even for non-singles. The internet has not only made it easier to discuss relationships in this fashion, but it has made it possible to actually form them. I suppose it provides a good alternative to the mess described above.