Recently I was fly fishing with my friend Conley on the Provo River and as all good fisherman do we told stories to pass the time until we reeled in some fish. The fish never came in quite like we imagined they would, but the stories came in by the dozens. Those of you familiar with the Utah dating scene know that dating is a big deal (ok that might be the understatement of the year). Anyway so my buddy and I got talking about some of our dating successes & failures. We'd told each other of the funny dating stories as well as the horrific ones. After visiting for a brief moment I experienced a moment of clarity and realized that some of the girls I date seem to resemble the cereal I eat. You might ask yourself, how so? Simply put they are nutty and flaky. To be fair though they probably think that I'm crazy too. Ha ha Oh the joys of dating.
I've been taking out a wide variety of girls due to a encounter I had last year at bible study. I was introduced to a new girl from San Francisco through a mutual friend. I could be wrong but I believe this girl was under the impression that me and most guys would be interested in her on face value alone. That may be the case with a lot of guys, but to be honest that wasn't the case with me. I hadn't been talking to her more than 15 seconds before she was looking over my shoulder and then behind her to find whatever it was she was looking for. I had asked her a question that she failed to answer because she was so disinterested in the conversation. Shortly after our "conversation" I met another girl named Brooke that was off in the corner all by herself. I went and introduced myself as I typically will to someone who's all alone in big social gatherings. We visited for quite a while and to this day her character has changed me. She may not have been the most attractive girl there, the most fit, or even the most fashionable, but she very well may have been the most comfortable.
She had a special aura about her that told me she knew who she was, what she stood for, what she had to offer to the world and was completely confident in that knowledge. She also had a big hearty laugh (which I'm such a sucker for) that pleasantly caught me off guard. This laugh also witnessed to me that she was comfortable in her own skin. Sure a lot of people may overlook Brooke just as I was overlooked by the San Fran girl. Reflecting back on it I'm glad that I was overlooked by the San Fran girl because it allowed me the opportunity to meet a new friend in Brooke.
No comments:
Post a Comment