Whatever Happened to Dinner & a Movie?

Okay...here we go. I am going to try and keep every entry short and sweet so I don't bore my readers to death. I hope you enjoy!

   I'm "that girl". "That girl" who has always focused on school and career and never stopped to give the "good guys" the time of day. "That girl" who never dreamed about my wedding day. That girl who hasn't given thought to the name of my future children. Now, as I inch closer to the age of 30, I am realizing that those things are not going to be given to me by some divine strike of destiny. Darn...I thought things like that would just fall into place. Maybe it's because I'm so different. Maybe I should have put more effort into love and life and a little less effort into making all A's in college and landing my dream job before turning 27. But wait...why do I know so many people living the American dream? Most of my friends from high school have great jobs, wonderful husbands and plenty of kids already. Haha, I'm making myself laugh writing this. Who am I kidding? Times have changed, right? Please tell me times have changed and I am not just weird.

   The thing is, you can't force love. And the good Lord above knows I feel forced into love more times than not. It seems like every guy I have dated has just wanted to get married. In fact, I have never been in a relationship that lasted over a year and a half. WHY? Because that's about the time when a guy gets ready to pop the question. When it gets to that point, I can pick out just about anything to use as an excuse to break up. For example, once I broke up with a guy because he had dried-up tooth paste in the crack of his mouth. Another time, I used my "emotional switch" to turn my feelings off for a guy because I witnessed him giving his bills and his checkbook to his mother to take care of his personal finances. Well, that one was pretty bad. I mean, what man needs their mother to write a check and lick an envelope? I could do that stuff when I was 16! I have actually wished and prayed a guy would cheat on me so I would have a good excuse to break up with him.
   Being forced into a relationship isn't the only problem I've had. The older I get, the more it seems guys are just plain creepy. I have recently been asked out by a guy who wanted me to come to his house, get drunk and give him a massage. Really? Seriously? Are you kidding me? What a first date! Whatever happened to dinner and a movie?
                               
   Why can't men be gentlemen anymore? Don't you want to talk a little? Get to know the person you are going to spend time with? I'm sure a lot would come out with alcohol involved (including things that should stay in), but how much are you going to remember? I just wish I would have been of dating age in the olden days, when men opened doors and women wore poodle skirts.
   So, what do I want? I have no idea. But maybe we can figure that out in the course of this blog!