Wednesday, April 4, 2007

okay, let's recap because this is getting confusing

Gchat Boy first - we went on that date that I thought I had forced but that which ended up being fairly nice. We very randomly ran into his college roommate while walking downtown, which prompted some introductions and also his inviting me to a celebration thing for the said roommate's birthday this coming Thursday night. Inviting me to things for his friends is a good sign, right?

After dinner (he paid, kissing me and saying that I owed him nothing when I offered to split the bill), he came with me to meet up with some friends of mine. I wasn't sure if he would be up for it, especially since he wouldn't know anyone in the group, but he agreed right away. At first I was very impressed, but later the thought crossed my mind that perhaps he was hanging around to the end so as to be able to go home with me.

Which he did, but nothing happened. We cuddled, talked, and went to sleep. Where is this leading? I don't know. I went over and stayed with him last night, and he commented that he's surprised, in a good way, that we've gotten so comfortable with each other so quickly. Which is true; we do act very comfortably around each other...

So I think it's fair to say that just about everything started up with Gchat Boy over spring break, caused by that drunken hookup at the department retreat. Coincidentally, I met two other guys right around that weekend of St. Patrick's Day, before the retreat, and in a big colliding of the clock hands, this was the same weekend when I ended things with Econ Guy. Well, my ignoring him at a party was a big enough hint, right? And he hasn't called since.

Both of the guys I met that weekend went on vacation for spring break, but not before each individually securing some excuse for seeing me after getting back (one wanted to go snowboarding one last time this season; the other recommended an excellent movie to watch together because he loved it so much, he wouldn't mind seeing it again).

Now that spring break is over, both are back, and both are asking me to hold up my end of the bargain. Belgian is really gorgeous; I met him at a salsa class offered by a local organization. I told West Side that I could stare at his face all day without getting bored. He wanted to see a movie, and since I had originally agreed to, I went (yes, I know I should have tried to back out). Now he wants to see another movie, and I just don't know how to respond.

The second guy, Brit, and I met on a snowboarding bus trip I was leading. He brought his parents along, who were visiting from Britain. I thought that was really cute, and the first thing he said to me when he saw me on the bus was to ask me if I had come straight from the party on Elm street. I suppose he picked me out in the party crowd, but I don't remember his face at all. Now that he's back from spring break, he wants to go snowboarding one last time. I feel bad for saying no because I originally told him I'd be up for something for this weekend... But now I'm not really in the mood.

I think the better question to ask out of all of this is not what I should do, but who I want to actually pursue? Instead of sitting around waiting for them to be assertive and aggressive, they've all kinda done their parts, and I need to figure out just who I want. Is Gchat Boy really the best choice (Belgian's sooo cute)? I wish men would come in series and not in parallel.

1 comment:

lilsib said...

Well electrically speaking, I think parallel would be better than series so if one fails they do not all fail. Resistance and all aside. I hope you can discover what you want. So here are some thinking points:
1) Gchat_boy he is a nerd and is exhibiting typical nerd courtship behavior.
2) Do you actually like the Belgian or just the way he looks?
3) Are you going to give the Brit a chance?
4) Do you really want to plan out your future? Or would you rather make decisions as to what seems best at the time they come up?