Category: About him
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New Guy, Same Story.
The new one says casually I like you. I say, I like you, too. We continue driving barely touching fingers. That new one with his easy smile that I sense is not so easy. The new one who will never win my complete adoration Typical manspeak he meant it as a compliment It wasn’t. He…
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Dating II
it was a year ago today since I saw him last it was a year ago yesterday that he told me he had no affection for me branded it into my psyche it was a year ago yesterday and on this anniversary by coincidence only he emailed me wondered if we were on speaking terms…
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Soft: A Diagnosis
Too available My diagnosis My judgment And then I saw him looking trendy and sweet ordering a burrito with guacamole and cheese. There was no air conditioning so we sweated it out while we relaxed in each other’s company. His hair looked soft as did his hands. And as it turned out soft is what…
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Say
My ex-boyfriend asked How is the world treating you these days? My ex-boyfriend said I have no affection to give you. So when my new boyfriend says I have a headache. I do not say I’m sorry, honey. I do not say Is there something I can do to make…
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Bunny Dearest: A Love Child is Born
Bunny and I met recently through Bryan and we’ve fallen in love. He’s also our Asian love child, which has a little bit of an Oedipus-esque twist minus the shame and eyegauging, and I am happy to share the fruits of our love with all of my dear readers. I. From dearest Bunny Belletryst. Careful,…
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Interstating
It was not guilt or compassion or passion or curiosity that drove him It was happenstance that he saw me on the interstate He thought of me only because I came into his line of vision
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Going Nuclear
I mentioned in a previous blog that I would post the finest confusing rejection I’ve received in my relational career. It is from one Nuclear Luke. Background: He winked, I winked, he said, “great smile,” I said, “thanks,” he said, “sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I’ve been studying,” I said, “okay, what…
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Toning
He’s done it again reminded me of him a text tone I used to long for and be excited about He inspires bad things ending phrases with prepositions which I know is wrong but I do it anyway when I think of him He’s left an imprint on my life like my friend…
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SuckerPunch: What To Do, What To Do
It’s happened. A continuation of a saga I thought was as over as it was going to be. Maybe it’s predictable. But the wind is knocked out of me and I feel as though my life depends on how I recover my breath. My ex-boyfriend emailed me, asking how the world was treating me. When…
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The Taming of Paul Squires (gingatao)
Once again, I’ve asked a fantabulous writer and blogger some questions for those of us who are not “in the know” but would like to be. 1. Do you ever take a handful of raisins and eat them quickly because you suspect if you took time to really think about them, you might actually hate…
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