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Luckily I'm eather a big dork or just seem to ignore any signs of interest. Good thing I'm not a woman...it's probably akin to a guy being a rockstar.





It's kind of funny but right after I made that post, I went out to run some errands and made more of a point of noticing the kind of attention I do receive (Bear in mind I am just a reasonably attractive woman who is 41) So, in the course of running about an hour of errands the following occurred. One guy with whom I interact on a regular basis approached me with a beaming smile and said "So, how's J today?" (we have a running joke between us about my name)and started a convo. Another guy held open the door for me at the post office and then offered to carry my packages to my car for me. A third guy started talking to me at the deli counter at the grocery store along the lines of "I shop here a lot. Do you shop here often?". Because I am married and because even when I was single my HD made me have to be even more initially resistant than most women, I automatically put up my shield of disinterest. I was pointedly just friendly with my friend, I politely declined the offer of assistance with my packages and I actually had to be kind of coldly rude to the guy at the deli counter. When I was feeling actively angry at my H about the situation, there was just a thin moral line that was keeping me from responding more positively to signs of interest from other men. Also, with the advent of internet dating, according to my single HD sister "It's a fact that any woman who wants to get laid can get laid any time and any way that she wants. All she has to do is decide which guy is hottest.".


"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver