Thursday, June 28, 2012

Test Drive Dating...

When I lived in Grand Rapids Michigan for 24 years I watched the same news station WZZM 13, day in and day out. I watched this show hosted by Lauren Stanton called "Try It Before You Buy It!" It was a great way to sit back and wait while someone else, or a panel tested a product(s) that you were interested in before you purchased it. It was a way of assuring the customers, and the televisions viewers that they were safe buying a new product on the market. What an awesome idea! I loved that show.

Products, like relationships have their ups and downs and they don't always appear as they seem that they would. Sometimes there are hidden agendas or surprises. Often they don't hold up well at all as they said that they would and most often more so than not, you just invested your time and money into a product or person that was not indeed at all what you had anticipated they would be, nor were they at all what you had hoped for. In all, products and people are somewhat the same.

With products we can take them back to the store or ship them back up to 30 days after purchase stating that it was 'false advertisement' or that the product didn't work properly. That the product failed, or broke. In new relationships, although, nothing at all like a product, you also have the option to say 'no.' No you can't send a person back, unless of course they are a mail order bride, and then 'can you?'

Think about it...you wouldn't hesitate to take a sweater back to the GAP after you bought it because you didn't like how it looked. You wouldn't think twice to take your sunglasses back to Chanel because the case was broken, or your Michael Kors dress because the clasp was missing, nor would you think twice to return a coat with a broken zipper, you wouldn't think twice to send a meal back because your sirloin was too pink inside and it turned your stomach,... so why on earth would you allow a person to linger in your life that was a negative influence on you, that might be putting you down, that is rude, and deceiving?

Out with the old and in with the new my grandmother used to always say. She used to tell me "Michele, men are like bus stops...if you don't see one you like, get off at the next corner and you may just find him there." Relationships are not set in stone. There is a trial period. If there is no real chemistry or connection, I don't think twice to say 'thanks, but no thanks.' I do it in a very nice way and tell him the truth, and then I move forward. I don't beat around the bush like so many men that I have dated did. Why would someone do that? What is the purpose exactly?

Why is it that people are afraid to say something to you directly, and more importantly, why on earth can't they tell you to your face? Why do they find it much easier to tell you via text, voice mail or over the phone? No guts, no glory. You aren't some piece of sirloin that they can send back just like that... with no reason. You deserve a response, and a good one at best. One should have morals and integrity. A man/woman who says they are sincere and that they have integrity that waits a week to call and state that they realized there were no sparks shows me that he/she was not worth it, nor are they the kind of person that any of you would want to date...NOT because they did not want to see you again, BUT because they did not have the guts to say it to your face.

 In terms of dating...aren't you glad that you have the opportunity to try it before you buy it? Aren't you glad that you can sort of take it on a test run so to speak to determine if it is going to be right for you? Nothing is permanent these days. Men, and women like products have limits and warranties. Figure this out BEFORE you get in too deep. Why do some people wait, and wait, and wait until then it is far too late to say something to the other person and the next thing you know you are sharing the same last name? That is just crazy.

So how do you find true love, or Mr Right? While you are out searching for him, and test dating...always instill in your mind that you need to be patient. You can't expect the right guy to come appearing out of nowhere. He won't come knocking at your door the very moment you decided to come and find him. He will come in the right place and in the right time. How to meet the right guy is all about patience.


www.simplydeliciouslingerie.com


©This is a copyright of Simply Delicious Lingerie.

No comments:

Post a Comment