Sort Men 101
Core Requirement, Must be taken 1st Semester
Core Requirement, Must be taken 1st Semester
"Okay, you swallowed some water, thought you
were gonna drown. I'm here to tell you it's all in the
preparation.
Equipment is important - like the right size fins - but lots of
pool time is Job #1 before you go out on a real dive. Like I
told my older sister who gets these dates from hell or so
she says, I go...'Why go on real dates with boys if you
don't even know what they're like? Are you stupid or
something?'
She says I should 'shut-up and submerge.' I say she
should go have a soda with them and see if they
even have a brain. I mean just because she's got the
equipment doesn't make her a deep sea diver, right?"
were gonna drown. I'm here to tell you it's all in the
preparation.
Equipment is important - like the right size fins - but lots of
pool time is Job #1 before you go out on a real dive. Like I
told my older sister who gets these dates from hell or so
she says, I go...'Why go on real dates with boys if you
don't even know what they're like? Are you stupid or
something?'
She says I should 'shut-up and submerge.' I say she
should go have a soda with them and see if they
even have a brain. I mean just because she's got the
equipment doesn't make her a deep sea diver, right?"
"Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they find laughable." Anon
First Step
Like the strings of the violin the “strings” of your character should be the first things you make
contact with. What does this instrument sound like, what does this guy sound like? Demand an answer to
the question. “Who is this guy and why should I trust him?” Trust him meaning: “Can I trust him with my
beliefs and feelings, would a relationship with him be noisy or melodic?” If you don’t care for his beliefs I
guarantee you won’t like his behavior. So that’s why, first thing when you discover a guy, or are discovered,
your first response must be to wonder about what’s going on inside his head - what does he believe?
Something Comes Before Dating?
There’s a number of ways to learn about him. The traditional method, dating, is painful as hell! No surprise?
I’ve found a simple strategy to insulate one from the great majority of pain everybody has come to believe is
de rigueur. I recommend getting answers to key questions about him before you “go out” with him. Get into
to him before going out with him. Yep. And of all the possible ways to do that by far the best way is to “meet
for coffee.” (Substitute another beverage if coffee is not to his or your liking.) Just meet for coffee and
casually pick each other’s brains. Life’s too short to take elevators that don’t stop at all the floors you want
to shop on; or fiddle with violins that can’t play all the notes you’ll need for your concert, because some of his
strings are missing. There are a lot of guys out there you would stay clear of if you only took the time to ask
them about themselves. A casual conversation after class at the Union’s version of Central Perk will usually
open your eyes to what you may be in for with this guy.
With all thy getting, get thee knowledge. ***
Like the strings of the violin the “strings” of your character should be the first things you make
contact with. What does this instrument sound like, what does this guy sound like? Demand an answer to
the question. “Who is this guy and why should I trust him?” Trust him meaning: “Can I trust him with my
beliefs and feelings, would a relationship with him be noisy or melodic?” If you don’t care for his beliefs I
guarantee you won’t like his behavior. So that’s why, first thing when you discover a guy, or are discovered,
your first response must be to wonder about what’s going on inside his head - what does he believe?
Something Comes Before Dating?
There’s a number of ways to learn about him. The traditional method, dating, is painful as hell! No surprise?
I’ve found a simple strategy to insulate one from the great majority of pain everybody has come to believe is
de rigueur. I recommend getting answers to key questions about him before you “go out” with him. Get into
to him before going out with him. Yep. And of all the possible ways to do that by far the best way is to “meet
for coffee.” (Substitute another beverage if coffee is not to his or your liking.) Just meet for coffee and
casually pick each other’s brains. Life’s too short to take elevators that don’t stop at all the floors you want
to shop on; or fiddle with violins that can’t play all the notes you’ll need for your concert, because some of his
strings are missing. There are a lot of guys out there you would stay clear of if you only took the time to ask
them about themselves. A casual conversation after class at the Union’s version of Central Perk will usually
open your eyes to what you may be in for with this guy.
With all thy getting, get thee knowledge. ***
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