Wednesday, January 22, 2025

b122 (1.23-1.2025): don't [the sequel]

 
don’t [i]
by do knot 
 
don’t never say never
do write home to mom
don’t ignore the weather
don’t (don’t buy the farm)
 
do assess decisions that most other people won’t
don’t ever say never
don’t allow it:
don’t
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·       once upon a time, the saying “don’t” was made famous by al martino at a wedding reception.
·       i use it often.
·       most recently, i’ve been using it to explain (to women) why i don’t ask women out on dates:
  o   asking a woman out is a high-risk, low reward practice.
    §  she might say “no,” which could feel like rejection.
             ·       you could also be perceived negatively.
             ·       your reputation could suffer.
    §  she might say “yes,” which carries its own potential land mines:
   ·       planning the date.
   ·       financing the date
   ·       going through with the date, which is nothing more than an exchange of time and resources for potential future romance.
   o   even if romance occurs, it carries its own potential dramas:
    §  commitments,
    §  promises,
    §  engagements,
    §  marriage?
    §  cohabitation?
   ·       the resulting hell of conventional marriage, commitment & cohabitation.
   ·       playing the dating game/s.

even if a woman were to say “yes” to a date, there’s no telling if she will follow through.  if she does show, the possibility is good that you’ll both end-up posturing and posing and deceiving (have you ever heard of ‘make-up’?). 

on the other hand, if a woman asked me out:
   ·       i’d be flattered.
   ·       i would show-up (if i agreed to the date).
   ·       i’d be a good date: gentlemanly, conversational, chivalrous, upbeat, sexy, etc.
   ·       she’d probably get (at least) a massage out of it, and maybe more!

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[i] martino, j. (1.22-1.2025). don’t (the sequel). book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.
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