Meet a man I can love the way he deserves

My mom is upping the ante on this goal. She routinely warns me to “give guys a chance.” She seems to think that I am rejecting men all the time!

So last night, I’m at a swing dance practice session, and this older guy is dancing with me, and he says “wanna get a beer?” and I say “right now? Can I take a rain check?” because, I admit, he seemed to be at least 45 and that is a lot older than me! But then he started telling me about how he is a published author and works for the UN, and I wondered if maybe I should listen to mom and give him a chance. So I asked him one or two very mild questions, and it came out that he is STILL MARRIED, but “estranged” from the mother of his 5 year old son. THEN he started criticizing this random woman at the dance for choosing to become a single mother. Huh? Isn’t he about to leave his wife and kid? So, thank goodness, my hasty decision to not have a beer with this man was DEAD RIGHT.

Dear Mom, I’m not ruling men out for stupid reasons. I promise. I’m keeping my heart open as best I can. Love, A.

...and may actually be the goal nearest to my heart. Hope the good energy pulls him closer! Whoever he is!

Some of my other goals are easier to work towards. It’s not like I can take a class, or do some reading and…voila! A happy love life! I guess I’ll just try to keep my heart open, and notice the people around me more.

Yesterday, my facialist gave me a hilarious suggestion. According to her, I should frame a picture of my most-lusted after celebrity and put it on the right wall of my bedroom. Within a few weeks, I would meet this celebrity “or someone a lot like him”. I wonder if there is some power-of-suggestion wisdom in this? However, what would houseguests make of this picture?