Tic Tac. Itâs too round.
Do you want to watch the
Valley of the Dolls
video
again?
Lying to me about your ecstasy pill-popping is so
nineties.
12 You respond to an on-line personal and, after viewing a few pictures and talking a few times by phone, decide to meet the guy. But his pictures donât do him justice; in person, he looks like Brad Pitt. Yes, you found the one-in-a-million guy who understated his attributes on-line. All of a sudden you feel panicky, so you:
Get really defensive and insecure while youâre talking
with him. You quickly excuse yourself, head to the menâs
room, and inject yourself with Botox.
Fawn, drool, and genuflect at his feet. Yep, thatâll make
you look so sexy.
Stop listening to what he says and imagine the two of
you living on your dream ranch. Youâll have plenty of
time to get to know him later once the ranch is built and
youâve moved in together.
Treat him like you would anyone. Anyone you think is
hot, that is. But keep your pride as you lose your
hormonal balance.
13 Itâs been three blissful dates with your dream guy, but youâve been placing all the calls, making all the exciting plans, and feeding your friends a minute-by-minute account of the romance thatâs blossoming in your mind. Meanwhile, you only see him in public places, thereâs been nothing physical between you, and heâs canceled twice at the last minute for vague reasons. Your next move?
Just keep making the moves. Not everyone is as
organized as you!
Excuse his behavior by rationalizing to yourself that
heâs superbusy and has a really important career and
social life, much more important than yours.
Realize that youâre driving your âstreetcar named
desireâ down a one-way, dead-end track.
Stop calling and making plans, then see what happens.
As obvious as it seems, remind yourself that you only
want to be with someone who likes you.
14 Everything is going great in your relationship until one day, after youâve begun to feel comfortable with each other after a few months of dating, you are bored with him and the relationship for the first time. Your immediate reaction is to:
Wonder what it is that youâve done wrong. Feel terrible
about yourself.
Bolt out the gate like a Triple Crown winner.
Take a little time alone to examine the relationship and
determine if thereâs something you want to (and could)
change.
Tell yourself that itâs natural in a healthy relationship to
have an ebb and flow of desire. Trust that if things are
generally good, this will pass.
15 On your eighth date with a guy you met at the gym, you discuss the whole âoutâ issue. Mr. Gym guy says that, yes, heâs out at work âto a guy on the second floor.â Asked if heâs out just âin general,â he responds, âYes, definitely. I mean, I think so, I donât discuss it but I donât hide it. Itâd probably surprise a lot of people. They know about the women but not the men.â Finally, when you mention meeting some of your friends for dinner in the gay section of town next weekend, he avoids answering. What do you do?
Whisper that youâd be happy ordering in Chinese food
alone with him forever, just the two of you.
Think to yourself how cool it is that he skipped being
gay and went right to being the trendier âpostgay.â
Wonder if you should curb those burgeoning romantic
feelings because you cannot deal with dating another
âstraight as a circleâ confused case.
Tell him heâs more closeted than last weekâs dry
cleaning. Ask him if he agrees that a healthy
relationship eventually needs to be integrated with
family and friends.
1 point
2 points
3 points
4 points
PART VI
Competition! Managing the Inevitable Devil
(or what to do when it takes a village. . .to keep him hooked)
You are totally monogamous and want to keep the peace before either of you goes out and gets a
Do you want to watch the
Valley of the Dolls
video
again?
Lying to me about your ecstasy pill-popping is so
nineties.
12 You respond to an on-line personal and, after viewing a few pictures and talking a few times by phone, decide to meet the guy. But his pictures donât do him justice; in person, he looks like Brad Pitt. Yes, you found the one-in-a-million guy who understated his attributes on-line. All of a sudden you feel panicky, so you:
Get really defensive and insecure while youâre talking
with him. You quickly excuse yourself, head to the menâs
room, and inject yourself with Botox.
Fawn, drool, and genuflect at his feet. Yep, thatâll make
you look so sexy.
Stop listening to what he says and imagine the two of
you living on your dream ranch. Youâll have plenty of
time to get to know him later once the ranch is built and
youâve moved in together.
Treat him like you would anyone. Anyone you think is
hot, that is. But keep your pride as you lose your
hormonal balance.
13 Itâs been three blissful dates with your dream guy, but youâve been placing all the calls, making all the exciting plans, and feeding your friends a minute-by-minute account of the romance thatâs blossoming in your mind. Meanwhile, you only see him in public places, thereâs been nothing physical between you, and heâs canceled twice at the last minute for vague reasons. Your next move?
Just keep making the moves. Not everyone is as
organized as you!
Excuse his behavior by rationalizing to yourself that
heâs superbusy and has a really important career and
social life, much more important than yours.
Realize that youâre driving your âstreetcar named
desireâ down a one-way, dead-end track.
Stop calling and making plans, then see what happens.
As obvious as it seems, remind yourself that you only
want to be with someone who likes you.
14 Everything is going great in your relationship until one day, after youâve begun to feel comfortable with each other after a few months of dating, you are bored with him and the relationship for the first time. Your immediate reaction is to:
Wonder what it is that youâve done wrong. Feel terrible
about yourself.
Bolt out the gate like a Triple Crown winner.
Take a little time alone to examine the relationship and
determine if thereâs something you want to (and could)
change.
Tell yourself that itâs natural in a healthy relationship to
have an ebb and flow of desire. Trust that if things are
generally good, this will pass.
15 On your eighth date with a guy you met at the gym, you discuss the whole âoutâ issue. Mr. Gym guy says that, yes, heâs out at work âto a guy on the second floor.â Asked if heâs out just âin general,â he responds, âYes, definitely. I mean, I think so, I donât discuss it but I donât hide it. Itâd probably surprise a lot of people. They know about the women but not the men.â Finally, when you mention meeting some of your friends for dinner in the gay section of town next weekend, he avoids answering. What do you do?
Whisper that youâd be happy ordering in Chinese food
alone with him forever, just the two of you.
Think to yourself how cool it is that he skipped being
gay and went right to being the trendier âpostgay.â
Wonder if you should curb those burgeoning romantic
feelings because you cannot deal with dating another
âstraight as a circleâ confused case.
Tell him heâs more closeted than last weekâs dry
cleaning. Ask him if he agrees that a healthy
relationship eventually needs to be integrated with
family and friends.
1 point
2 points
3 points
4 points
PART VI
Competition! Managing the Inevitable Devil
(or what to do when it takes a village. . .to keep him hooked)
You are totally monogamous and want to keep the peace before either of you goes out and gets a
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