If there’s one thing I’ve learned about dudes, It’s you can’t win.
Most of the guys I end up being with are significantly younger than myself. I always wonder why I’m attracted to guys so much younger than me. Is it cause they’re young and fresh? Less experience=less issues? Maybe. Lately, I’ve been attracted to guys close to my age or older than myself. They don’t seem to work out either. I find that the older guys have more life experience and have more interesting things to talk about, but with that comes more issues and baggage. 21 year old dudes usually don’t have the issues at 35 year old man does. It’s hella annoying. I don’t want to say I don’t have issues, cause we all know I have plenty, but I don’t really have any baggage. I’ve never had a serious relationship to get baggage from. I don’t have some horrible ex I hate and can’t get over, I don’t have trust issues(even though I’m constantly lied to), and I fucking hate playing games. The more I think about it, maybe I do have trust issues, but only because I’ve caught ever single dude I’ve ever been with in lies. Example………..
Trader Joes dude. This guy has asked for my number three times and has invited me to a bbq and totally flaked on me. I gave up. I’m like eh, whatever. I asked him, “Do you have a girlfriend? If you do, that’s cool, but I just want to make sure she’s down with you hanging out with another chick mono y mono.” He’s like, “Na, I don’t have a girlfriend, I’m not into relationships, too much drama.” I’m like, “Yeah, I feel you.” Fast forward to a few months later. Homeboy asks for my number one last time. Two days later I get a phone call at 12:30am from some number I’ve never seen. I text the number back with a “?”. Turns out It’s homeboy’s girlfriend. She found my number in the pocket of his pants. I totally covered it up so she wouldn’t freak out more than she already had. I felt bad for the girl. I didn’t know, and now that I do know, homeboy is the dickwad. Let his girlfriend find out on her own, she will eventually. So needless to say, I make sure I go to Trader Joes when homeboy isn’t working, I’m not in the mood to deal with him. Although, it would be a hoot to say, “Hey dude, Karina says hi!”
I met this dude at some punk rock art party last weekend. I will change his name to protect the innocent. Let’s call him, “George.” George is a normal looking white boy that doesn’t really stand out from the crowd. Not my type of guy at all. We were in a group of mutual friends and we just started chatting it up. Conversation flowed quite easily and it was very refreshing. We ended up talking the whole night. I was already developing feelings towards this dude cause he was so nice, so smart, so easy to talk to, laughed at my jokes, and was into yoga! Not the type of guy I was expecting to meet at a punk rock art show. We were flirty and I just felt like this is the kind of guy I can certainly be more than friends with. We exchanged numbers and were texting each other right away. As we were exchanging texts, I was getting the vibe this guy likes to party a bit too much. Who am I to judge? I’m a total fucking stoner, I smoke pot from the time I wake up until I go to bed. George liked to party another way. He liked to drink and do blow. I suggested we hang out, smoke pot, have some cider, and take a quaalude or something. Sitting around and doing lines isn’t my definition of a party. I could overlook his partying ways, but we all know that’s not a good place to be in. He came over late Tuesday night after he was out partying and ended up spending the night. It was quite nice. It’s been far too long since I’ve had a man sleep over! We kept it totally g-rated. We just snuggled the whole night and it was cool. Of course me, being the perv I am, wanted a whole lot more, but he said he wanted to take it slow. He has trust issues and several of his own issues to deal with. I’m not gonna rush him, I totally respect that. We exchanged more texts throughout the next few days and he came over again Friday after work. He does set building/design and does a lot of physical labor type stuff. He told me how nice it is to come over, hang out with me and my friends, eat good food, and just chill out. I’d go into greater detail about other things we’ve discussed, but It’s not really necessary. Let’s just say he’s a good guy, but L.A seems to be slowly swallowing him up. He’s a sweet hippy boy from Colorado. He has a degree from Yale. This guy can’t be all that fucked up, right? I thought I had trust issues, he takes the cake. I know I’ll eventually gain his trust, I have no reason not to. I’ve been straight up with him from the start and my actions clearly show that. He ended up spending the night again and that was cool. Of course, all we did was snuggle. I don’t mean to sound like a bitch, but if this keeps happening, It’ll be stopping. I mean at least make out with me! I’m starting to feel this guy is using me. Does he have mommy issues or something? I don’t mind taking care of my friends, but let’s face it, the friend bus is full. I don’t mind taking care of someone that I’m intimate with, but if he’s not gonna be that guy, adios dude. He’s away in Palm Springs for the week working on Americas Next Top Model. We’ll see what happens when he gets back. Let him come to me. Like he said, ‘It’s all about boundaries.” Sure dude, I totally get it. To be honest, I don’t think I’m going to go anywhere with this guy and It’s such a shame. It’s the first guy in a long time I’ve had an awesome connection with. I know he feels it too, but I think his hang ups are going to get the best of him. I know he has issues with my weight. His loss. You’re damned if you do, you’re damned if you don’t. Sometimes I think all my guy trouble is what fuels my drive to be a sex therapist. Maybe It’s a sign from the universe saying that once you find a nice guy and live happily ever after, why be a sex therapist? What drive will you have after you are settled and comfortable?