A Mother Knows Best

For those of you who don’t know this, I don’t have a girlfriend, and even more shocking is that I’ve never had one. To be fair I’ve never wanted one. Before I continue, let me explain one of my vices in life.

I have a similar outlook on life to that of Gregory House MD, that being I want thing in the order that I want them, the way I want them and how I want them. I’m an all or nothing person, and I like things to be perfect all the time. Now this is of course impossible most of the time, but that doesn’t make me less indignant about wanting things on my terms.

House once said “If you want people to drive slower take the airbag out and install a machete pointing at their throat. People will never drive faster than 3 mph.” That is exactly what I would say, and indeed what I would strive for.

Because of the fact that I don’t believe in doing things half heartedly I can’t see the point of dating for the sake of having a girlfriend. If you’re going to do anything there needs to be a purpose, and a general plan, and I see the point of dating as finding a potential marriage partner. I’m still pretty young, so why the hell would I want to get married? This is why I’ve never had a girlfriend…

Now as all good mothers do, my mom has been meddling in my love life of late or lack thereof. I have a friend named Amy [her name isn’t Amy, but I’m not going to say her name on account of the fact that she may read this blog] whom is a great friend, and is very generous and friendly. I met her about 2 years ago at a camp, and we got on pretty well, and a while later I saw her at the shop where she worked, and my mom was with me [you can see where this is going]. At this stage my mom said hello, and when we left she said she was impressed with her and thought that I should date her. Being a sensible person, I told her to butt out of my life…

Ever since then I see Amy fairly regularly and we get on pretty well, and often she’ll send her regards to my mom, even giving her small gifts on occasion. Now, I see these things as Amy just being who she is, as a generous person, but my mom is convinced that she’s “in to me”. She said something the other day which surprised me, she said “Amy was there all those months ago, and she’s still here now. You should ask her out.”

At the time I repeated my previous statements “butt out”, however it did start to play on my mind. To be fair I had been thinking about Amy quite a bit, and so with this came an extra reminder…

Then last night a friend of mine, Danny, said “mothers pick up on things we don’t usually see”, and that got me thinking. Maybe I should ask Amy out, or at least grow a closer friendship…

Anyway, mothers do often know best, and I’m not sure if this is one of those occasions. At the same time, I am also quite weary because I’ve never been in a relationship, so this is uncharted territory for me, and I’m not quite sure what I should be doing or what is expected of me.

Anyway, if you have any thoughts which may help me out, give a shout.