I start this blog with asking the question...do people even date any more? It seems to me that everyone, especially men, have been comfortable with as soon as they meet you...getting all up in your space...without what my parents used to call the courtship. Whatever happened to the days of old, where a man would take you out to a nice movie or restaurant and then drop you off at the front door, all the while contemplating whether he would make the first move for a kiss? These days, the minute you meet a guy...you are having to defend your personal space from having him move right on in.
I won't, however, blame this blog totally on the men we date...LOL. Why is it that women feel comfortable having sex with men that they just met? Don't get me wrong, this is definitely not a judgment call...but how did we get to the point that we find ourselves in bed with a stranger? No, he may not be a stranger in the sense that we have no clue who this guy is but rather a stranger in the sense that we probably have hung out with him a couple of times...and maybe talked to him on the phone a couple of times..., yet he is still a stranger. And then often we find ourselves disappointed or even dejected over the event. Not to mention, sex with a stranger that isn't enjoyable sex is enough to make you want to slit your wrist. But I digress!
I guess the point of this blog is to say, we all need to slow things down these days. In the age of technology and easy access, we just don't want to provide easy access to ourselves, our body, our mind...our soul. We need to learn to proceed with caution...keeping in mind, "everything that glitters ain't gold." Never has a truer statement been said.
Anyway...I think its time we take life slow. And perhaps when something noteworthy comes a long...we won't miss it with the hustle and bustle of life's chaos.
All I can think about is John Legend's "Ordinary People." We just need to take it slow...
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