The Problem and The Solution

Well, as you have surely already figured out, I was recently bothered by a problem. It is a fairly poplular one I’d like to think. My problem was I was single and didn’t want to be anymore. Well the problem wasn’t finding a girl anymore but finding a time to ask her out. Now I am a naturally awkward and extremely insecure fellow so, in other words, I clam up around girls that I like. Although that is becoming a good look more and more. I mean look at all the movies starring teenage characters. Lately there has a been a lot that have starred a sensitive, unsure character who ends up getting the girl even though he can’t complete a decent conversation. Anyways enough of that.

Now I was just going to ask her in person while I was on a triple date with two of my buddies and there women. Well I still claim that Cody screwed that up even though he won’t admit it. We were at Jacey’s house (my friend Ben’s girlfriend) and she went out with Ben to ”walk him to his car”. So that left me, Ashley (my girlfriend now, we’ll get to that later), and Cody. I thought Cody would catch my hints saying “hey why don’t you make up a lame excuse and leave the room so we will be alone” but Cody being himself did not catch on.  I just thought it would be awkward to ask her with Cody just looking at us. Maybe I should have just sucked it up and asked her but I didn’t so fuck off. 

Alright moving right along to ”The Solution”. Well I procrastinated calling her because I would rather be called than call. Not to mention the fact that I absolutely hate phone conversations. I don’t like not seeing what there reaction is. I learned from a friend that she was in Nebraska so that just gave me another reason to procrastinate. I was telling myself “you don’t want to interrupt her family’s vacation time, just wait it out”. After about 3-4 days of some extremely tiring arguements with Cody over whether I did indeed carry a pair of testicles or not I decided to call her. At this point I thought I had completely fucked myself over from all my insecure procrastinations. I was just kinda moving through the conversation thinking I was being romantic. I said something like “I figured I would call you since I like you and I think you like me”. She says “I do like you” and I, thinking I was being smooth, said “Well since you like me if I asked you to date me would you say yes?”. Right after I said it I immediatly thought ”what the fuck was that. That was dumbest line I have ever heard anyone say and I was the one that said the shit”. I was so enveloped in my thoughts of how stupid I was I almost didn’t hear her say she would say yes. Then I asked her out for real instead of that bad line and again she said yes. Once again the sensitive kid wins.