I was at the board of directors meeting for my new client’s nonprofit, not as a director, but just seeing what they’re doing. It’s pretty cool – my client is a big jazz singer, and her nonprofit has a few big, highly-marketed concerts each year. At the concerts, they let a few young artists (16 to 22 years old or something) showcase their skills. Pretty neat stuff.
Anyways, I was there for about 90 minutes and thinking about taking off, when I got some text messages from Alaina. She was super upset because of a guy.
She hadn’t eaten all day, so I took her to dinner and listened to her as she ate dinner. I was definitely there for her, which I live supporting my friends and do so more than most know.
besides calming her down, I had her reflect about getting so upset. How drama is totally useless and offers no remedy but often renders a person unproductive (and yes, I talk to people using this precise diction).
I’m trying to get her out of the habit of being a drama queen because it helps no one. She’s also been emphasizing finding a husband too much, and I told her, basically, she won’t find a good guy if she’s looking for one. That’s not how life works. That’s how sure was before she met the more recent guy – just having fun and taking care of herself.
The general rule is that if your looking hard for the right significant other, you’ll be too eager to hop into things, and you’ll hop into things too early and you’ll get hurt.
She said she’ll definitely get to know someone better next time.
For me, I’m not looking too hard. I get along way better with people I meet onlifr instead of meet online. I’m online, but I don’t like it. I don’t like most women, apparently. I think it’s because most women can’t carry a halfway decent conversation.
I’ll send on a side not. Alaina’s Ukrainian friends always want a picture of her and I together. Likely it’s because I’m the best man in her life until she keeps a husband candidate for longer. But tonight she took a clever one looking out to Nicollet. I enjoyed it:
