Even the lonely Protestant has female issues

[homeschoolmom]

The Road Not Taken


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

[mulls]

Well there's an update already.

I made the decision to make the 5 hour trip next friday and arrive at the coffeeshop were she works at 1pm, right when she gets off. She'd be all surprised, I'd say let's go sit down and talk and then we would sit down and talk and I would say things and tell her stuff and she would respond as such and things would take place.

But now....I just got a call from a friend from Illinois who is going be visiting her sister that is on the same missions project this week. This is a very good friend who I rarely get to see and I definately want to see her (don't worry, she's engaged, it's not a sticky situation like that), but she and her parents are leaving Thursday night.

So now I'm going to bump up my plan, and go down on Wednesday, which is a day off for my lady in question. I did want this to be covert, so all my other friends down there didn't start gossping and talking about stuff (that's why I wanted the deal to go down at the coffeeshop and not near the living spaces). But with my friend visiting, that is the perfect excuse to make myself seen!

I can just be like "Hey, I'm coming down there on Wednesday to see my friend who is visiting, and we definately need to hang out as well." At which point she will be happy about that, and when we hang out I will proceed to do the thing and say the stuff and talk about the things which are due to be mentioned, and the like.

Whatcha think? Interesting turn of events huh? Life is fun.

[iggy]

:wub:

[thessalonian]

Okay folks let's all commit ourselves to praying for this worthy cause in the next few days. We know from the Princes Bride that "true love" is a worthy cause. Of course he didn't say true love he said "to blathe" which of course means to bluff, and so he was probably in a poker game and was caught cheating. He was only mostly dead rather than completely dead as you recall.

Sorry to get caught on a tangent.
One of my favorite movies. Perhaps I'll watch it tonight.

[philothea]

Go mulls! I'll be praying for you two. Don't forget the flowers!

[let_go_let_God]

I admire that you are going to make the five hour drive to see her. My boyfriend and I are in the same boat. He lives four hours away from me, and we haven't been able to stay in the closest of contact (minus the 2-3 hour occasional phone calls) for about a month. Frankly it's driven the two of us nuts. However, he's made the commitment to drive the four hours to my house to spend the weekend together next weekend.

Speaking from the female POV she will find it wonderful that you are making such a commitment just to see her, and the flowers won't hurt.

God bless-
LGLG

[Jaime]

Holy Cow HSmom

You write good poetry!!

[philothea]

:rotfl:

[let_go_let_God]

*Chuckles* I can't think of the first name of the poet but I know it is a piece from Frost. I wan't to say another name, but thats one of my buddies who is a YM.

God bless-
LGLG

[dUSt]

Better solution:

You convert and become a priest and then convince her to convert and become a cloistered nun.

There. Problem solved.

[Scofizzle]

[quote name='Raphael' date='Jun 17 2005, 08:32 PM']Risk vs. Reward?  Cost-benefit analysis is not the way to deal with love...total submission is.
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ok that is the greatest line I have ever heard....

[Jaime]

[quote name='let_go_let_God' date='Jun 18 2005, 01:42 PM']*Chuckles* I can't think of the first name of the poet but I know it is a piece from Frost. I wan't to say another name, but thats one of my buddies who is a YM.

God bless-
LGLG
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Wow

Robert Frost is working as a youth minister???

[Scofizzle]

[quote name='mulls' date='Jun 18 2005, 11:55 AM']Well there's an update already.

I made the decision to make the 5 hour trip next friday and arrive at the coffeeshop were she works at 1pm, right when she gets off. She'd be all surprised, I'd say let's go sit down and talk and then we would sit down and talk and I would say things and tell her stuff and she would respond as such and things would take place.

But now....I just got a call from a friend from Illinois who is going be visiting her sister that is on the same missions project this week. This is a very good friend who I rarely get to see and I definately want to see her (don't worry, she's engaged, it's not a sticky situation like that), but she and her parents are leaving Thursday night.

So now I'm going to bump up my plan, and go down on Wednesday, which is a day off for my lady in question. I did want this to be covert, so all my other friends down there didn't start gossping and talking about stuff (that's why I wanted the deal to go down at the coffeeshop and not near the living spaces). But with my friend visiting, that is the perfect excuse to make myself seen!

I can just be like "Hey, I'm coming down there on Wednesday to see my friend who is visiting, and we definately need to hang out as well." At which point she will be happy about that, and when we hang out I will proceed to do the thing and say the stuff and talk about the things which are due to be mentioned, and the like.

Whatcha think? Interesting turn of events huh? Life is fun.
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God will find a way....

[journeyman]

prayers for the courtship of the opened door

[Aloysius]

pray to the little flower about it.

oh wait, you guys don't do that? sorry plum slipped my mind

dUSt's suggestion works!

[journeyman]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='Jun 18 2005, 08:40 AM']And large bricks of processed coagulated milk!!

coagulated milk makes everything better
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<hijack>
I thought that was true only in Wisconsin . . .
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[cmotherofpirl]

Remember the flowers, but don't make them roses, that is too serious to start out with.

[thatmanjose]

hmm.... marrying my best friend of 8 years in august.... risk vs. rewards????

[mulls]

[quote]hmm.... marrying my best friend of 8 years in august.... risk vs. rewards???? [/quote]



that's my point. you took the risk and gained the reward.


but from now on let's just pretend i never said that phrase to begin with



[quote]Better solution:

You convert and become a priest and then convince her to convert and become a cloistered nun.

There. Problem solved.[/quote]

yea right, then she'd come see me for confession and I'd get myself into all sorts of trouble. what's the fastest somebody has ever been excommunicated after converting?



and as far as the flowers go, i think i'm gonna hold off with those. i think that would be too much right upfront too soon. it'll probly be an overwhelming situation as it is, i don't wanna freak her out while i'm at it.

but you have until Wednesday to convince me otherwise.

[God Conquers]

Make sure you don't shower for 8 days beforehand so you can overpower her with your stenc- er I mean attract her with all your manly pheremones.