Star-Crossed Lovers?

By Peter Glagowski
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Friendships are hard to come by. I have met tremendous people, but contact with girls has been minimal.

There have only been two real good female friends, but I was never able to receive a female perspective on my problems from them, not to mention fall into a true love.

But, lately, I have been enjoying hanging out with a great woman that my friend Joe presented.

She is the complete opposite as far as self-image and confidence goes, but shares vital common interests, like video games, music, and films. She is an extremely spontaneous, heart warming, and welcoming person. Plus, she has more life experience than I will probably have.

At one point that bastard Cupid struck me with an arrow because this girl was riving my brain constantly. When I looked at her face, my legs became numb as the mind drifted into bad territory.

The last time this happened to me, I made a complete and utter ass of myself. She more than likely cared about me as a friend, but I just couldn’t deal with just that.

In retrospect, the things I said and did were moronic, and wish I could take everything back. I wish to be able to one day look into her eyes, and not have a sexual attraction. Instead, I want to like a girl for her intellect. I wish to one day lend an ear to her problems, and relieve her of her burdens.

The same goes for my current friend. When I talk to her, I feel as if maybe I’m putting on a facade to gain interest. While I genuinely care for her, is it only because I have an eye for her beauty? Do I not have the ability to call women merely “friends?”

Something is really rotten in the state of Denmark. I sometimes lay restless at night wondering why I cannot just be happy with just a friendship. Why do I lust for more?

My friend Rob put it this way, “Just ask her to a simple date. If she says no, you can shrug it off and still keep that wonderful friendship.”

It is true that putting too much thought into sex will sour up the whole ordeal, so I need to take deep breaths and try to simply listen to her. I may have my thoughts of us being together, but that probably isn’t what is going on in her mind.

Perhaps my hormones are acting up?

But my heart knows that pursuing this relationship is the best course of action. I have never met a girl like her before, and, fortunately, I’m confident that she will still be my friend if she unfortunately cannot be my lover. So, I’ll ask her out.