What a Glorious Feeling...

Ever noticed that when it comes to dating, the old "when it rains, it pours" adage is particularly true?

I mean, seriously, you have a few good dates and all of a sudden interested parties seem come rushing out of the woodwork, even if there was no shortage of interested paries before. It's always funny to me how it happens right when you start to think about possibly not dating beyond the one (or ones) you've had a few good dates with. Murphy's law, I guess.

Girls in particular get a lot more blunt and/or aggressive when this is going on. Instead of smiling coyly across the room, they'll walk right up to you with "you're cute. What's your name?" Exes or past hookups will start calling out of the blue, wondering what you're up to and if you want to hang out sometime. Even the ones that trailed off... you know, where you were interested, but you just assumed they weren't because they got scarce and didn't pay you much attention.

Some of it's got to be the different sort of confidence you display when you're happy with your romantic life or high on a new person, but that really can't explain it all. What about the ones you've haven't heard from or spoken to in ages, who couldn't possibly have any clue what's going on in your life?

It can be a bit overwhelming. All in all, it's definitely a good thing. First of all, we all love the attention (hello? We wouldn't blog if we weren't just a little bit attention-whorish). Secondly, it forces you to step back and really consider things. It's good motivation to examine your current situation and what you want out of it. What you're ready for and what you're not. Get your head on straight and all.

That said, it's still overwhelming and exhausting. Deep thoughts are hard work sometimes, and sometimes you don't feel like mulling anything over. Every once in a while, you just need a little peace. I'm glad I don't have anything romantic-life related to deal with tonight.

Also...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. I had a great one, complete with laughter, the great outdoors, Ikea, too much wine, friends, and family. I hope everyone gets great ones like that.