Yet another single girl story

OK, gals, here is another story from the chronicles of my life as a single gal.

There is a guy I have tried to date, on & off, for a couple of years now. I'm not a huge fan of him, but ladies...friends....sometimes I just yearn for the companionship of a man. I'm not saying I yearn for....."relations"....but companionship. And, the companionship is a little better when you know that man finds you attractive.

I will refrain from giving you ALL the past reasons why I have decided this guy is NOT for me. Let me give you this most recent happening. OK, he is always gritchin' & complaining that he never has a home-cooked meal. He works at a place where many times he does not get off before 9:00. He will call me sometimes around 5:00- 5:30 or so and ask what I'm making for dinner. Well, if I'm working, I have not gotten to that point yet. I'm still trying to get my kid & get home from work. He starts asking about the food preparation & says "well, I just sit here & start thinking about everyone at their houses, making dinner, & it makes me wish I was getting a home-cooked meal, too." Whatever.

So, last week I called him and asked him over to dinner. I had made barbecue pork ribs in a crock pot, bean salad, & Green Giant steamables potatoes & green beans with Rosemary butter sauce. First of all, he wants me to make him a plate & bring it to him at work. Uh....no. I said "I don't think so. I'm the one with the kid & I have to get her in bed." He tells me that my mom can probably put her in bed. Truth is- I don't want to be alone with him that long. SO, he ends up coming over. He's in the kitchen making his plate. He asks me where the green beans & potatoes are. I show him the package. He says "Oh, I thought you had made a big mess of homemade potatoes & green beans." That irritated me. We go into the living room & sit down (my uncle & mom were in the dining room), & he tries a bite of the Green Giant vegetables. He does not like them & feels free to tell me this. He said "what is this on these potatoes? Saffron?" I'm thinking to myself "do you even know what saffron is? AND, it's rosemary, as thus indicated by the 'rosemary butter sauce' on the label".

We finish eating (he had seconds), and we're sitting on the sofa together. Out of the blue he says "You know what would have gone good with that meal? Pasta salad." Me "I don't do pasta salad." Him "You don't do pasta salad???" Me "I'm not a pasta salad kinda girl. There's just not very many of them that I like, so I don't make them." Him "Not even the ones that are mainly macaroni??" Does anyone else find this unsolicited advice irritating? I made the dinner for myself & my family. Don't kick a gift horse in the mouth.

THEN....you'll love this.... We're watching TV & he turns to me and says "Would you like to rub my feet?" Me "No I would not." The ONLY way to describe the look he gave me is incredulous. He looked at me incredulously, like he could NOT believe that I had turned down his offer to let me rub his feet. WTH? Here are my thoughts on this: it is not like he had a kink in his back, & he asked me to rub on it for a while. A back is something one cannot reach by oneself. If your feet are bothering you that much, crease your gut & bend over and get those dogs yourself. I am not dating you, you are not doing anything for me, so why would I want to rub your sweaty feet? I said "You know, as long as I've known you, you've complained about your feet hurting. If they hurt you that badly, you need to make yourself a doctor's appointment & get them checked out."

Seriously, ladies....do you blame me? And the deal here is- I'll probably hang out with him again, simply because I am desperate for some companionship. I'd like someone a little better.