Set - Ups
This can be a great way of meeting potiential significant others.
But they can also get hairy.
When?
When the one that is setting you up with the guy is actually interested in the guy herself - but for some other reason she cannot be with that guy (ie. she is dating his friend, she is married, its her ex and she is still in love with him, or simply she is just interested in him way too much)
When it is the brother of a good friend of yours
When the one who is setting you up is single as well and the guy is actually interested in her but he is one of her .....'castaways'
When your parents 'found someone reeeeeeaaaaalllly nice' for you.
When your grandma 'found someone reeeeeeaaaalllly nice' for you.
When your parents over bearing friends say they 'have a reeeeaaaally nice son' that you may be interested in.
When ...............
When ...... your patients try to set you up!
I was just in the process of re-booking my clinic patients into my 'new temporary' clinic, when a patient called me.....I spoke about her before. I'm pretty comfortable when talking to her and she knows I am single - though, I really dont like to/ and dont disclose much about myself to her. She knows my nationality and she said she was in the pharmacy today and a very nice man ..... who is of the same nationality of me .... was veeeerrry helpful. (Seriously, why do ppl always assume you will like someone just because you are the same nationality? Maybe thats another post) She said that when she dealt with him, she was reminded of me because of his helpful nature. (really, I'm only helpful at work hehe) So she said to him "if you dont mind me asking..... are you married?.....no? Well I know the perfect gal for you.... she used to work in the area.....blah blah blah".
She told me - you cannot let this opportunity pass! Life is too short.
Sheesh! ok ok in my last post about her she was inspiring, yes she is right that I shouldnt let opportunities pass..... but really? A guy practically off the street? A guy stocking shelves? In the area I used to have my clinic?!!! And my same nationality??!
(ok ok only my close friends who know me will get where I am going with this)
First thing I asked her was - "are you sure he is not gay?" Poor guy - imagine that - some old lady off the street trying to set you up with a gal when all you wanted was another guy? Luckily since she has alot of gay friends in the area, I tend to trust her gay-dar. To make her happy, I will go there next time and buy some clinic supplies... and do as she tells me to, "check him out!". OH the things I do for my patients!
I had a good laugh with my patient today about this.
Although I am curious what she thinks is a good match for me.
I should stop here.
Only to say I have my doubts.
Last time a patient wanted to set me up I didnt even realize what was happening because of his thick accent. I was just being agreeable to everything he said until he said:
"Joo Marry?"
"Er uuuhh Oh no Im not married."
"Joo wana marry?"
"Uh ya sure one day"
"Ia knoa man, a goo man"
Yikes!
Thank goodness he forgot all about it after Christmas.
posted by ~Moi~ @ 4:13 PM
7 Comments:
I never got that whole "nationality" thing either. Perhaps it's the thought of familiarity, or some sort of common ground that two people might share.
Set-up's in general make me very nervous. As much as I might trust the judgment of my friends. Whether of my own character or the other persons. I really don't like the idea of people taking it upon themselves to hook me up with someone that I've never met.
I used to not be open to set-ups at all! Now I am, but like I said sometimes it can get hairy.
When I was in college, this really hot chick sent me a note in class. Of course, I immediately got a chubby. It turned out that she wanted to set me up with her housemate who "looked just like me and was funny like me." Was I supposed to be intrigued by the image of a chick who looked like Judd Hirsch from Taxi cracking jokes? No way. The whole point is that I wanted women who were NOTHING like me.
Yikes. Why is it that if you're alive and breathing, that that is enough of a match to warrant people setting you up and saying you're perfect for each other? I don't get it.
I'd like to hear how this goes to see if she's looney or really knows what you're looking for.
LMFAO...I say you go for it....but then again, I don't have to remind you of my past experiences with set ups....too bad my giant didn't have a personality...but I still think he would be good to go for a night ..or two...hey mb if I'm lucky 3 or 4...
I mean, what do you have to lose ...he is the SAME nationality as you ....hee hee ( I nearly pissed myself when I read that :oP )
Dear BOB, I pray that my friend finds a man soon, otherwise I think I may have to purchase your cousin as a gift for her ~ducks~
obesio: too funny! They say "birds of a feather flock together" watever! Though in the case of similar values I think that can work - for example, in your case I would set you up with a gal who likes anal pies ...er, I meant apple pies right? Ahem, I mean where did your blog go? I actually found it an entertaining read in an oddly wierd way :)
DD: Exactly! That is why I used to be soo insulted by set-ups. Now I'm over it (funny what age can do hehe) but I take it with a grain of salt & say at least they were thinking of me - even though it seems they were clearly not - thinking. My uncle once tried to set me up with his wifes brother who was a good 15 yrs older than me and worked for NASA. The guy emailed me telling me how nice it was to see my family on his visit here (a yr before!?) how he wished he could have met me, and at that time he had a cold, and how my cousin was talking to him and how she could have given it to him and how he talked to my older brother about such-in-such - wtf? that whole night in detail? a yr ago? Odd.
R: That guy seemed pretty selfish and arrogant. Not like your BOB - never selfish - oh your BOB never fails as long as there is a RadioShack out there or future shop or hardware store! In my case if all else fails Im soo flattered you are setting me up with the cousin of BOB - and since easter is coming will he be wearing bunny ears? :D
Yeah, I'm the queen of getting set up by people. They always say, "Oh, you're so nice! My roommate's cousin's friend's sister's dog's brother's next door neighbor would be perfect for you."
Setups never work out for me. Too much pressure!
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