AND I'M NOT SETTLING FOR SECOND BEST ANYMORE.

"...So I've been hanging out with this guy from another school for a while now and I really liked him. He had hung out with my friends and they all approved. One thing that did bother me though was that he did use some language and my least favorite saying ever "thats so gay"! On top of that one of my guy friends stole my phone and sent this guy an inappropriate text. so when I apologized to him about it, instead of just saying "it's ok" he had an even more inapropriate come back! This upset me and in a light joking manner I told him I didnt like it when he talked like that. Then he told me that it shouldnt bother me and that it doesnt bother other girls.

Well, one week later I agreed to go on a date with him despite everything because all and all he was a nice guy. He didnt even come to the door (the only thing going through my mind was this boy is lucky my dad is at work), but when my sister heard my phone ring (yes, he called instead of honking, what a gentleman!) she opened the door and invited him up. While we were eating dinner out we started talking about movies. He was surprised I hadn't seen the movie "Eurotrip" and suggested we watch it together some time!!! Then he was talking about the movie "Team America" or one of those rated R puppet movies, and how akward it was because he saw it when his friend's mom was in the theater and then he went on about the "20 minute long sex scene between the puppets..." I had just about had it at this point.

He was fine throughout the movie and on the car ride home until we got to my house; that's where he wasnt even going to walk up to the door until I asked him to. My mom answerd the door beacuse I forgot my key. He didn't even acknowledge my mom! That got me really upset.

We talked some more over the week and I couldn't make up my mind if I was going to keep seeing him. Then I talked to two of my close friends from youth, and listened to the February podcasts again and decided that I couldn't do that to myself; I can't date someone who makes me uncomfortable, doesn't respect me, and isnt respectful to my parents.

I wanted to say thank you for having love month; if not, I would have settled for him and I'm not settling for second best anymore."