A Different Sort of Match
So on Tuesday I signed up for Match.com, after agonizing over whether I should or not for a week or so. My agonizing went something like this:
-I want to go out and date.
-But wait! What if I meet someone and fall in love?
-That'd be cool, right?
-Yes, it'd be great for awhile, but then what happens if/when I match to a residency in a different city?
-We could have a long-distance relationship.
-Oh great, that would be no problem, after only nine months at most of dating, entering a busy intern year. Recipe for heartbreak. Wasn't it hard enough the last time this happened, with Stephen?
-Well, if this hypothetical relationship turns out to be so great, I could always rank Philly residencies highest. I'd hate to leave here anyway.
-Yeah, but what if I "fall in love" with another residency? I want to be free enough to go to the residency I feel the best fit with. Argh!
I eventually decided there's no harm in starting to just date people for fun, and certainly not to put my profile online. People have "winked" at me, but I haven't winked back. I'm being pretty picky, but that's fine by me. No reason to agonize.
-I want to go out and date.
-But wait! What if I meet someone and fall in love?
-That'd be cool, right?
-Yes, it'd be great for awhile, but then what happens if/when I match to a residency in a different city?
-We could have a long-distance relationship.
-Oh great, that would be no problem, after only nine months at most of dating, entering a busy intern year. Recipe for heartbreak. Wasn't it hard enough the last time this happened, with Stephen?
-Well, if this hypothetical relationship turns out to be so great, I could always rank Philly residencies highest. I'd hate to leave here anyway.
-Yeah, but what if I "fall in love" with another residency? I want to be free enough to go to the residency I feel the best fit with. Argh!
I eventually decided there's no harm in starting to just date people for fun, and certainly not to put my profile online. People have "winked" at me, but I haven't winked back. I'm being pretty picky, but that's fine by me. No reason to agonize.
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