relationships, as defined by checkers
I've been thinking about a few people in my life...
This is what I've come up with. Bear with me.
I believe that relationships are a lot like a game of checkers.
Just like checkers, some people are good at them, and some people suck at it more than if they were playing with no brain at all.
When it's not your turn in checkers, what do you do?
Nothing. All you can do is sit there, and wait for your moronic opponent to figure out his next plausable move. That's the most frustrating time of the game, because for you, it's less than action-packed, as you'd like your checkers game to be. The same can be said for the beginning of a relationship. You make your move, the other person makes their move; it goes in turns like so. However, when your interest seems to be taking an extremely long time to figure out what to do next, you just sit there looking at him like he's a moron, and you become frustrated and annoyed. Unless you're one of those people born with that "patience" disease. Then you'll probably blindly and stupidly wait forever for this other person to make their move, only to end up losing in the game later... But that's another story.
In checkers, what happens when you reach the other side of the board? Your piece gets flipped and its now a better type of piece, a "kinged" piece. This is one of the missing parts of most relationships. You can't just play checkers and quit when you get to the other side. The object of the game is to destroy all of your opponents pieces. (I don't care what you say, that is the object of the game, damn it.) So in your budding relationship, don't just stop when you think you've won. What happens if you just stop during a game of checkers? Then the game is over, right? If you stop trying to impress and/or finess your special person during the middle of the relationship, then guess what... Just like in checkers, the relationship is OVER. You can't stop trying just because you think you've won!!! THIS is the problem with most guys nowadays. They get so far into a relationship, and then just when they think they've won, they stop trying. They just don't care anymore, because they've already got you, so what more do they need to work for?
The moral of this story is,
If you're wanting a relationship with me, or anyone else, you better make damn sure you don't stop trying to keep it fresh with this person ever, and you better make sure that you make the right move at the right time. Don't expect me or anyone else to sit around waiting for you to finish scratching your head and/or your nuts trying to come up with your next move. You've got to be smooth.
This is what I've come up with. Bear with me.
I believe that relationships are a lot like a game of checkers.
Just like checkers, some people are good at them, and some people suck at it more than if they were playing with no brain at all.
When it's not your turn in checkers, what do you do?
Nothing. All you can do is sit there, and wait for your moronic opponent to figure out his next plausable move. That's the most frustrating time of the game, because for you, it's less than action-packed, as you'd like your checkers game to be. The same can be said for the beginning of a relationship. You make your move, the other person makes their move; it goes in turns like so. However, when your interest seems to be taking an extremely long time to figure out what to do next, you just sit there looking at him like he's a moron, and you become frustrated and annoyed. Unless you're one of those people born with that "patience" disease. Then you'll probably blindly and stupidly wait forever for this other person to make their move, only to end up losing in the game later... But that's another story.
In checkers, what happens when you reach the other side of the board? Your piece gets flipped and its now a better type of piece, a "kinged" piece. This is one of the missing parts of most relationships. You can't just play checkers and quit when you get to the other side. The object of the game is to destroy all of your opponents pieces. (I don't care what you say, that is the object of the game, damn it.) So in your budding relationship, don't just stop when you think you've won. What happens if you just stop during a game of checkers? Then the game is over, right? If you stop trying to impress and/or finess your special person during the middle of the relationship, then guess what... Just like in checkers, the relationship is OVER. You can't stop trying just because you think you've won!!! THIS is the problem with most guys nowadays. They get so far into a relationship, and then just when they think they've won, they stop trying. They just don't care anymore, because they've already got you, so what more do they need to work for?
The moral of this story is,
If you're wanting a relationship with me, or anyone else, you better make damn sure you don't stop trying to keep it fresh with this person ever, and you better make sure that you make the right move at the right time. Don't expect me or anyone else to sit around waiting for you to finish scratching your head and/or your nuts trying to come up with your next move. You've got to be smooth.