Dinner talk

Tomorrow I'm getting my hair cut. Only girls can understand the idea of "growing out your hair" -- guys can't. So, I've been trying to grow out my hair or at least get away from the constant short hair I've had forever (see picture).

Well, I can't really stand it anymore. My hair is heavy, feels waxy and takes forever to dry. So, I'm pretty sure I'm going to cut an inch or two off.

But, I ask a few people for their opinion and everyone thinks it looks fine. I ask the BF tonight as we are eating take out for dinner.

BF: Let's watch Batman Begins tomorrow night.
Me: I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow and won't be home until later.
Me: What do you think of my hair? Should I cut it or leave it? (Thinking he'd be able to give me some advice and an honest opinion.)
BF: Just don't cut it too short because it could make your butt look big.
Me: What the F! How can cutting your hair short do that?
BF: I'm just saying. Sometimes when girls cut their hair their ass looks big.

Just laugh. That's all I did.

Pittsburgh brides are crazy

Someone is punking me. Are they serious?

This couple had a newlywed brawl the night of their wedding. Holy shit that is awesome and slightly disturbing all at the same time. She left in her wedding dress! How embarrassing!

The BF and I don't get into too big of fights in public. I tend to talk pretty loud, and yell even louder, so I can understand if someone mistakes my "talking" for "fighting."

Awhile back I made the BF watch the Lifetime movie where DJ from Full House plays Fred Savage's girlfriend. He's the wrestler and she's the not-so-popular younger girl that decides to date. (There is a point here. I promise.) Anyway, I refused to change the channel and the BF stayed in the room commenting on how stupid the movie was. Well, I know he was at least paying attention to part of it, because when we are in public places, he imitates part of the movie. He pretends to grab my neck and say "You said we'd be together forever."

OK. Now. This is funny to me. However, if you just see a guy do this in the middle of a store or say the grocery store, you are going to look twice at them. No, he's not abusing me. It's just his sick humor.

Lesson learned -- watch Lifetime by myself and don't get arrested on your wedding night.

Shame on you says the scorned woman

The bitch is back. Again. Only this time, it doesn't look like she's in the apartment that her husband is evicting her from. Apparently, putting skim in her husband's cappuccino is grounds for a divorce.


She's not done yet. She's going to continue to speak her truth with tarot cards apparently.

Friday Fodder

Because I'm quite the Madonna fan (laugh if you want), she is previewing her album on MySpace right now. Happy Friday -- here's to more good Cleveland weather.

Wedding no-no's

Well, it's about that time again. Wedding season! You know, when you and your BF head off to weddings and the "question" is asked by every great-aunt or friend of the family -- so, when you are you two getting married? My usual response is one of a few things: When he makes more money, or an innocent laugh, take a sip of wine and say "not any time soon," or maybe when he stops cheating on me. OK, so maybe the last response is only for the few good friends to spice things up in really uncomfortable settings.

But really, when is it OK to ask that question? I'm going to say never. Or, you better be my very close friend to ask that. It's never OK to ask that question if you just met a couple, especially if they are both standing there. The BF and I went to 12 weddings last summer -- two of them were on the same day so we had to go our separate ways. I can't count how many times people asked us as we both stood there when we were getting married.

I felt the most uncomfortable for my friend Katie though. It became a funny joke to us by the end of the summer because everyone always asked her about it. I think we might’ve even counted a few times how many times she was asked – it kept things interesting. People who she hasn’t seen in years kept probing her about it. She’s way too nice to snub them and has way more patience than I do.

Here’s how a typical conversation would go:
Faux friend who she hasn’t seen in years asks: “How long have you guys been together? Oh, wow, three years. When’s the big date? Oh, you guys aren’t engaged yet? Well, I’m sure your time will come. “What does that even mean?

We can never be too sure what is going on in other people’s relationships. So, in my mind, it’s safe to say you shouldn’t ask those questions to people you just met. It comes off rude, nosy and to be quite honest, it’s none of your damn business.

My wedding season starts Memorial Day weekend. Let the questioning begin….

Bad relationship of the week

I've been thinking about this since the story broke last week. The bad relationship of the week is anyone and everyone in a polygamist relationship, especially if you are located in Texas.

What the F are you people thinking? I have a boat load of questions for these women and men in polygamous relationships because I'm completely fascinated by this lifestyle. I'm also very inquistive about the Amish lifestyle, too.
Why do you wear 1800s clothing?
Why do you wear your hair like that?
How long do you really think you will be able to live with 50+ people in one house when it's clearly illegal to have multiple wives?
How can you be surprised when the state takes away your kids for living a plural lifestyle? (I could kick the PR person who invented the term.)

You can't honestly think that you are in a healthy relationship. Right?

I have to say...I'm a huge fan of the show Big Love. I can't help it. I can't wait for the new season on HBO.

Name your deal or deal breaker.

A reader and co-worker forwarded me this article from reporter John Campanelli from the Cleveland Plain Dealer yesterday.

When we start dating someone, we all have a list of traits we absolutely won't stand for in a guy or girl. For me, I'm not into smokers, womanizers, guys with no close group of friends, a guy with no career aspirations or someone who isn't comfortable in large groups of people. Non-social guys are a big no-no in my book. They don't mix with my crowd of peeps or personality type.

In this article, it's actually refreshing to read a man's opinion and he speaks with a woman who talks about her "deal breakers." He even interviews a relationship expert weighs in on some common "deal breakers" --

"While deal-breakers vary from person to person and relationship to relationship, there are a few universal ones, says Marshall:

• When you are working harder than the other person, always making the calls, setting up the dates, fixing the problems -- deal-breaker.


• When you find yourself preoccupied with the future because the present is unbearable ("Things will be great as soon as he gets a job," "She just needs a vacation and she'll be in the mood") -- deal-breaker.

• When the other person keeps projecting or casting you in roles ("You were checking out that guy," "I know you didn't call me last night because you went to the strip club with your friends") -- deal-breaker."

So, readers, name your deal breaker(s).