Bachelor Forever

[mishalak]

For whatever historical reasons I do not have the emotional tools to date or be in a relationship. It is possible to learn new things at almost any age, but in mid-thirties I really doubt that a pretty unsuccessful guy with limited housekeeping skills would have much luck trying to learn to date since it is a pairs game. I regret that I came to this point going down all those blind roads years ago, but I cannot afford to spend my time dwelling in regret.

Life is a game of Spades where we all sit down to the table having never played before and most of the people trying to give helpful advice were playing Hearts in the last game. By the time you really understand what you are supposed to do with your cards you have already thrown away most of your really good trumps, often without taking the trick. No choice but to keep on playing as best you can with the cards left in your hand.

Or as an even more apropos metaphor I thought the game was Spades and only now did it dawn on me that it was a game of Hearts. Many people do just fine, I just made mistakes though my own youthful arrogance that I knew what I was doing.

So my goal from here on out is to live as happy and beautiful a life as I can as a bachelor. Time to order my seeds and trees for the spring so that when I am old I can spend my time puttering about caring for my apple trees. I shall be a scary odd fellow wearing a black waistcoat with little gold flecks.

Comments

[onyxlynx]

You have no idea how hard it was to resist writing "A black waistcoat? Is that all?"

Seriously, be a happy bachelor. That'll show 'em. (I loathe the idea that one must be paired up to exist in this society.)