Proof of Life - In A Man's Brain

Men never cease to amaze me (I almost slipped and said "annoy me", but that would be incorrect for today's entry). Things between BS and I have been rolling smoothly along, except that, well, I haven't actually seen him in the flesh (whoa, that was an interesting choice of words) since departing the love boat. It's not like he's been out mixing it up with hookers and strippers or anything like that. He's been hard at work and traveling constantly for almost 3 weeks straight. I'm about 95% supportive of this endeavor, but, the no face time is starting to wear me down. I understand that we met on the Internet, but, I'm not all about those creepy 'e-harmony'esque relationships where you have four-hour phone conversations but never meet in person. Just not my thing.

My feelings for him definitely haven't wavered but, I'm a female and I need some damn attention. Call me crazy. Well, don't.

Enter my friend Mark. He flies in like Superman out of the broken damn in the first movie....cape and all (I tried to tell him to kick the cape, but, it's like a security blanket or something). Anywho, Mark and BS met for the first time about a month ago when we had a double date of sorts. They hit it off instantly, probably because they like to talk computers and "geek out" together. Plus, of course, they're both good people and love me - what more could you possibly want to have in common?!

Anywho, Mark is an IT Manager dude for a large company and BS's company targets those exact people. SOOOOOO, I put 2 + 2 together and out popped a business lunch between the two of them - sans me, which is kind of crap (Mark gets to see him first - huh?). Now, although I did poke and prod Mark to slip in a kind word or ten during their lunch, I never asked him to do what he did. And for the first time in a VERY long time, I saw wheels a' spinnin' and synapses a' firin' in a man's brain. Mark may be one of the smartest men in Southern California if not the world when it comes to ladies. And, sorry, my loves, he is a spoken-for man with a brilliant young lassy on his side. Go ahead, cry your eyes out.

Allegedly, at lunch, Mark took a few moments to give BS a little lesson in women, this one in particular and the advice he gave and the way he spun it was ingenious. I'm paraphrasing here, but, you'll get the idea. After discussing how charming and hot I was, Mark moved into the whole "BS works all the time and has a hard time sparing time for some quality Rachel moments". And he said it kind of like this:

Mark: You know, I know you feel bad about not seeing her that much and you say that it'll be over soon, but, that's just not how women work. They want commitment to a time table. For example, "Hey honey, I'm really bogged down until the 24th, but, after that I'm all yours again until the 15th." Women need (and this is the best part) facts - not just lip service.

BS: Really? She's been really supportive - and she's hot (ok, I just threw that in) - and she understands that this is my future and my work.

Mark: Are we talking about the same Rach here?

BS: Yes. She understands.

Mark: Pull your head out of your butt and if you want to keep this amazing, incredible, spectacular specimen of what a female should be (hee hee) you have to start PRIORITIZING.

BS: Wow. Priorities. I've heard of those.

Mark: Yes, we all get busy, but, you have to make time for the priorities in your life. Or you will not be successful.

BS: That's such great advice. I am going to keep you on speed dial and tell Rachel I love her and I want to marry her and have lots of babies with her and buy her lots and lots of pairs of expensive shoes. (Ok - I elaborated a little.)

- END CONVO -

Can you believe it?! A man that used words like, "Commitment", "Priorities", "Get your head out of your ass"...they really do exist. [Shameless plug: If you'd like to see more of what Mark has to say on the literary world and other stuff, go to his blog at http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/ it's a pretty damn good read, if I do say so myself - any man who can say those words to another man is A OK in my book.]

As a happy update, BS has been really putting forth an effort since the Obe Wan lunch to include me in his days and let me know that he is there and we'll have lots of time together in October. Hey, it's a step.....

So, to all you ladies out there suffering through gray area and stupid man moves, it's simple to solve. Set your best guy friend up with your beau and let the good times roll. I'm a believer now that there actually is life in the male brain - sometimes.