finding my flirt

So.

Ok.

This is kind of a weird topic for me to bring up, but I use my blog as a place to kind of vent whatever is on my mind, and this seems to be taking up an awful lot of my brainspace lately, so I thought maybe writing through it might help me figure some things out.

(Also, Dad? If by chance you’re looking at my blog today, stop reading now. Really. I don’t want to hear it.)

So, lately I’ve been doing a little… um… flirting.

This all started innocently enough. I have a guy friend from college who I always had a crush on, but for one reason or another, we never dated. We’ve stayed in touch off and on through the years, but in the last month or so, our texts have suddenly taken a turn for the steamy. (As in, “Damn, you text your mama with those fingers?”) Funny, considering I’ve never even kissed the guy outside of a peck on New Year’s Eve.

But, you know, he lives in another state, so it’s not like anything is ever going to happen.

Then there was another guy who I dated (very) briefly, who dropped me an email just to say he heard I was getting divorced, he’s divorced too, he’s been thinking about me… which, ok. It was a random, but totally G-rated exchange. Still, the “I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately” was flattering and nice, and it didn’t come off as creepy, which I appreciate.

Then, there’s Guy #3, who, man, where do I start? We were never really a couple. I knew him when I lived in Wisconsin. I hung out with a bunch of girls there and we all had a crush on this one guy at some point. He was gorgeous, and had absolutely no clue how cute he was. (Which, seriously, is an awesome trait to have if you’re a good-looking guy. Guys who know they’re hot? Tend to be a bit on the douche-y side.)

There is no possible way to explain this and sound like anything less than a total slut, but basically: we never dated, we just fooled around a lot. Like, I don’t think we ever had dinner or saw a movie together or anything. It was just casual and fun.

What can I say? I enjoyed my 20s.

So, Guy #3 (as I’ll call him because I probably shouldn’t be posting his name on the Internet) found me on Facebook a couple of weeks ago and messaged me. Turns out he’s also in the middle of a divorce. We had some friendly “what have you been up to for the past decade?” emails. Then he started emailing me with stuff like, “Hey, remember the time we [fill in the blank with something completely X-rated that I am not about to write here]?” And the emails are… well, they’re pretty hot, I have to say.

The thing is, none of these three guys even live in the same time zone as me, nor are any of them really suitable long-term matches for me. And besides that, I absolutely do not want a relationship right now at all. I have way too much on my plate to deal with. It wouldn’t be fair to drag some innocent bystander into the chaos vortex that is my life at the moment. And it would be absolutely unfair to my girls.

Oh, and let’s not forget that thanks to ridiculously stupid North Carolina divorce laws, I can’t even file for divorce until August, so I’m still technically married for the time being.

So, nothing is gonna happen. I mean, outside of harmless flirting with guys who are all at least 1,000 miles away in one direction or another.

But, what’s interesting (to me) about all of this, is that fairly recently, I would’ve sworn on a stack of Bibles that I never wanted to have sex again. And something about these exchanges lately has reignited some little spark in me that I didn’t think I had anymore.

Obviously, I’m not going to act on anything anytime soon, but it’s got me thinking about the idea of “Someday.” I’ve been so caught up in trying to get through my day-to-day life, that I hadn’t really thought about the future at all. And I don’t just mean sex (although yes, that would be lovely, please and thank you). I mean the whole relationship thing. The idea that I might be willing to give men another chance is a pretty new concept for me.

So, yeah. That’s kind of weird, huh?

10 thoughts on “finding my flirt

  1. I think it kinda means that you’re healing, and having a little fun while doing it. I’m glad you’re getting to a point where there is more out there than just “the rest of today”.

  2. I think it means Stella is getting her groove back! Nothing wrong with harmless flirting and you deserve to think about “someday”!!

  3. Nothing wrong with any of it at all. For one thing, all of the relationship energy you spent on Dave is now yours to spend as you please. Why SHOULDN’T you feel those feelings?

    The only thing that would be bad was if you used it like an escape hatch from reality, and let it soak up too much of your time to the detriment of your life. I don’t see that happening for you ever, as you are very, very grounded.

    I think you should take it where you can find it! Carpe le flirt. ;o))))

    I just read a book that reminded me of you: “A Year and Six Seconds”. It’s about the actress who played Kathy Stabler on L&O: SVU. She had a second baby and her husband left her; she went to live with her parents and rebuild her life without him. And yes, once some immediate crises got settled, she too began to feel the frisky. My take? Life goes on. Yours should, too!

  4. I’m glad that you feel that way, love. Truly.

    I can’t ever see the day that I’ll want a serious relationship again. Would I like someone in my life? Yes, but not marriage or even living together.

    However, I am so glad for you that you are seeing a life beyond the now. xo

  5. Just kick it over with your foot and have fun with it. No harm, no foul. And? It’s certainly better than long periods of staring at the wall. *nods* *winks* ^5

  6. Good for you! After everything that you have been through you deserve to think about what you want in the future. Whatever makes you happy!

  7. I think this is all good, and I think some of these guys are reaching out to you *because* you’re far away and they’re in a similar place emotionally. Your geographic distance makes you safe AND you don’t have to shave your legs. Rock on.

  8. I think it is AWESOME! Even though you are going through what you are going through you are still human (and female to boot!)

    This is when you get YOUR grove back…

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