sisters before misters.

l&c have a very large couch. if you have been to hackberry place, you know this is true. it has the ability to seat eleven people, all at once, comfortably. there are certain spots on this couch where certain activities take place. the end is for eating, the middle is for watching tv, but the corner...is a special place. it has been dubbed the "cuddle corner." lucky you, if you're one of the gentlemen who has had the privilege of cuddling in this special spot. there have been regulars to this corner, and there have been those who have seen it once and will not see it again. ever. the regulars are known to us as our "old reliables." c likes to have cuddle buddies. just cuddling. nothing more, nothing less. l likes to have make out buddies. nothing more, nothing less. both of these activities take place in this corner. c's most recent cb was "guitar hero."  "gh" and c cuddled on the regular. it was nice. it was fun. and then it was over. why? because "gh" did the unforgivable. he decided to make out with one of l&c's friends. and just like that, the cuddling was over.

you see, there are rules. rules that are followed and not to be broken. often unspoken, but very real, nonetheless. it is an obvious and very clear rule that once a girl has dated a guy, he is off limits. but the rule that is not talked about is the one regarding the "other stuff." other stuff like one date, one kiss, or one month of text messaging. once any of these actions have occurred, the guy involved is officially off limits. done for. gone. peace out. never to be seen or heard from again.

it wasn't that c necessarily wanted to date "guitar hero." in fact, she never even explored that option. it is the simple fact that one guy cannot have a makeout buddy and a cuddle buddy within the same group of girlfriends. once one has been touched (we don't mean it in that way, creeps), the rest of the group is  untouchable. so gentleman, choose wisely. if you see a group of 6 girls at taco tuesday, make sure the one you approach is the one you want most. because once any of the "other stuff" we just referred to above has taken place, you are tied to that member of their group...for-ev-errrr. girls are loyal. and cuddling is serious business.

now don't be discouraged. say for example you took l on a date, and after that date you realized you never wanted to do that again (wouldn't be the first time). in fact, what you really want to do now is take out her friend, the one you should have paid attention to in the first place. it isn't too late. it can happen. keep calm and carry on. we'll tell you how.

a while back, l had a busy month of dating. with a buzzing iphone of texts and gentleman callers picking her up at hackberry place, there was little time for much else. one of these gents pulled a magic trick after their first date. a magic trick is also known as a disappearing act. they walk you to the door, say goodnight, and after that they are never heard from again. but this magic trick had a bit of a twist. "smooth jazz" came back. but not for l. "smooth jazz" had obviously not thought out his game plan before asking out l. because by coming back, we mean he is now dating one of l&c's friends. under normal circumstances, this is completely unacceptable. but the friend who began to be pursued by "sj" did what she needed to do; she asked for l's permission. and that was all it took. we like to refer to this as "sisterly courtesy." l is happy. said friend is happy. "sj" is happy. all because the parties involved were upfront about the situation (except for "sj"who isn't really a very good magician and didn't really ever say why l got the boot).

so there you have it. boys, don't expect to work your way through a group of girls and for them to be okay with it. if you did, in fact, make a grave mistake and take the wrong girl out, hope isn't completely lost. you just better put most of your hope in the fact that the girl you like will do the sisterly courtesy and have that conversation with her friend. and believe you us, that is not an easy convo to have. she has to like you a lot to be willing to do that. but we are confident that most of you are worth it ;)



kisses&disses:

kisses:
-cuddle corners. necessary and extremely comfortable with the right buddy.
-sisterly courtesy and the friends brave enough to utilize it. after that hard conversation you better hope and pray that you make it past 2 dates.
-taco tuesday. a weekly opportunity to eat tacos. and meet boys. and eat tacos. and meet boys.

disses:
-smooth jazz. isn't that what plays in elevators? what do they say about elevator music? yeah...
-bad magicians. your disappearing act sucks. we still see you.
-guitar hero. we hope it was worth it.