13 August 2009

The look

Being in a relationship is a funny thing. You love the person you’re seeing, but still sometimes check out another woman when she walks by. The whole system can work if you don’t let the look become anything other than just that look. It also works when you don’t let the person you’re seeing see you give that other woman the look. Because that just never goes over well.

I’m standing on the sidewalk with Noi, and we’re talking about something. I cant remember what. And a woman in a dress walks by. I must have made a discrete glance towards the passing woman because I suddenly found myself in this situation:

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You just checked out her ass!

What? No. I…uh…was…ok so I did! But who cares?! Its not like it meant anything. I…just…looked…reflex…

Sometimes I don’t even know how I put up with you.

No, it didn’t mean anything. You know…its there…you look…it just…happened. (sputtering) Her butt isn’t even hot! Look at it! Not even hot. No attraction. Damnit.

Well you could at least wait until I was gone. I check out guys but not when you’re around.

That’s…great. Awesome. Thanks.

I can totally read you. Did you even think that look was discrete?

Well, actually, yes.

You’re not that smooth. You are so predictable. And that you almost tried to deny it! Really?

What? No! I didn’t try to…hide…anything. You know what? Lets just drop it. You cant read me. Stop that. Seriously. I hate when you’re in my head. Get out of there.

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And now, that’s just one more story to remind me of. Like the time I watched a woman talk to her colleague with Noi standing next to me (she said I looked as if I saw rainbows and puppies in the face of the woman), or that other time I walked arm in arm with Noi and stared at a woman’s breasts as she walked by, only to have my eyes meet Noi’s as she watched me watching another (I was drunk – not an excuse but I tried).

Yeah. Those stories are not going away.

So be careful about that look. It might seem harmless. And it usually is. But when you take that chance with your own woman around, be ready to hear about it for the rest of your days.