My new dating plan is...well, it's not really a plan, it's more of a philosophy. Basically, it's a plan to not date. Dating is weird (to me), anyway. It's like another job...and more pressure (and I have enough jobs and pressure). So, the deal is this...I meet a guy who I might consider having children with and then....(drum roll) I become his friend. I know! Very revolutionary. While the drawbacks are that he might be dating someone else or engaged or married (I hope that would be evident)...the benefit is that IF he's single and let's say...retarded, hates women, can't get over his ex, has commitment issues (unlike myself) or retarded (not to disparage people with mental disabilities, but a friend of mine once told me of another friend who thought she was dating someone who actually was retarded...), I will (hopefully) come to see that before "getting involved" (my favorite euphemism for sex) and able to disengage without any weird "I just don't think we're a match" conversations.

It's brilliant, really. I mean, it might be obvious to some, but this is a total revolution in my life.

Just for today, I have a dating plan.