JUST Dating: A Solution.

Just after posting my dating saga, I had another appointment with the doctor I mentioned.  As I said before, he asks me EVERY week whether or not I received an engagement ring.  So as I ambled into the office and onto the funky, therapeutic table/chair, I was not surprised at his declaration of, "Well, it looks like you didn't get engaged!"  (That's right--he just looks at my ring finger now instead of asking questions)  Well, like I said I was not surprised and quickly replied with some short, vague response hoping he'd change the subject to my lumbar or piriformis or whatever--anything but my dating life.  

However, he just plugged right along and immediately retorted (joking but slightly serious) that we must not be in love.  I didn't know what to think, let alone say, I was so shocked.  Doc then proceeded to tell me a story about a son of one of his friends.  Supposedly, the young man got engaged the previous weekend after only knowing the girl for three weeks.  They knew it was right, so why wait? (gag)  The whole story lasted for about twenty minutes--TWENTY MINUTES--and finally ended with, "When you're just that in love, things move really fast."  Here's the kicker.  The doctor then sighed, and referencing me said, "But you guys, you're just dating f-o-r-e-v-e-r, I don't know..."  (suggesting that maybe we don't love each other as much as we think).

Ummm....reminder!  We have ONLY been seriously, officially dating for about eleven months.  What part of 11 months means forever? Anyways, in frustration I called my mom and told her all that had transpired.  My mom had a great solution.  Jokingly, she said that when someone asks about my relationship I should respond that my boyfriend and I are really simply in it for the NCMO (non-commitall makeout--which is not true).  It would be a sure-fire way to get people to stop asking me wedding related questions!  I love my mom's sense of humor.  And it would be funny to see people's reactions. hmmm...