White velcro

While others regularly spend their time looking for Mr.  or Ms. Right, I spend my time looking for a good couch.

I don’t really need a couch, in fact, I’ve got several already. Nonetheless, I continue to look.

While looking the other night with Live Longer, I ran into an old friend of mine. She informed she had recently (last year) ended a five year relationship and was, again, looking for Mr. Right. She told us one of her furniture customers asked her out and that she had been seeing him for a while.

We talked about how difficult it is to find a good couch, I mean man, and how dating changes as one gets older. “Last night I went on a date with someone who wore white velcro tennis shoes,” she told us. “Ugh,” Live Longer replied. “So you’ve met someone else?” I asked. “What do you mean?” she said. “I thought you were dating a customer,” I replied. “That’s him. The guy with the white velcro shoes,” she informed us and added, “I settled. Dating isn’t easy. I had to have a drink or two before the date and pouring wine while driving isn’t easy either.”

Dating isn’t easy and neither is selecting a couch. I left the furniture store with lots of options, but no couch. Luckily, like my friend, I still had my wine.