It's a
familiar scene in real life—your first date with him, either someone you just
met or maybe someone you've known for a while but the two of you have never
been on an actual date until now. The
evening went really well, you both had a great time.
Even
though you wouldn't normally end up in bed with a guy on the first date,
somehow this time is different. He
seemed like a terrific guy and you definitely wanted to see him again. It's as if the two of you were really meant
for each other. Destiny has brought you
together. Fate has decreed it to be so.
Maybe
you go to his place or perhaps you go to your place. Either way, you end up in bed. A night of hot sex—in fact, the best sex
you've ever had. Then the cold and
occasionally cruel light of dawn hits you with reality.
It's now
that dreaded morning after! Terribly awkward or truly comfortable? Is he really the right guy for you?
I
recently found a list of Do And Don't For The Morning After…ten items on the do
list for that comfortable and blissful morning after and ten items on the don't
list for that awkward morning after…to let you know if he's really the one for
you.
The List Saying 'This Could Be
The Guy':
1) He cooks breakfast, goes on a food run, or
makes a pot of coffee without being asked.
2) He walks your dog.
3) He likes to get it on in the morning.
4) He's into showering together.
5) He makes jokes, but never at the wrong time.
6) He plays DJ while you're getting dressed.
7) He warms up his car for you on a cold winter
day.
8) He remembers where you left your earrings
last night.
9) He gives you not one, but two clean towels
and wash cloth for your shower.
10) He
makes your bed, even if he does a crappy job of it.
The List Saying 'This Definitely
Is not The Guy':
1) He's in a cranky mood and doesn't want to get
it on because he's not a morning person.
2) He wants to know why you don't have a
specific brand of gourmet coffee.
3) He doesn't leave your place until late
afternoon even though you've hinted that it's time for him to scram.
4) He's in a rush to leave/get rid of you or is
obviously panicked at waking up next to another human.
5) He won't have breakfast or even a cup of
coffee with you and doesn't offer you a thing to eat, not even a glass of
water.
6) He takes forever getting out the door in the
morning because first he has to check his email, then he watches Sports Center
or some dumb internet videos.
7) He overdoes it when spritzing that vile
smelling cologne.
8) His shower contains a gnarly-looking loofah
his ex-girlfriend left 2 years ago and some kind of questionable soap.
9) He doesn't take out the trash until it's
overflowing and then some so that his apartment smells like the dump.
10) He
complains about the comfort of your mattress and pillows.
Anything
you'd like to add to the do or don't list?
10 comments:
Great lists! Here's one for the "don't" column. He expects you to cook him a big breakfast, even though you have to get to work. Or, if it's the weekend, he thinks you should take him out for breakfast - your treat.
Ha! I love this!
Great fun to read! Thanks for sharing.
Hilarious! I'd add to the Do's column--a morning cuddle and an expression of gratitude.
The morning after scene in my book has him making her an omelette while leaving her to the privacy she’s use to having; then, over breakfast, telling her the night was incredible. He’s a keeper!
Ashantay: Most definitely one for the don't column!
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Jennifer: Glad you enjoyed it.
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C.B.: It was a fun topic/lists to work with.
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Anonymous: A morning cuddle and a show of appreciation is always a good thing.
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Lucy: He's absolutely a keeper!! Of course, sometimes it's a tough task to find the real life counterpart to the characters we create. :)
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