Comments on: sightless parents and a boyfriend update

By: Kevin Erickson

Kevin Erickson — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:49:32 +0000

dear willow.
i think it is spelled “zailofone”

By: European

European — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:12:11 +0000

You’re not slutty! If the ‘dating’ thing works for you, go for it! I know how school stress wears down a relationship – my husband and I kept one night a week free to ‘date’ during the semester. It’s the only time we really see each other…

By: piu piu

piu piu — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:44:46 +0000

hey! u can but try! if it makes u feel a little less stressed than it can only be cool. i know where ur coming from…i split up with boyfriend’s completely in the past due to BA stress….its a hard one to call…

By: willowonder

willowonder — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:32:02 +0000

I feel so slutty now!
I have mixed feelings about “dating” to be honest. I actually feel a little our of control at the moment. I feel like I need a lot of space and independence right now, and having a full-on serious boyfriend is too stressful for me. But I like spending time with AJ. So this “dating” thing is a good in between thing for me right now. I get some nice loving without the intense obligations that come with a “real” relationship. But it’s not really fair to AJ, who ideally wants more than that. He’s being a really good sport, but I feel sort of crazy right now. Plus my relationship with Jake still casts shadows. I don’t really know what I’m doing, readers. I’m trying to be really honest with myself and with AJ, but I hate that it all has to be on my terms. But I also really enjoy the time I spend with him. What do I do?
Sorry for that outburst. I’m still feeling really guilty about this whole thing. I want to do the right thing for both of us.

By: European

European — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:16:44 +0000

I’m so with piu piu – ‘dating’ is not a Germanic thing to do either. To us, it’s all or nothing ;).
Oh, and it’s xylophone.

By: piu piu

piu piu — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:20:07 +0000

u americans are crazy! u know this dating this has never caught on in the UK…I can’t IMAGINE doing it! I am NOT cool with being compared to other ladies!
not to say i think its wrong…just one major observation of a culture clash….

By: willowonder

willowonder — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:44:46 +0000

I don’t think I captured the beautiful absurdity of the music teacher’s intro in my recap above. It was so weirdly personal. I mean, don’t you usually introduce yourself to a large group of adults like, “Hi, I’m Willow. I love Portland. I have no pets. I like to eat dinner.” or whatever? This man blew my mind with his sightless parents story. Mildly inappropriate and awesome.

By: liz

liz — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:40:52 +0000

wow, ta da works great as a blog entry closer! I’m glad you’re fitting some love and lovin’ in during your busy schedule. Sing me a folk song!