the dating game

Whenever I listen to my sister's and my cousin 's "dating adventures" I cringe.

Thank God I am not in that "dating" realm.

If I were to become suddenly single I would not 'date". Shiver...

I am waaaaaaay too high maintenance, grouchy and paranoid.

Yes, I am the weird ol' lady with a lot of birds.

I think the whole rules of dating have changed too since the days when I used to 'date".

I don't even hear of people "dating" anymore but instead I hear of teenagers "hooking up".

That connotation is both crude and cold.

I can not stand the label I hear a lot lately either :"friends with benefits".

That is so disgusting.

Every once in awhile I can't help myself but will watch in stupefied amazement the show "The Bachelor/Bachelorette". It is wicked dumb AND a total train wreck.

Sometimes I just can't pull away. Maybe it's the girl's outfits, the silly drama or the over-the-top places they go on 'dates'.

Or maybe I find it subliminally hilarious whenever the "bachelor" frolics with one of the many beauties in hot-tub shananagans later to be interviewed having a straight face saying shit like, "it was really nice to have a one-on-one time with ( fill-in-the blank: "Jessie", "Chantelle" or who ever). I can really see us furthering our relationship long term".

The other day I was watching some nature show on PBS about the birds of Papau New Guinea.

It was fascinating to observe these bird's elaborate court-ship behavior. It was absolutely amazing. The male bird of paradise frills out his neck like a ballerina tutu and then sways back and forth, front and back. It was quite the procedure. He would also make sure his nesting site was perfectly swept and cleaned to entice a prospective lady to his love pad.

Just recently, I had "Princess' the cockatiel stay with us. She is a frequent guest here. "Patches" would sing to her but she would ignore or bawk at him. She would mostly reach out to try to peck him on the head."Patches' made sure this time any and all newspapers in certain cages would be chewed and arranged perfectly to hopefully to spark a little interest in Princess.

This time Princess didn't lunge at Patches.

She actually walked side by side with him around the table.

By the time Princess started to warm up to Patches it was time for her to go home. Patches screamed bloody murder for two days.

I kind of wish Princess could stay here for an extended period of time but then again, it might be harder for Patches when it is time for her to go home. Only time will tell what will happen between these two because they are taking it slow.