My friends have been waiting, some in anguish, for me to start dating...or show the slightest interest in it. To be honest, until recently, I have been very content to live a life of a single man. I retrained my single mind that there was no one that could ever pull me out of bachelorhood or keep me out of trouble, until he got in my way at bar in Pensacola. Since then, about 4 weeks ago, we can't seem to stop laughing, texting, and anxiously awaiting our next date. You see, this gentleman wasn't from Savannah, Houston, Charleston, or New Orleans...which is generally my luck to go "gaga" for an "out of towner". He lives right here in the Bluff City! Which makes things, well, convenient!
While I had settled for bachelorhood, I had a specific "requirements" list for any prospects, nonetheless. I thought that there wasn't a man that could fill these "requirements" completely. And here they are...
1. He must be a SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN (equally, as I)
2. BLUE EYES...with soul
3. MUST be a "FAMILY GUY"...love your home, family, and friends
4. Be SPIRITUAL...believe in something bigger than the rest of us
5. Have a JOB, earn a LIVING, and know your LIMITS
6. Be HONEST, TRUE, BRAVE, and PATRIOTIC
7. A "Rock n Roll" SPIRIT and a "Country" SOUL
8. TASTE...in reference to STYLE
9. Enjoy the same/similar kind of "extracurricular activities"
10. Genuinely and effortlessly ENJOY "me"
These requirements get the lucky gent to the "Fella" level. This is a level most common to gentlemen of my social set as being "boyfriend". I detest the word, for some reason. "Boyfriend" just seems a little juvenile...almost silly sounding. I think that "fella" is more appropriate..."more fitting". It's a sweet, quaint, and amusing endearment. "Hello, so and so, this is my fella'..." it just rolls right off the tongue like an ice cube in the summer. So, my fella' just realized (and is amused to learn) there is, in fact, another level to my specific courtship.
The "Beau" level is something that will come in time. Kinda' like "when it happens, I'll know". This level is more intimate, more personal, and more complex. Myriads of emotions and long discussions about future plans. Definitely things that two good lookin' Southern fella's like us will discover privately. "Beau" level takes on a certain responsibility that is a step above "fella". The intensity of the relationship is greater as a "Beau"...it's not all fun and games...ask ANYONE who knows me. But, that's the lovely part...taking the bad with the good.
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