Friday, January 23, 2009

10 Ways to Get Over It (Fast)

1- Go out, with your girls. Get the crew together, you know, the ones that will be in the bridal party when you find success. Dance to reggaeton like the proud urban Puerto Rican that you are. He hated reggaeton, said something about it not being real reggae. Be sure to dance with a cute Dominican. Pretend that with each chorus you are causing the Jamaican erectile shrinkage.
2- Go out, with men. Any, with the exception of married or broke. Even suspiciously effeminate will do. Go out with short, fat, skinny, tall, young, old, bald, rich or boring. Go out with them and try new restaurants, have fun and feel fabulous. Don't make judgments; just force yourself out of your comfort zone. No funny business though.
3-Open your eyes to how many cat calls and stares you get. Even in a long coat and looking tired from no sleep. Let your hair bounce as you walk and remember that you look damn good.
4-After you have dated the short guy, the gay one, a few white ones and a few black ones, a couple of Puerto Ricans, sit down and re-prioritize your list. Yes, “the list.” Scratch off the line that list 6'4, 240 lbs, smooth caramel skin with a good vocabulary and able to cook a mean beef patty. Replace it with generous, open and honest. Throw in respectful for fun. Now find more men to go out with and see how you do.
5-When you get tired of wack dates, go out with girlfriends some more.
6-Change your hair color. Proceed with caution on this one. I only realized I do this when I went through old photos I had of previous boyfriends and my hair was different each time. Some of you may remember my brief one-month stint as a strawberry blond. That was me getting rid of the black veil of the unmentionable. This situation does not require nearly as drastic a measure. A touch up of the highlights will do.
7-Buy the Louis bag. Keep it in good condition for when you stay at the St. Regis. And no, you aren't waiting for a dude to pay. You and your girls got it.
8-L augh. A lot. At everything. Return to the lighthearted version of you, before you ever knew what disappointment was. You can't forget, but doesn't hurt to pretend a little.
9-Keep the ipod off Keyshia Cole, Mary, Lauren Hill or any other tear-inducing “he-played-me-and-I-may-die,” music that you may have on your playlist.
10- Remember your mom's words: there are good ones out there. Thank god spring is coming….

Happy Friday everyone :)

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