Captain America!

I have a theory that every cute white boy is named Dave. I have never met a Dave that was unattractive. It's like a trait that comes with the name. In college, I was obsessed with a guy named Dave. He was super cute and super nice. He had this smile that would light up a room and leave me speechless. If you want to get an idea of what he looked like, think of the actor that played Captain America….just let that image sit in for a while! J  Just like Captain America, he was my hero. The only issue with this wonderful guy I loved was that his best friend was in love with me. Aside from the fact that his best friend was ruining my chances, this dream guy didn't even know that I existed.  I liked him so much that I would get nervous and not be able to properly form a sentence around him…. so he probably thought I was an idiot.

So, what's a girl to do? I wanted my feelings to be spared, but wanted my Captain America. I also had the issue of the best friend which did not make this any easier. Let's talk about the best friend shall we? He was and still is a very sweet and endearing person. He was also the biggest “cock-blocker” you could meet. At the time I thought that this best friend could get me closer to Dave. In retrospect he was actually keeping me close to him and creating a wedge between me and my love. I guess the best friend also wanted his feelings spared and me by his side. I found myself stuck in this weird love triangle. However, my love triangle was messed up because everyone loved the wrong person.  I loved Captain America, his best friend loved me and still to this day, I think Captain America didn't know I even existed. I did everything I could think of to be alone with my hero. I tried following him (ok, a bit stalker-ish) at parties to catch him alone. I tried to find reasons to call him directly. I think I even did call him once, but because I was so in love with him, I was nervous to speak.

Now, the best thing about Dave is that he was not only a good looking guy, but he was also an amazing person on the inside. He was a good catholic boy that donated his time and money to help the poor. I think he even regularly volunteered at food banks. Can you imagine this hot and caring person serving the poor in their time of need? It melts your heart, right?

I remember once he had a get together at his house. I don’t remember if I asked for a tour of his home or if he offered but I found myself alone in his bedroom with him. I kept praying to the powers that be that he would lock his bedroom door, grab me and finally make my fantasies come true! But nothing happened. I was too shy and he was too uninterested.

I guess you are wondering how this love triangle came undone. Well, I finally resigned myself to the fact that my hero would never love me. I also became best friends with the endearing “cock-blocker.” He is still one of my closest friends. He knows things about me that I don't even admit to myself. My hubby jokingly calls him my boyfriend. He's built himself a nice life somewhere in a suburban paradise. I'm living in my urban paradise and I can only imagine that Captain America is out there saving lives and still breaking hearts!

Cheers,

Mimi