Relationship Advice

So, for those of you who were wondering, that last post was in fact written by my Girlfriend (now ex- Girlfriend). I had kept her mainly a secret from my father, mostly to avoid any awkward conversations that would ensue. But alas, the confrontation finally happened, and following it was the awkward conversation I was expecting: relationship advice from my father.

The first stuff was pretty basic:

Don't just go after one girl,

Don't get into serious relationships just yet,

Try to have a lot of little relationships first, to get the feel of them.

Yeah, all pretty simple, until he started talking about his own relationships:

Try to avoid dating girls between November 15th and February 15th.

Now to this I of course asked why, and of course, this is the time period which contains one of the most concentrated occurrences of holidays, meaning you, the guy, will have to be shelling out more gifts to your girl during this time period should you choose to be in a relationship.

If you're ever dating multiple girls at once, don't tell any one about any of the others.

And yes, he was speaking from experience. He traveled a lot for work before he got married, and thus was able to keep steady relationships in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York.

It's weird, learning about your father's relationships, especially that he was probably a bigger player than you will ever be.