Getting to know you...

Although I picked my boyfriend for February earlier this month, we've had limited contact. On January 25th, while confirming our upcoming plans, we started to get to know each other. First via text and then the first phone call. His Obama-ish tone and uber vocab made me think more of a lecture than a casual conversation.  However, as the conversation progresses he seems to feel more comfortable and the inflection of his voice changes to more of an effortless prose. The discussion consisted of personal history, dating preferences, joking and flirting.  

January 27th, First Date Eve

With the awkwardness out of the way, this telephone rap session reveals more about Mr. Jones. His claims of having no "game" ...well it turns out that is his game. I could see right through it but the Einstein of it is that it probably works on quite a few women, trust me. A quiet, modest wrapper for a much more experienced and calculated persona. This is dating evil genius stuff!! Cute, but this will surely hinder the progress of the experiment. With only a month to focus on one another, we have to skip over some of the "representative" and get to the real person. We have to exchange the pleasantries for a more straight, no chaser approach. Just when I thought I had to come up with something creative to break through, it happens. HE'S A LIBRA. 

Wait, what? Isaac is a Libra? Really? Well guess who else is a Libra. Yep, you guessed it. ME!  My nigggggggggggga (in my best Training Day Denzel voice). Ohhhh now it's no holds barred!! I am in very familiar territory. No cutting through a hard outer shell to get to the soft gushy insides, I have your number mister. I am home and connected in this thang now!! The give and take of the getting to know you process just got interesting! I've had a Libra/Libra relationship before. It was one of the best and still comes up in conversations with my closest friends. If you want or need reciprocity from your mate, pick a Libra. We'll give you what you give us and two Libras together tend to be the most balanced givers. How do you let that go because the relationship is supposed to have an expiration date? How will I let go of that kind of connection to start over with a new boyfriend?