The Unwanted Pursuer

I'm not going to lie. The young career group I go to at church has a lot of really cute Christian guys. I mean really really cute. It's in the heart of Los Angeles where everyone comes to make it big in "The Industry." We've got actors and actresses, models, musicians all trying to make it in the land of stars. It's so hard with all these gorgeous Christian guys around to not crush on oh say 5-6 of them. Filter those 5-6 guys for ones who actually have stable jobs and I'm left with 2 or 3.

But with all those gorgeous guys there are also many gorgeous girls. Ones who look like they go to the gym daily and haven't had a pimple once. Add in a great personality and I'm SOL... yup I said it. What do I end up with? I get the balding out of work actor who corners me for an hour after church. Isn't life just peachy that way?

So here is how it went down. As I was walking to the restroom during meet and greet time a guy quickened his pace behind me to say, "Looks like we are heading to the same place!" Really? That's the best opener you've got? We both have to pee? He proceeds to ask my name and how long I'd been going to the group and I politely asked him the same. We both did our business and I went back to my seat not thinking of him again.

After the service ended I was standing in my aisle getting ready to mingle and there he was looking around then locked eyes on me. I gave the polite "Hi again" wave and was a little horrified when he actually pushed my friend Tom to the side to come sit next to me. For the next hour he asked me questions about myself and no matter how hard I tried I could not get away from him. The Lord has given me a gift of discernment with people and this guy was just rubbing me the wrong way. Here I was talking exclusively to this guy for an hour and I could just hear the doors of possibilities with all the other guys shutting in my face. I was cornered and I could not get out.

I tried to pull friends into our conversation, tried to text my friend who was visiting from out of town and no matter what I did he wouldn't leave. Even when I turned and excluded him out of the conversation for a girl chat he still stood their waiting. Ahhh!! Go away! I tried to signal for Tom's help several times but he was never looking at the right moment to save me. At one point in our conversation he actually said,"Where have you been all my life?!" while touching my knee.... Lord have mercy on me. Haven't I endured enough lately in the world of boys? He stayed by my side until I walked to my car but thankfully my friend joined us walking out and I was not left alone with this guy in the dark.

The next day he had found me on facebook and sent me a long email. I have ignored both hoping the problem would disappear. Unfortunately he was at the Halloween party I attended Saturday night. He found me at one point stating that he'd been looking for me all over. Somehow I got rid of him but don't even remember how it happened. Maybe it was the grace of God or the rum and cokes I was drinking but I avoided another situation and never saw him again that night.

I just pray that tomorrow night I can do just as good of a job avoiding him. I alerted Tom to the situation so he will be on the look out this time. Say a little prayer for me will you?

** Tall boy update. Two weeks after our lunch together and he messages me on facebook asking when our leaders dinner was or if he had missed it and how my Halloween was. Really? Really? You disappear for two weeks and you want to know how my Halloween was? How about you check out my facebook photos from the party with about 5 different gorgeous guys and then ask me how my Halloween was? Didn't think about you once! Punk!