On the phone the other day, Melanie told me she wants to buy her friend Dustin dinner for his birthday on July 19th. She wants to because one Saturday a few months ago, he treated her to lunch at Zesta Cuchina. On face book she described that lunch as “sweet and romantic.” I remember that day as well because it was the first time I’ve gone to a friend’s house at ten in the morning just to help with hair, make- up and clothes. I think it’s as sweet as sugar Melanie wants to do something nice for Dustin on his special day. But I feel like a wet blanket sometimes because I’ve told Melanie more than enough times I don’t think he’s that into her. I say that because one night at a poetry reading, Dustin introduced Melanie as a friend. This was after the lunch at Zesta Cuchina and several Starbucks. Melanie says she knows they’re just friends and she’s cool with that. But as much as Melanie says she’s fine just being friends with this guy, I know she wants to be more with him. (I also have ten bucks that says she wishes I would burn my copy of “He’s Just Not That Into You.")
I wondered if by saying that Dustin’s not that into Melanie I was being too pessimistic. Am I so cynical about romance that I’m taking that out on my best friend? I try to see things for what they really are. But I still love getting butterflies in my stomach and daydreaming about the future I might have with guys I'm interested in. Also, I think all my friends are amazing. After living, working on plays and being an ABLE officer with Melanie I can say she’s one of the nicest people I know. She tries to handle everything thrown upon her with logic and class. To top it off, she is an inspiration story because no one (even her teachers) expected her to graduate from high school because of her dyslexia, much less go to college. (Of course I’m glad she went to college, otherwise we would have never met!) After all she's been through, I think Melanie deserves a guy who will proudly say she's his girlfriend. I know she wants the same for me.
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