Gaius' Four Laws of Potentiality

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Oh, man. Oh man, oh man.

I've been working on some theories, pertaining to my recent attempts to enter the world of dating again. Let us begin with Gaius' Four Basic Laws of Potentiality:

The First Law, the Law of Undeniable Denials: When one decrees that one shall in fact be ready to embark upon a new relationship of some sort, when one endlessly pines for love, and demands of the world their request for partnership of some sort, there shall be nothing on the horizon, nor any potentials of any sort, no matter how badly one wants something.

The Second Law, the Law of Happy Accidents: After months upon months of scouring every bar, coffee shop, and gasp, even their place of employment, and coming up empty handed, One will eventually decide that they no longer require such love. In fact, One will become content with solitude. One will find solace in being alone, and will no longer be lonely. Life shit will get done and One will feel accomplished, sort of. Until one bloody day, some stranger out of nowhere will somehow crash in to your life, and One will find themselves in a potential dating situation, despite almost willing to be alone. Crushes will be had, symbolic trinkets will be exchanged, texts and such, and then comes the rain.

The Third Law, the Law of Pouring Rain: After finding an object for new romance, One will become suddenly happy and content, and will return to One's pining ways, assuming crush reciprocates attention. But of course, once the potential has been set, one or more strangers will suddenly come out of bloody nowhere, showering One with attention of various sorts, i.e., getting hit on at bars, or asked out on dates, whatever. One becomes confused, and asks, "Where the fuck was all this, like, six months ago."

The Fourth Law, the Law of Unrequited Reciprecations: One will attempt to play the field, will stay up late at night trying to pull apart each emotion One is having, will over-analyze everything to dust, will weigh pros and cons of each situation, and will then set up the Game Plan. But no matter how well the plan is lain, no matter how well the game is played, no matter just how many players are involve, One will eventually screw it up, or Potentials will lose interest at the most severe moments, and thus all will be lost. One will end up alone, again, and then back to the First Law, eventually, after much soul searching, drinking, and god knows what else.

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Law number three seems to be in full affect right now. And its slightly driving me ape-shit.

Because I don't really know how to play "the game," nor do I really want to. Why can't two people that like each other just f-ing decide to like each other and move from there.

I'm basically deciding right now, I just want to have some fun, and enjoy the rest of summer. If you're not with me, then your against me, so be it.

Now, if anyone needs me, I'll be somewhere else. Or something. Not thinking about girls.