My friend Josie likes to make lists – at one point she even had a list of “relationship deal breakers” – which meant that most poor, unsuspecting suitors didn’t have a chance in hell. For example, according to her list one should never date a guy who spends more on his Mountain bike than his car. Sounds logical, but if you live in BC you’ve just eliminated half of the men living in our mountain communities.
I always found it amusing when Josie used to lament there were no single men left in Vancouver. The truth is, Josie has never been lacking in attention from the opposite sex. The woman can stop traffic. There was never a shortage of men who were interested in Josie, it's just that none of them could ever make it past “the list”.
I always found it amusing when Josie used to lament there were no single men left in Vancouver. The truth is, Josie has never been lacking in attention from the opposite sex. The woman can stop traffic. There was never a shortage of men who were interested in Josie, it's just that none of them could ever make it past “the list”.
Her relationship with Chris started very quietly, which should have been a clue to her unsuspecting friends that he was different. She meet him while running on the seawall, a bird pooped on her head and he gallantly offered assistance.
Once Chris and Josie started dating, there was the issue of his cat Phoebe, who according to Josie was the devil in a fur coat. After seeing Chris - Josie would come to work in hives, her eyes and nose streaming - it seemed that she was having a severe allergic reaction to his feline companion. This was all just fine with p-kitty, as she wasn’t exactly crazy about Josie…….nobody was coming between the cat and her man.
When Josie stopped sneezing and started displaying photos of Phoebe on her screen saver, we all knew it was serious.
This weekend Chris and Josie got married. The ironic thing is I doubt even Chris could have made it past Josie’s list. But that’s the thing with love, when it’s real, lists don't mean a damn thing.
Once Chris and Josie started dating, there was the issue of his cat Phoebe, who according to Josie was the devil in a fur coat. After seeing Chris - Josie would come to work in hives, her eyes and nose streaming - it seemed that she was having a severe allergic reaction to his feline companion. This was all just fine with p-kitty, as she wasn’t exactly crazy about Josie…….nobody was coming between the cat and her man.
When Josie stopped sneezing and started displaying photos of Phoebe on her screen saver, we all knew it was serious.
This weekend Chris and Josie got married. The ironic thing is I doubt even Chris could have made it past Josie’s list. But that’s the thing with love, when it’s real, lists don't mean a damn thing.
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