There’s a Flemish expression that says that you can best learn to bike on an old bike. It means the best way to gain (sexual) experience is to go to someone older than you. Usually you’ll hear this come out of the acne-surrounded mouth of a teenager acting like a tough boy in front of his friends (I didn’t display any of this type of behaviour, not even in 2008). All this has nothing to do with what I wish to say in this post but just wanted to show what a cultured man I am.
There’s a saying that you’ll never forget how to ride a bike. I can confirm it’s true. After so many months, maybe even years, I was back on track in two seconds. The girl I was with had more trouble adjusting but eventually she was cruising like a West Coast rapper. Being a bit more mobile allowed us to move around. We had to make tough decisions, navigate the urban jungle and experience the unplanned together. It once more proves that doing things together triumphs over sitting together on a date. I’m now at a point where I’m judgemental about someone who says “let’s go for drinks or coffee”. The lack of imagination and creativity makes my head more nauseous than a COVID-19 vaccine.
Every pot has its lid as the saying goes. Compatibility is often overlooked when it comes to dating. I often hear for example, that it’s important that someone has humour. Well, just look up ten different comedians and you’ll understand why you’ll not like every funny person. The person also has to fit you. With an ill-fitting face mask, you’ll have trouble breathing. It causes inconvenience and if you try to overadjust the elastic band might snap. Worse still, you start wearing it on your chin, defeating the purpose all together. I know, 100% compatibility would probably be a scenario that everyone dreams of.
I once encountered a profile online that had a whole list of requirements. She was insanely specific about things: “wants to have lots of children” “treats me like a lady and gives flowers often” and something with children getting baptised by the Orthodox Church. Good luck with that but I admire her no-nonsense attitude. She’s right though. There are certain things that are hard to overcome. Probably all the things that have to do with morals and values. If you need to throw away, sacrifice, put aside all what you stand for or believe in to be with someone, is this person actually a good choice?
Imagine you’re in shop and you spot an item you really like and instantly fall in love with. It’s even better than all the things you saw when you were scrolling online. But it’s not your size. What do you do? A little stretch doesn’t hurt right or baggy is the new fashion right? I haven’t really figured this one out yet. It’s a tough balance between enjoying while it lasts and making it work. In my case at the moment, I only buy when it fits perfectly and always slim fit. Maybe I should lose or gain weight or take the risk and wash it at 90 degrees.
One thing that is surely not compatible is the saddle of the bike and our assess. Those city bikes are very convenient but not very bum-friendly.
I know you’re all dying to know where we did our biking. Well, we biked around the Dubai Water Canal.
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