the ramble

“Instead of pursuing the shortest route between two points–asking a woman for coffee–single guys have a tendency to concoct convoluted dating procedures. Since many single guys are shy, they try to overcome this handicap by attempting everything but the most effective or obvious solution–being less shy. To paraphrase dead English politician Winston Churchill, ‘A single guy will do the right thing after exhausting every other option.’” – Ryan Bigge, A Very Lonely Planet