By some strange design of Fate, I got to see “Single” yesterday – that’s ABC-5’s reality programming experiment, documenting three single Filipino men and their attempt to find their soulmates, or at the very least, hot dates.
Highlights of one single guy’s week …
…tells Girl #1 over the phone that he truly likes her. Girl #1 does not believe him.
…takes out Girl #2 for a fancy shmancy dinner. Girl #2 has a nice time (obviously because she has no idea Girl #1 exists) and is impressed with guy’s car.
It hit me that I’ve been out of the dating game for a while, as watching 30 minutes of a 25-year old boy’s courtship techniques left me nauseated – amused but nauseated. I pity the 20-something girls who would actually fall for all that BS.
I can’t imagine being my unmarried best friend who still has to deal the intricacies of 30-something courtship. I certainly do not have the friggin’ patience for it. Good thing I’m “double” now.
Sidebar: The show producers lent Mr. Single Guy a Jaguar for his dates. It’s a show rooted in reality after all.
