Belive in Something Invisible...

…I am a diverse girlfriend. I am taking a class called Marriage Institutions, and as we talk about diversity in relationships I can’t help but make a mental checklist of the diverse qualities of my past boyfriends.

dated interracially, check. Kameron was Arab.

dated someone with gay parents, check. Michael lived with his 2 dads.

dated someone shorter than me, taller than me, blonde hair dark hair red hair, green eyes, blue eyes, brown eyes, check check checkity check.

dated a multiple, check. Triplet.

dated someone who spoke a different language fluently, check. Russian.

dated athletes, musicians, actors, artists. checks all across.

dated people of several different religions, or lack thereof. check.

dated smart guys and admittedly stupid guys, check.

dated older, dated younger, dated same age, check.

dated guys who were big and strong and guys who were skinny as a toothpick, check.

dated someone with divorced parents, married parents, step-parents, brothers and sisters, only a brother, only a sister, only child, adopted siblings, an uncle even. big fat check.

I mean, I am just a typical white girl with brown hair and brown eyes. I am paler in the winter and tan in the summer. My family has a typical history. We are straight white, all the way back, with no homosexuality visible in our lineage. Maybe it is because I feel so boring that I date the most interesting people possible? Or maybe it is my simplicity that attracts guys of all different situations and walks of life. I don’t have an answer.

Now I am thinking about my red-headed boyfriend who goes to art school, weighs less than I do and works at starbucks, in comparison to my ex-boyfriend who was Arab, works out everyday and still goes to high school. I think I must like to visit opposite ends of the spectrum.

But after class today, I felt the most worldly I have ever felt, and it was derived from the people I choose to date. Who knows if that is a good thing.

(I hope I don’t sound too ridiculous writing this. Many of these qualities overlap on the same guy, I haven’t dated like a billion people)

I am a relationship melting pot.