Worth the Wait

I enjoy working during the summer more than during the semester because I am not the only one still in college during the summer. I love having people my age to communicate with. Especially since the all the interns I work with except one are from Drake, so we can connect.

While waiting for Ryan to get out of a meeting, I scurried over to the "intern cubicles" to see if anyone was as bored as I was. These cubicles are not only super small, but they are away from everything else in their own corner. It's almost like a punishment.

Anyway, I found David and Brian, both who were also waiting to talk to Ryan. I guess he's a hot commodity some days. We talked about how we didn't want the summer to be over and how boring the office always is, just the same old stuff.

Out of nowhere, David asked me if I am engaged. I love getting that question. I can honestly say I haven't been asked that in probably two years.

"No, this is actually my purity ring," I responded, flashing a huge smile.

I don't enjoy getting asked this question to talk about myself or make others thing differently of me, I enjoy getting asked this because I always look forward to seeing how they respond to my answer.

Both David and Brian smiled. It wasn't just a cheesy smile or forced smile, but a genuine smile. Both of them. It was like they respected my answer. I like that.

David even said something along the lines of, "that's really cool."

Ha ha. I'm glad he thinks it's "cool."

This reminds me of Valentine's Day at Drake. The Knights of Columbus organization hands out real roses to all of the girls passing by on campus that day. There is a slip of paper attached to these roses that reads: You are worth the wait.

I remember getting the rose my freshman year and I couldn't help but smile and say "thank you." I just thought that was the classiest way of showing respect toward girls. I also think that is the most attractive thing about good guys, they respect girls. I appreciate guys who realize there is so much more to girls than what they can do in a bedroom.