The More Attractive Friend

My friend ZB joined this group on Facebook yesterday entitled "You're Cute but Who's Your Friend?" I found this quite interesting because I am currently in one of these "you're cute but who's your friend" situations.

It all starts at the gym. I kept bumping into this guy, we'll call him Club Champ, who I knew from college. We were the same major, had some classes together and some mutual friends, but we never really hung out. In a school of only 3,000 students though, everyone is somewhat of an acquaintance. So, I did the polite thing and friended him on Facebook when we had classes together. Or maybe he friended me? Anyway, we have been Facebook friends for years, but not real life friends. That is until I kept seeing him at my gym and we started talking in person.

After weeks of out of breath small talk where I was only half listening so as not to fall off the treadmill, he asked me out for a drink. I agreed and we met that Friday night at this Mexican restaurant downtown. In my opinion, I was meeting an old college friend for a drink and to catch up on each other's lives, but as the night progressed it was obviously more in the date category to him. This didn't bother me because I was having a great time and he was making me laugh. And when he asked if I wanted to hop to another bar a few blocks away to meet up with some of his friends I thought it would be fun.

That is where I met Mr. Wellness.

Mr. Wellness at first glance is attractive. Tall, in shape, nice eyes and teeth, with a confident yet humble demeanor. I was instantly intrigued. As I continue to chat with Mr. Wellness, I find out he is not only successfully self-employed, but we have a lot of the same interests in terms of fitness, health, etc. I am now more intrigued. The night ends with Club Champion, Mr. Wellness and I getting some late night food and them dropping me off at my apartment, Club Champ in the backseat, Mr. Wellness and I in the front.

A few weeks have passed since this initial night out and Club Champ and I have hung out a few more times, strictly platonic. I think he wanted to kiss me last weekend but was too shy and I provided no assistance. When Club Champ and I are together, Mr. Wellness often comes up in conversation and I feel a bit guilty about my crush on his good friend. Nevertheless, Mr. Wellness and I are Facebook friends now and I am supposed to stop by his practice next week to purchase some vitamins. I guess I should tread carefully because they live together :)