Good Things Come To Those Who Wait?

Cutter's Log - Supplemental


WARNING: This post may be horrible, but I think sharing it will only help me understand the errors of my ways. Tell me what I'm doing wrong.


Those that grew up with me know two things about me and trying to find a girlfriend: 1) I had a tough time, and 2) I was a real stickler.

The philosophy was that if girls can get away with being that strict in their searches, why shouldn't I? Thus I wanted to find girlfriends by asking the same questions as girls would do when finding boyfriends.

One of the first ones that I really liked (in fifth grade), and was sure of it, shot me down very quickly. That kind of gave me the motivation to think, "Well, TWO can play at that game!"

The "Cody Test" was born.

First I must say that the searching doesn't happen by force. The pairing usually comes by accident or given opportunity. So it's not like I have profiles on every girl I know. When the opportunity presents itself, then I conduct the Cody Test.

The Cody Test usually starts in two ways:

1) So I like you. Let me look into it deeper to make sure I know this will work.
2) You like me? Let me think about it for a minute.

Then I proceed with the toughest part of the test: examining the mental qualities. I have to ask myself certain questions, such as:

1) Who are the types of people she hangs out with?
2) Have you had any boyfriends in the past?
3) What are the chances that she will decieve me at my current state of being?
4) What are the chances that she will decieve me if I were to improve my current state of being?
5) I will help you when you are down. Will you help me when I am down?
6) How long can I forsee this relationship occurring for?

I actually don't recieve concrete responses, but rather get them from littler things such as tone of voice, vocabulary, mannerisms, friend feedback, etc. The first four questions aim to weed out those girls that simply want to lead me into the wrong direction and slap me in the face (bullying).

Each answer, determined by me and me only, is given a score on a range:

1) "1" being "sure I can hang out with those people" and "5" being absolutely NOT
2) "1" being 0-2 and "5" being a whore-like number (range scaled according to girl's age) (Born-agains for "5's" will be considered and given extra credit minus-points)
3 and 4) "1" being never and "5" being absolutely.
5) "1" being absolutely and "5" being never.
6) "1" being forever and "5" being "just to say you did it"

A perfect score on the Cody Test is a "6" with the worst being a "30". Only two or three girls have ever recieved scores of "6". But that doesn't mean I'll only consider "6's" I'll consider 9's and fewer.

Morals are always an important part of the thought process. I'll never discriminate based on race, ethnicity, height or weight (in other words, things on the outside). But I do have a certain age range of 10 both ways (because I'm 26, those between 16-18 aren't considered for obvious reasons).

If you've made it all the way down here, you'll probably tell me that this thing is absolutely not a good idea. But if I do take the chance and get screwed as a result, I'll just tell you that I was right all along.

So this is how I ask the question of whether or not a girl is good enough for me. Many pieces of eye candy (boys know who these girls are) have failed. And girls do this kind of thing all of the time. Don't lie. I hate liars.

Girls could look at this and tell me that they are a perfect "6" for me. How do I know you're not lying? That's why I make the answers.

As much as I try to make these things foolproof, I know it's not always going to work out. But I have to be careful not to screw myself over. If it wasn't for being slapped around during fifth grade, sixth grade and seventh grade, there probably would be NO Cody Test. But having that happen to me gave me no choice.

So I guess the waiting game will work for now.