My truth about two women

Honesty is almost no where to found these days. In my experience, the act of actually telling the truth is often surpassed by all the little "white" lies we often get away with. We all know that in the end, honesty is always the best policy, but it sure is hard sometimes to resist giving a "glorified" version of the truth.
I’m not saying I have never stretched the truth in my favor, in fact, I think it’s safe to say we’ve all done it a time or two. I do however, still believe, that being "straight up" is the best way to go even when it’s not always the easiest.
Recently I’ve made some new friends at work, both of them being women. I’ve always been friendly at work, in fact, I make it a point to talk to anyone no matter their place on the corporate ladder. I like getting to know people of all ages and walks of life, in my opinion, it allows me to see things from different points of view.
In this particular case I’ve spent considerable time talking with both of the women in question and while I do find them both attractive, there is one in particular that has captivated my interest over the other. Since I’ve been out of the dating game for awhile I find it hard sometimes to understand or even catch any of the would be signals. I don’t fancy myself as a playboy at all but, then again, I have been around the block a time or two. While I don’t feel like an expert on the subject I do think I’m capable of up the occasional sign even if I may understand what it means at the time.
So, to get back to the story, I’ve spent some time trying to get to know these two women who have piqued my interest.
Both of them are very different from the other and to me that’s a good thing. Both are also very attractive in their own right and I feel honored to speak with them on any level.
There are different things I like about each one even though both women are interesting in different ways.
The one I like the most has spent lot’s of time with me lately and I’ve since decided that she is the one I am going to go for.
Interestingly enough, things were going along just fine until a curveball was thrown my way.
Things were going along nicely with the one I liked the most and then all of a sudden the other one asked me out! Now, I don’t want to sound like a two timer so let get one things straight, once I decided which one I like the best I pretty much stopped talking to the other. I wasn’t rude about it, all I am saying is, I didn’t try to get with both at the same time. Once I had decide which one I liked the most I pretty much just focused on her and stopped talking to the other. That’s when it got interesting, the one I was not focussing on asked me out!
I was flattered to say the least! This however presented a problem, if I said no to her and nothing works out with the other then I would be out of luck on both ends.
I know how most guys would think, they would try to go out with both at the same time, and I will admit, I was tempted to try it. So, here I was, getting along great with the one I liked the most and getting asked out by the other. This was a problem for me because I didn’t want to lose out on an opportunity but at the same time didn’t want to lead anyone on.
This is when I came up with the bright idea of being honest with both. Since I always thought honesty was the best way to go I figured I would just tell them both what I was thinking in the hopes that they would understand and appreciate my being straight up about it.
The only problem with this was the risk of losing both due to them thinking I was playing them some how, which is totally not the case. I was friends with them both and once I had set my sights on one had not interacted as much with the other. Since neither one knows I’m even interested in them it can hardly be considered underhanded. I simply met two people I liked, decided which one I wanted to spend time with and went from there. The interesting part is the fact that the one I pretty much stopped talking to all of sudden comes running. Like I said before, I was flattered and tempted but I had already decided which one I liked and was focusing in that direction when this came up.
I didn’t know what to do, on one hand, I was pleased at the progress between me and the one I liked but at the same time, didn’t want to lose out on a possibility with the other in case the first one didn’t work out. It dawned on me that I was thinking all wrong, if I really like the other one then nothing else should distract me from her. So I decided to honest with both, even though they didn’t know what was going on to begin with.
I decided to tell the one I liked that I had been asked out by another and that I was going to turn her down because I want to be with you. Then I was going to tell the one who asked me out that while I was flattered at the invite, it wouldn’t be fair for me to do so I really wasn’t interested in going any further.
I don’t know why I am so compelled to always tell the truth, I guess it’s because I figure it’s better to straight. In my opinion there is enough dishonesty in this world and I don’t want to be like everybody else. I want to do and say what I mean even if that’s not the normal way to go. Most guys in this situation would try to go for both, I decided not to. I am not most guys, I never have been. I’m not trying to toot my own horn or pretend that I’m some kind of angel, I’m simply saying that to me it’s more important to do the right thing. I have always been this way and am not going to apologize for it either. The old adage that "nice guys" finish last does not hold true for me.
I’ve decided that this is one nice guy who won’t finish last and will continue to be straight up about things even when and if it’s not popular.
I’m tired of cheats, I see them every night in the casino and what does it get them in the long run? Nothing but a lot of heart ache and bad beats.
So, back to the story, did exactly that, I told the one I like about the being asked out and that I turned her down because I want to be with you. She was surprised to say the least and I think my honesty paid off. We still talk and have a nice time together even though she has not said one way or the other about how she feels about me. As far as the other is concerned, I’m still flattered at the invite but hope she appreciates the honesty.
By being honest in this situation I was running the risk of losing them both, when in reality, all I wanted was the company of one. Once I realized that it made sense to be straight up. I am happy to say that so far the risk was well worth it. I continue to have a great friendship with the one I like with hopes of it going further and both of them seem appreciate the honesty from me.
It’s uncommon for someone, especially a guy, not to try to take advantage of a situation like this but that’s the way I like to be, uncommon!
I’m no prince, just a regular guy trying to make it the best way I know how in this world. I’ve had my share of setbacks but I still believe that honesty is the best policy and in this case that still holds true!
All I can say is, do what is right and do the best you can with what ever it is you have to work with and I promise you things will work out for the good. Don’t ever give up on that Idea either, because the moment we lose hope is when we start to die. I say keep hoping and doing and see what happens, the fight may be hard but well worth it in the end.
This is also my plan for business, to do the best with what I’ve got and work on making it better. Integrity is rare, especially in the corporate world, but that’s also what make’s it so valuable!

That’s all for now, this is Magic Mike Coffee Saying..Live your Dreams!