What's a Meantime Girl?

..this is a forwarded e-mail from one of my friends..i just kinda liked the message of it...hmmmm...hehehe... :P meantime girl?? hirap kya ng gnitong situation...masakit...iniisip ko plng, nsasaktan nko...haayy...bkit kc ang mga lalake...madalas manhid! meron nman..oversensitive...hayy....bkit nga ba???

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What's a Meantime Girl?


She's the one you call when you're bored because she
makes you laugh. She's the one you talk to when you're
feeling down because she's willing to lend an ear and
be a friend. She's not the one you call when you need
a date to your company's Christmas party, or to go
dancing with on a Saturday night. She's the one you
spend time with between girlfriends, before you find
"The One". You know, the one who you keep around in
the meantime.

She's not one of the guys, not a tomboy, but you don't
look at her as a real" woman, either. She's not bitchy
enough, moody enough, or sexy enough to be seen in
that light. She's too laid-back, too easily amused by
the same things your male buddies are amused by. She's
too understanding, too comfortable? She doesn't make
you feel nervous or excited the way a "real" woman
does. But she's cool, and nice, and funny, and
attractive enough that when you're lonely or horny and
need intimate female companionship, she'll do just
fine. You don't have to wine and dine her because she
knows the real you already, and you don't have any
facades to keep up, no pretenses to preserve. You're
not trying to get anything of substance out of her.

She's not easy, but you know that she cares about you
and is attracted to you, and that she'll give you the
intimacy you need. And you know you don't have to
explain yourself or the situation, that she'll be able
to cope with the fact that this isn't the beginning of
a relationship or that there's any possibility that
you have any real romantic feelings for her. It won't
bother her that you'll get up in the morning, put on
your pants, say goodbye and go on a date with the
woman you've been mooning over for weeks who finally
agreed to go out with you. She'll settle for a goodbye
hug and a promise to call her and tell her how the
date went.

She's just so cool . . . why can't all women be like
that?! But deep down, if you really think about it
(which you probably don't because to you, the
situation between the two of you isn't important
enough to merit any real thought), you know that it's
really not fair. You know that although she would
never say it, it hurts her to know that despite all
her good points and all the fun you two have, you
don't think she's good enough to spend any real time
with. Sure, it's mostly her fault, because she doesn't
have to give in to your needs? She could play the
hard-to-get bitch like the rest of them do, if she
really wanted to. But you and she both know that she
probably couldn't pull it off. Maybe she's too short,
or a little overweight or has a big birthmark on her
forehead, or works at Taco Bell.

Whatever the reason, somehow life has given her a lot
of really great qualities but has left out the ones
that men want (or think they want) in a woman. So she
remains forever the funny friend, the steadfast
companion, the secret lover, and you go on searching
for your goddess who will somehow be everything you
ever wanted in a woman. You'll joke to her that she
should be the best man at your wedding, and she'll
laugh and make a joke about a smelly rental tux. She
doesn't captivate you with her beauty, or open doors
with her smile. Mainly she blends in with the crowd.
She's safe. She doesn't want to be the center of
attention and turn the heads of everyone in the room.
But she wants to turn someone's head. She wants to be
special to someone, too. We all do. She has feelings.
She has a heart. In fact, she probably has a bigger
and better heart than any woman you've ever known
because she's had A front-row seat to The Mess That Is
Your Life, and she likes you anyway.

She obviously sees something worthwhile and redeeming
in you because although you've given her nothing,
absolutely no reason to still be around, she is.
Anyway, yeah. I'm a Meantime Girl. Been one more times
than I care to admit. I don't know the reason,
really, and at this point I don't even care. I just
want to let every guy know who's ever had the good
fortune to have a Meantime Girl that we may be a lot
of fun, but we cry, too. A lot. And someday we won't
be around.