Why do we really ask, 'are you okay?'

I just watched a TV program where a worker slipped off a tall ladder and hit the ground with a heavy thud just before he went unconscious. His co-workers ran up to him and saw that his limbs were at weird angles and blood was oozing from a head wound.

The first thing his co-workers did was to slap the fallen man's face and holler out, 'are you okay?' Were they asking because they were clueless of the moment or, because it's more convenient to believe that all was OK?

Do we tend to walk through moments of life totally clueless or, looking for reassurances that all is OK? Is there any difference between the two? 

Do we really want a piece of this?

Your thoughts?

They're Perfect…what's wrong with them?

Dating can be both thrilling and a challenge. Maybe we’re out just to have fun. Nothing wrong with that.

But, we may eventually want to find someone to share a life with and to start a family with. The question is, ‘who is going to be the lucky one?'

The search begins and, how often do we feel that we’re scrapping the bottom of the barrel for that ideal mate? How often do we worry that all the good ones are taken or married and, we’re stuck with nothing but leftovers and rejects?

My way of the Highway. Which way is best?

I had a girlfriend that once asked me, 'why wouldn't I do more of what she tells me to do?' I looked at her and said that if I did that, I'd be more like her and less like me. I felt very good about where I was in life then and did not see any compelling need or desire to live more her lifestyle.

Was she right for making her point or was I wrong for making mine. Did I really want a piece of this?

Your thoughts?

Why do some people prefer a fixer-upper in a relationship?

I watched a TV dating game show several years ago. A young woman interviewed 3 men on the other side of a curtain and was to decide which man would be her date. She indicated that she was tired of the hassles of dating and wanted to find the 'right one' to settle down with.

Best impressions for the worst reasons?

How often do we hear in a fresh relationship, ’(s)he is just perfect....everything I ever wanted’. The quest is to find that perfect mate so we finally can be completed, unlike that trash we dumped 2 days ago, or dumped us.

I have a female friend that readily admits that she does not like cooking. No surprise that she fell head-over-heels for a man who not only cooked fantastic meals but also enjoyed the cooking. Additionally, he was clean, had a good job and actually listened to her opinions.