For Mila .. with sympathy :D

from 'Never Kiss a Frog: A Girl's Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp '(Paperback) by Marilyn Anderson --> www.amazon.com s=books& n=507846

"A frog doesn't turn into prince charming no matter how tenderly he is handled. This witty book reveals frogs and toads in their many guises, including the Horny Toad, Frogzilla, and Scrooge McFrog.

Single women can't afford to believe in fairy tales. Frogs don't turn into princes no matter how tenderly they're handled. Some men are adept at hiding their webbed feet.... others oblivious to their inner slime.

'Gone With The Warts'

He's your best friend. Your parents love him. He doesn't require sex; he's always good for sex. None of this matters. You've dated him practically forever and you're not married.

Get rid of him. He's a frog!

Almost every single woman I know has had one of these. Three years, five years, 10 years - it's comfortable. He's always there. Right! He's just never there to say 'I do'.

I have known my Long-Term-Go-Nowhere-Frog for - it's embarrassing to tell you this - for 15 years. And when did I suspect it might not go anywhere? Would you believe the first night?

I was at a disco. After sweating up the dance floor with a couple dozen dull guys, I went to the bar. Suddenly, he sat on the barstool next to me. My heart raced. My stomach did flip-flops. either it was the 'thunderbolt' or a massive case of food poisoning. (Actually, it was a massive case of frog poisoning).

He spoke 'Do you come here often ?'

I overlooked his froggy line...

Somehow there was this mysterious connection.

We hung out and hung in for years. We went through many phases: i-cant'-keep-my-hands-off you, if-you-touch-me-i'll-kill-you, go-out-with-somebody-else, come-back-i'm-miserable-without-you , let's-move-in-together, and i'd-rather-be-buried-under-an-avala nche.

The only phase we didn't go through was the pick-out-a-wedding-dress-i'll-get- the-ring phase.

Take it from someone who's been there. Before it's too late, move on, fair princess or your prince won't be able to find you. You'll be bogged down in the mud with a lingering, loitering, green thing.

A frog doesn't necessarily have to be a jerk, a wimp, or a slimebucket. He can be a great guy. But if he's not the great guy you're going to walk down the aisle with - he's a frog. Throw him back into the pond!'

Let the non-frog hunt begin!