They say that it is inevitable that things will and often times do change. I know this to be true as growing up I could not eat cabbage and I wasn't really a fan of fish. But ask the big guy now and both previously loathed food items rank high on my preferred food list! I remember not wanting to see women with braids or weave in their hair yet now a good weave and or set of braids is fine with me as long as it is done right! There was a time when I loved to camp, fish and play with random animals and bugs! Now just seeing one bug makes my skin itch and the though of outdoor sleeping arrangements makes me remember why I pay the mortgage! I remember wanting to be a doctor and a lawyer! Yes I wanted to be both at the same time! Now I'm a teacher and can't see doing anything else besides owning something and not really working on a schedule.

I guess the point that I am making is that over time things change. I remember being so into the lifestyle of chasing women. I used to run the numbers game (i.e. Man We Got Game...my 1st blog)! I really used to work on the idea that the more numbers I got and the more women I met the better the chances were that one of the many would be what I wanted. As a driving teen, before the days of cell phones and PDAs; when we used to keep a pen and some scrap paper handy. I mean this is when I found out that you could take a double sided glossy flyer and split it down the middle in order to have something to write on! Literally we would come home with a pocket full of phone numbers. So many often times that we didn't know who was who!

As I grew up I noticed that my approach changed. I noticed that what I once thought was cute was no longer cute. I noticed the things about women I was once attracted to now seemed appaling. I also noticed that it was no longer about getting the mass quantity of numbers. It was about getting that single, solitary, quality number! As I noticed my self worth I determined that I would only find the defeat of rejection acceptable from someone that I felt extremely attracted to. I could not accept the rejection from someone who is just ok. I mean why let someone who I have no real plans for tell me no?

As I get older and still manage to keep some younger friends around, I notice the things that they do that I used to do. I notice that there focus is often times on something I am no longer interested in. I can finally appreciate the idea of coming home to a spirited glass of my favorite drink, listening to music and relaxing. Whereas I was the guy who had to be out and about. I always felt as if I was missing something. Now I feel like I don't have to have anyone around. I can appreciate relaxing and silence and I have also noticed that my overall tastes in women have changed.

When I was once intrigued in the superficial and willing to overlook personality and intellectual flaws for physical bonuses; I now look for the peace of mind and support of a good woman. I now desire the woman who can care about what I am doing but be doing enough in her own life that I can take interest in what she is doing as well. I yearn to have the woman who can take the time to understand me and my desires and dreams yet know that I have been doing me for years and things do not and will not change over time.

Is it just me...or do we all have changes coming?