Last night, I was watching HOOKING UP on ABC. That's the new "reality" show about 11 NYers who are looking for love in cyberspace. There is this one woman, Amy, who is looking for a husband. She states that she's a "good girl" at heart and all she wants is to meet a man, get married and have babies. So, each man she meets, she sizes up as husband material. She also says that she doesn't "rush" into sex. They've been featuring her A LOT on this show. I don't know when we'll get to see the other 7 or so women because the last three weeks have been mostly about the same 3 or 4 women. Last night, Amy was out with Dave. Dave is young and attractive. Last week, Dave made Amy dinner and she asked him if he always made dinner for his dates and his reply was, "Only when I want to sleep with them." So, we know right off the bat what Dave wants. Anyhoo-- back to last night. Amy mentions that it is date number 4 with Dave and that she's made him "suffer" long enough and that it's time for her to give him what he wants. So, she has sex with him. He doesn't call for three days. She was perturbed. When he finally does call, he says that he wants to "shag, go to the shooting range and shag some more." In other words, it was a booty call. Amy decides that Dave is not getting any more nooky until he commits to her. I guess she realized that the whole adage about buying the cow was true... AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY GIVEN HIM THE COW! Once Amy tells Dave that there will be no sex, he gets pouty and asks her with puppy dog eyes if she's breaking up with him. She says,"No. We can be friends. Until you decide I'm the only woman you want to sleep with and dump the other girls you are sleeping with, you won't be sleeping with me." He says, "So you are dumping me?" She shakes her head and then they kiss. I have to give the guy credit-- he knows exactly how to play the "poor adorable me" bit. Before Dave met Amy for their date, he gave a little "explanation" of his dating style to the camera. He was in his kitchen and it went something like this: Dave: "This is a bowl of trail mix" (He holds up a bowl of trail mix.) Dave: "This is dried cranberries. This is nuts. This is pretzels." (He holds up a container as he says each thing.) Dave: "This is Laura" (holding up a container) "This is Amy" (holding up a container) "This is Suzy." (holding up a container) Dave; "On their own, each is a good thing, but put them together and you've got trail mix-- you've got a meal." In other words, man cannot survive on dried cranberries alone. I was just so totally put off by his rationalization of why he needs to have multiple partners. I could see if he was dating to find out what he likes most-- cranberries, cherries, peanuts, pretzels or heck, maybe even chex mix, but... dunno... the whole thing seemed sleazy. I gave Amy props for sticking to her guns and not sleeping with him on that date. She even went out with other men after she went out with Dave, applying his theory (in a way) to her own life. I missed the end of the show so I don't know if she dumped Dave altoghether or if she caved in and slept with him. I just know I'll never look at trail mix the same way again.... and I wonder what the women who represented the various parts of the trail mix thought when they saw themselves compared to dried fruits and nuts. :)