BJ's Dating Tips

Jean, "Big Jean" (BJ), "Grandmama", Tipton is my dad's mother. She is 95 years old and still lives alone and is mentally sharper than I could ever hope to be. When I was home for Easter, the family got together at her house for supper cooked by Sherri, a dear family friend and the lady who helps BJ out during the day. It had been a while since we had all gotten together and my sister and cousin, both a year younger than I, have both obtained boyfriends since I last saw them. They have both been dating their designated men for 3 months. This inevitably came up - more often than I would have liked - over the course of the weekend and during our meal. I value my Grandmama's opinion and she always has something worth noting, if only for a bit of laugh (she is understandably a bit old fashioned sometimes). When she found out that they were both dating people, she gave us all a bit of worldly advice that I plan to take very seriously. It went something like this: I think it's terrible young people date. How are you supposed to know what's out there, if you don't date a lot of people? You can't know what you want if you only date one person. You girls have to date a lot of people until you get tired of it and then you just give up and marry one of them. Like I did with your grandfather. I have to say, I agree whole-heartedly with her dating philosophy.