Talk Southern to Me by Julia Fowler

Author:Julia Fowler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Published: 2018-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

7. Thou Shalt Master Adventure Dating.

If your idea of a date is simply drinks, dinner, or a movie, then you’re not cut out to date a Southern man. A Southern man might take you hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, whitewater rafting, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, skiing, hiking, or to the shooting range, the driving range, the races, or the rodeo. Southern gals, although feminine, are sporty and outdoorsy, so these kinds of dates come second nature to us.

When I was in college, I was dating a boy from Kentucky, but he had a sneaking suspicion that I was sweet on a boy at College of Charleston. He was correct. Mr. Kentucky decided he needed to take drastic measures to woo me and save our relationship. So he took me on a two-day canoe trip down the Kentucky River. I was required to paddle miles and miles and miles down the river as the sun blistered my lily-white skin. Then we rushed to set up camp before dark, as there were many more miles to canoe the next day. Just as we got our tent up, a rainstorm complete with ear-splitting thunder and dangerous lightning rolled in and proceeded to punish us for ten straight hours. It had not occurred to Mr. Kentucky to check the weather. Oh, and our tent was not waterproof. As I laid in that tent of muddy water, contemplating my obituary, certain I would be struck by lightning, Mr. Kentucky tenderly turned to me and said, “Isn’t this romantic?”

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