Perpetually Single to recently engaged

I read a article recently called "Dating is a game, so play to win" It got me to thinking "WHAT THE HELL IS IT THAT YOU ARE WINNING?" Love? Marriage? Kids? And if I am dating like it's a game and I want to win, then I could make anyone fall in love with me. Hello, I was single and loving it. I loved the "dating game." The getting dressed up and picked up for a night out on the town. The doors being held open for you and getting to be be out with a person who was trying to WOW you. I mean maybe that is a gaame. IF it was then I should have been an MVP because I was playing the h -e-double hockey sticks out of that game but I guess maybe I wasn't in it to win it until now. I think my version of winning was being "WOED: for a few weeks then casually telling them good bye. I also accepted dates with just about everyone who as because it was so fun. I loved dating. It was a game and I think I never played to win until now. I mean if I have to say I was an excellent date and loads of fun. But then I found "the one", my Prince Charming, well thats not the right word for him. He is more like my well I'm not sure what the correct character correlation would be. But anyways.There are many stages one must go through when they have to accept they have found the one they want to be with forever. First, you have to accept that forever is a really really really long time. You also have to accept that life is not as Disney movies would have you believe it is. Or as any rom com would have you believe it is. At times it is so much better than that, and at times its is so much worse. So if you are a perpetually single person and want to know if there is a way to over come it then I am here to help because I have a phD in dating. It's a fact. You get this phD when you date a string of questionable people and look back and think "WOW. I am an idiot." Since that has been my entire dating history up until now, I am more than qualified to speak on this matter. And if you don't agree, then I have to say you are smart because I have no idea what I am talking about and make horrible decisions in life. So the following are the steps on my journey: 

1. Meet a man but more importantly, the RIGHT man. This seems like common sense, but that is definitely something I have lacked in my life. I dated my fair share of Mr. Wrong. In the past I used to be perfectly okay with dating Mr. Wrong because I wasn't looking for anything. But then I met Mr. Right, and for weeks, I refused to accept that because I am niave. 

2. Quit being a moron and accept you have found Mr. Right. This is something I refused to do. I dated and kept falling harder and harder and harder but refused to accept it. I just kept thinking, we will break up eventually. 

3. Realize that while if you were a man, you would be smarter your spouse, they are doing the best they can. This has been very hard for me to accept, since I am dating someone who does things that absolutely infuriate me. Which is probably why I have been single for so long, because guys are just dumb. They also are not mind readers which is really stupid and really a skill they all need to be able to possess because it would save me alot of problems. 

4. Accept sadly life is not Nicholas Sparks movie. This one is tough but true. When you watch these movies and see all these great grand romantic gestures, know its not gonna happen in real human being life. Not saying that they don't do nice things for you. Sometimes it's hard to realize that the small things you have no idea you are doing, are actually really romantic ideas for them. For instance, I HATE sour candy. My man friend bought "us" some to share during a movie. To him he was being very sweet and kind and romantic. Also when you are sick and think they will come over, make me food, and watch movies with me, they will. But it will be the movies they want, you will more than likely make the food, and they think this is great. 

5. Just say yes. I did and I do not regret it. Sometimes I think, "What have I gotten myself into?" But it is a fun crazy journey. 

IN the end this is all terrible advice and probably a terrrible post. I really wanted to use this time to say HEY IM ENGAGED NOW! Sadly that means no more being courted since apparently I have been courted enough but I guess I can make it through.