I wish I wasn't feeling mental stress from this but I am. And of course, throughout the whole time I was thinking about FDS.
I'm getting tempted to skip church for a couple weeks, because there is a young man there who is probably no older than 20 to 23 years old and I'm in my 40s. That man seems to want to strike up conversations with me and even though I tried my best not to look frustrated, I am simply exasperated. I'm someone who tries to stay civil whenever humanly possible. He was asking me about my "testimony" and I told him that my "testimony" wasn't that groundbreaking.
After the service, he wanted to "finish talking" with me but was also supposed to talk to this other lady who was waiting for him (she works there and seemed nice to me but then again, that was only one conversation). I did not think they were dating or anything, or even a prospective couple (but it gets weird, wait). It ended up being all 3 of us talking in a conversation about the parish and the events thereof.
I forgot how the conversation ended, but we had to quit talking, and coincidentally we were all parked next to each other. But get this - he got into that lady's car (as the passenger) and as I saw that, I said "Oh you were driving together?" And she said something about going to dinner, and internally I was like, HUH? This guy acts interested in me and yet is going out to eat with the woman who was in the conversation with us? If that woman wasn't his date, then what was all this for?
If I was not the "nice person" I am, I would have said WTF to his face. The funny thing is, the woman didn't even look as if she was worried about him appearing interested (she couldn't be that clueless, could she?).
Not surprised he'd behave that way. Mommy complex is looking for a free ride.
As a recovering Catholic, I can assure you religious men are god's rejects. It's affirmative action for men who suck at life — they need to find women conditioned to accept male superiority and divinity at their expense. I urge you to take a long break from religious services.