My Potential Keeper

Another excerpt from Theresa Lariosa's Bulalo Soup for the Sole:

…And so, almost every week, I get to meet someone new. I categorize most of these guys into ONERS, POTEN-Cs and the KEEPERS. The ONERS are your usual one-night-stand possibilities. Ones you wouldn’t be caught dead with under the sheets the next day. The ones you wave at from a far-off distance and hope that he won’t come near. The names you don’t bother to ask. Usually I entertain ONERS when I’ve taken in more than enough alcohol to sedate an elephant. They absolutely look gorgeous when they’re blurred.

Then, there are the POTEN-Cs. Just like the vitamin supplements, they could be essential but they are not the be-all and end-all of living. POTEN-Cs are also short for potentials. The one you could be serious with, but not totally. They’re “steady dates”, good conversationalists and could turn out to be terrific lovers.

Finally, there’s the KEEPER. He’s prince charming on a BMW (or a Jaguar) or any car for that matter! He has something between his ears. He can speak fluent English (or any other language!) yet can kid around like a kanto boy. And, he doesn’t go around parading that obviously huge tail between his legs! He’s the kind of guy I wouldn’t have sex with until he realizes that I would give up my whole life to be with him (which could be a while, though).

In life, POTEN-Cs could be Keepers. In fact, they could be better than Keepers. It’s not settling for something less, but living in the now. To each his own, I guess. Maybe in time I’ll get to meet MY Keeper. But right now, I’m happy meeting a multitude of POTEN-Cs. One might not stay one for long. Who knows? As long as I keep thinking of them as POTEN-Cs, one could metamorphose into a Keeper. Like any precious artifact, he might turn out to be one heck of a jewel!