Neely’s BodyBlog

Will I date someone that doesn’t work out.

I’ve dated a range of ‘types’ of guys. I’ve never wanted to categorize people by what they do. I’ve always tried to look at their personality more than anything. So I’ve dated a handful of guys that really aren’t into working out. I’m over that now. I’ve hit the final straw on that one.

No matter how much they say they understand. No matter how much they say they support me. They never do. They’ll never ‘get’ it. All they want is to reap the rewards. "I’ve got a hot girlfriend." Yet they’re jealous of the time I spend in the gym. They don’t like that I have to be so structured with my food. That I have to carry a food scale and a cooler with me. That I can’t go out to eat. That the first thing I plan in a day is when I can get to the gym.

This is my passion. And they’ll never understand that passion if they don’t have it in themselves as well. They’ll never accept ME if they can’t accept WHO I AM. And the gym, competing, this sport, that is WHO I AM. That is what I’ll always be. This is what drives me in my life.

And then there’s the physical and health standpoints of it. If someone doesn’t give a damn about their health, that goes against what I’m doing with my own life. Physically, if I want to touch muscles, I shouldn’t have to resort to just touching my own. I’m not a big chick. And I don’t want to feel like I am. I don’t want to feel like I could overpower a man. That’s not right. Yeah, physicality itsn’t everything. The body only lasts so long. But when it comes down to it, physical attraction does play a role in things. And I don’t want to have to constantly ask myself, "why doesn’t he care about his body?"

Arrrgh. It shouldn’t be so hard to find someone with the same ideals and dedications that I have.