“25 words or less” – A hopelessly
optimistic man contemplates making a major life change after becoming very
discouraged over a lengthy string of bad dates and failed relationships
Full Summary:
Adam Hall has had a rough go at it
on the New York City dating scene lately.
His most recent date excused herself from the bar to use her phone
midway through their night out only to never be seen again. This was just one in a long line of bad dates
and failed relationships.
To understand how he got into this
situation, Adam self-reflects through a series of flashbacks over the past year
starting at the point where he asks out on a date a mutual friend of one of his
best buddies. Although she agrees, he fails
to go through with it when his ex-girlfriend comes back into the picture. This feisty, Latina ex-girlfriend can best be
described as Adam’s kryptonite. Although
they’ve been separated for several years, she has a knack for coming back into
his life periodically. Each and every
time that happens he forgets about anything else he’s doing and devotes his entire
personal life to her.
In theory, this could be thought of
as a very sweet gesture but in actuality it never has the fairytale ending that
Adam desires. After hanging out with her
again for a few months he finally musters up enough strength to profess his
love to her. Unfortunately, his feelings
are unrequited. This sends him into an
emotional tailspin which turns him into a voracious dater, as he seemingly
looks to fill a void that was left by yet another exit from his ex-girlfriend.
Unbeknownst to Adam, he was about
to go on a dating spree with some of the craziest and strangest women that New
York City has to offer, which was no easy task.
There was the Swede who would become verbally abusive and call the cops
on him after doing coke late at night.
Next there was the overly psychoanalytical girl who seemingly enjoyed
debating herself over whether Adam was a sociopath or a psychopath. Then there was the Russian who left him
stranded at the airport for a weekend trip to Iceland. But not to be outdone, there was a girlfriend
who managed to elope with another man during a trip to Las Vegas. Continuing on, there was the girl that passed
out drunk in her guacamole during a date and also the girl who got up and vanished
midway through sex. The list went on and
on, Adam literally had over a dozen relationships with varying degrees of dysfunction
all while still secretly pining for his kryptonite ex-girlfriend, who has cut
off all communications with him, to return.
Returning to present day, he finally
meets a girl who he thought was his perfect match. This Latvian woman was smart, pretty, fun,
cultured and intriguing and Adam was totally smitten with her…until she ghosted
him. Yes, although they had great dates
together and there were no signs that she wasn’t into him, she vanished one day
without a trace. Texts went unanswered and
phone calls were not returned.
Unfortunately, this behavior was yet just another incident in what
became a disturbing pattern in Adam’s life which led to endless frustrated.
Devastated, Adam takes to the
observation deck at Rockefeller Center and announces to the city that it has officially
beaten him. He contemplates transferring
to his company’s San Francisco office in search of a fresh life and a new
beginning. Expecting huge pushback from his
family and friends, Adam is surprised when he receives full support from
everyone. These people already knew what
he has finally admitted, that a fresh start is exactly what he needs to
re-energize himself.
