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Dating an AOII ELC
By Bobby McNeal. Bobby is a Naval officer and currently studying to be a physical therapist.
He is also the fiance of 2014-15 Educational Leadership Consultant Addie Dyer.
I started dating recent boom in popularity of the “dad bod,” I am
my fiance Addie reconsidering this objective.) I thought that I could get
Dyer in 2012, a good workout, and explore the town--perfect! As I
our senior year stepped outside around noontime, I was assaulted with
of college. At a blast of hot, humid air. I shrugged it off, considering
that time, I myself far too tough and manly to give up on a workout
had very little on account of some warm weather. Fast-forward 30
exposure to minutes, and Addie was greeted at the door with a
sororities. I was horrific scene. I was crumpled on the doormat, dripping
on the rugby with sweat and whimpering like a sick puppy. It turns
team and spent out that my San Diego-acclimated body was no match
most of my for the suffocating humidity of late-summer in Florida.
time at practice, As I finished about a mile and my vision began getting
my job, or blurry, I was struck with a soul-crushing realization--I
school. I must admit that we tried to get together with now had to run a mile back before I could return to
sororities from time to time, but consistently failed due the cool embrace of air conditioning. I tried walking,
to our reputation of poor hygiene, cut-up faces, and a but the sun’s rays were no less punishing, and jogging
propensity for lewd behavior, fueled by a few too many would get me home faster. There were many moments
post-match pints. throughout my trek back where I felt the cold blast of a
restaurant as I passed and almost stumbled inside to beg
We have since graduated college and Addie recently them to shoot me with their beverage gun. I finally
completed a year serving as an Educational Leadership made it back, and Addie’s reaction was to kindly remind
Consultant for AOII. I had the privilege of sharing this me that perhaps she did advise me that jogging in 90%
experience with Addie, visiting her on her days off and humidity was a bit foolhardy--lesson learned.
hearing all about her unique experiences. Consequently,
like a modern-day Christoper Columbus, I have She will only hang out with
observed a whole new world from the inside--and now
I present to you the fruits of my labor: the definitive women--literally.
truths to dating an AOII ELC.
I can’t imagine that there is another lifestyle that is as
She will be traveling constantly: plan inundated with women as being an ELC. Without the
accordingly for new environments. influence of rugged, manly men such as myself, Addie’s
world began to spin wildly out of control, consumed
I could barely keep up with the different chapters that with female interests to a degree that caused me to
Addie was visiting at a given time. If you think that this become quite alarmed. My worst fears were realized
sounds like a challenging situation for her--I offer you when, after being on the road for a few months, Addie
a harrowing tale to help you understand the effect that came to visit me for a few of her days off. I allowed my
her cross country travels had on me. initial excitement to cloud my judgment, and within
hours I found myself drinking wine and watching
Addie was in Tallahassee visiting Florida State U and Millionaire Matchmaker, with an exfoliating mask
I came to visit her in September. As a former athlete caked on my face. The worst part: after suffering
desperately clinging to my disappearing athleticism, through the initial thought of “what am I doing with
I decided to go for a nice jog outside (Note: with the my life?”, I came to the realization that the wine
was pretty tasty, Millionaire Matchmaker was oddly
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