I’d have to sniff out how they’d think about a group situation such as ours, and also see how everybody else feels about them. Some guys are wed t... the idea of monogamy and exclusivity in a knee-jerk way. Neither of these men appears to be, but I’ll see.” She paused and asked, “What else is on your discussion list?”“Housing, so to speak. The six of us that started this, plus Tracy and Ellie, all live at home with our parents. The family situation is nice, but we’re all feeling ill-at-ease about. It was clear that when they would part ways, Steve would never see them again, whereas Lauren and Ken wanted to go steady, but they had no clue how that would go. Hopefully well. On their first date they’d gone day drinking, got caught, Lauren blew him with another man watching and then blew him, then the trio took an Uber to the ROM and got thrown out for making too much of a scene (though amazingly they weren’t suspected of being drunk, or at least the people there didn’t call the cops for. I had to explain my motives to them. “Good Junk Food? Forget that?” I had a sugar addiction from early in my childhood career. I had spent most of my meager earnings on penny candy and/or ice cream in various forms. I tried to relay the wonders of the sugar high to them. I even promised to share with them, on my return, hoping they wouldn’t mess me up by making me late.I didn’t actually believe they were unaware of the sugary items I spoke of. Supernatural creatures were all knowing. They were. The few times I've tried to date, they leave as soon as possible, usually with a line about not feeling a "spark" even though I "seem very nice." Well, I'm sick of being the poster boy for "Nice guys finish last."Fortunately, my brain didn't fail me the way my looks did. I am almost always the smartest person in the room. And here is a little secret you may not know: most people are so afraid of being seen as stupid that they won't contradict you if you speak with any kind of authority. I.