But I don't want to scare him off. On the other hand, I don't want to act so cool and unconcerned that he doesn't think I'm interested. Ready Dear Ready, We are all waiting to see what happens next. The man demurring, the woman pursuing, both of them picking up an old chapter. One could take his early demurral as flirtatious.
Life is a mystery.
Play on, gypsy fiddler. Dear Mr. Blue, My boyfriend of eight years proposed to me and I am as happy as I could be, but I'm worried about the wedding. He and I are private people and have always talked about escaping somewhere to marry, but recently I have started to think that marriage requires a proper ritual. Though I cringe at the thought of the ice front between my divorced parents, and the whole idea of a family gathering. Mr. Blue Garrison Keillor's column appears every Tuesday in Salon Books.