THIS MONTH'S DISH!

EVERY OTHER NOTE I GET HAS OFFERS OF FRIENDSHIP. I HEAR THINGS LIKE...

"LET'S BE FRIENDS!"
"WE CAN BE FRIENDS!"
"WANNA BE MY FRIEND?"
AND OF COURSE "WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?"

BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM WEBSTERS DICTIONARY ON "FRIEND" & "COURTSHIP"

FRIEND

DEFINITION - ATTACHED TO ANOTHER BY AFFECTION, ACQUAINTANCE, NOT HOSTILE

SYNONYMS - CHUM, COMRADE, CONFIDANT, CRONY, PAL
RELATED WORDS - ACQUAINTANCE, ****OCIATE, COLLEAGUE, COMPANION, ALLY

COURTSHIP

DEFINITION - THE SERIES OF SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS SHARED BY A COUPLE
SYNONYMS - COURTING, DATING
RELATED WORDS - AFFAIR, LOVE AFFAIR, ROMANCE; BETROTHAL, ENGAGEMENT

I GET THE DISTINCT FEELING THAT THE NOTES ASKING ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ARE ACTUALLY NOTES ABOUT HOOK-UPS. AM I WRONG? SOMETIMES, BUT I DON'T THINK IN THIS INSTANCE.

IF YOU ASK FOR FRIENDSHIP, YOU WILL GET THE WEBSTERS DEFINED VERSION OF "FRIEND". WHICH MEANS, WE CAN CHAT, SEND NOTES, MAAAAAYBE MEET FOR COFFEE. BUT NEVER, EVER WILL IT MEAN "COURTSHIP" OR ANYTHING SIMILAR LIKE...

"HOOK-UP"
"DATE"
"AFFAIR"
"ROMANCE"

OR ANYTHING LEADING UP TO... "SEX"!!!!!!!

IF YOUR LOOKING FOR "A DATE", "TO COURT" OR "ROMANCE" - THEN SPEAK UP BROTHA, BE HEARD... AND UNDERSTOOD!

NOTICE I DON'T USE WORDS LIKE...

"BUDDY"

"SPECIAL FRIEND"

OR "REGIONAL/LOCAL BOO"

I ENJOY THE NOTES, SO KEEP THEM COMING FELLAS. BUT DON'T GET ANGRY WHEN I ASK YOUR DEFINITION OF "FRIEND"