[PeppyGPhiB]

Think of it this way (I'm going to try to make this amusing, since we get this question a lot on GC)...

Once upon a time, you went on a couple of dates with Brad Pitt. They were lovely, quiet coffee dates, maybe dessert and a movie - the bill always split. He seduced you with his piercing eyes and the way he sipped his latte by the Starbucks fireplace. You were intrigued and excited about getting to know him better on future dates, but know that the two of you are by no means exclusive. So, you hedge your bets and accept a dinner invitation with a nice, respectable man who's been bringing you flowers and sending you sweet emails between classes. The two of you go out, have great conversation - though he's a little shy - and you like him enough to want to see him again. This man, whom we'll call Brian, is actually kinda cute, sweet, seems genuinely interested in you, and is pretty much your type, but c'mon, he's no Brad Pitt! He calls you up the next day to ask you out again, and though you return his call and accept the date, you're really hoping Brad will call. You go on the date with Brian, and all you can think of is Brad, Brad, Brad. Suddenly Brad texts you, and it's not good news. He's dumped you for Angelina Jolie! The nerve! You're pissed, and sad, and so upset that you forget about poor Brian, who is perfectly lovely and picked you up at your dorm for your date and everything. At the end of the night Brian asks you out again, because he still likes you, and you again say yes, and the two of you proceed to go on a couple more dates. But you never got over Brad - why did that stupid Angie have to come in and ruin everything?! After five more dates, you and Brian decide there's no point in the two of you going out again...you turned out to be different than he thought - kinda standoffish and closed off - and, well, you know Brian will never be the red hot Brad Pitt.

Are you really going to ruin things with Brian because you're stuck in a fantasy relationship with Brad Pitt?