Interview

Here at the MBP we have been receiving a lot of email. More than anything we get questions from you readers about us. Sometimes we get caught up enough in our stories that we forget to fill you in on the little things. So we decided to respond to one of these emails with this post. (Thanks "S" for the questions.)

1. Do you guys care if the girls you date are smart? Are you interested in what they are studying?
J: Of course I care. I think the key word in this question is "date".
C: I want them to be smart, but not smarter than me. If they DO happen to be smarter than me, I need them to fake it just a little bit until we've been out a few times. I don't care what they're studying as long as they're studying me. BAM!
J: Ha ha, you know I would love it if a girl was smarter than me... I just don't think that's possible.
C: What... you don't think a girl exists who's smarter than you?
J: I'm sure there are like a bakers dozen in the world that are smarter then me. I just doubt the chances I'll meet them are good, and then if I do, the chances they'll be attractive are even worse.
C: Um... what about spelling and grammar? I think there are a bakers dozen in the world who are worse than you.
J: Well, yeah, but what does that have to do with them being smart?
C: I don't know dude. I don't know.

2. When do you start praying if a girl could possibly be "the one"?
C: If a girl gets past 6 weeks or so, I usually start trying to think ahead a bit.
J: If she fits 80% of my "Values for Wife" list and we have had a DTR, and the result of that DTR is that we shall date exclusively, and after having been exclusive for a few weeks she isn't annoying, and if I am willing to talk to her during a show that I am watching without requesting that she wait for a commercial break then, if I can find a time when I'm not very tired because if I'm tired, then my prayer would be worthless because I would probably fall asleep mid-prayer and wake up 6 hours later still kneeling by the side of my bed with a wicked gnarly kink in my neck... then, of course I would pray. I am Mormon.

3. Would you consider, or have you ever dated mormon girls who weren't white? Or is that all that they have in Utah?
J: I have pretty much every kind of "racist sounding fever" there is. I was so disappointed when I moved to Utah and every girl was white.
C: No. I haven't. I have dated girls who weren't white, but they were Mormon.
J: What?
C: Well, Jake, she's asking if I've ever dated a Mormon girl who was NOT white. I said that I have dated Non-Mormons who were white, but not vice versa.
J: Oh, ok. I get it.
C: Good. It's not that hard.
J: Wait. I still don't get it.
C: Have you dated Mormon girls who weren't white? ... I'm asking you that question.
J: Yeah. I have.
C: Well, I haven't. I've dated non-whites, but none of them were Mormon. So they don't meet both criteria in her question.
J: But you said, "I have dated girls who weren't white, but they were Mormon." That's exactly what she was asking.
C: No I didn't.
J: Dude. I just scrolled up and I copied and pasted your answer exactly. That IS what you said.
C: Whatever.

4. If a girl broke up with you because she prayed and felt impressed you should stop dating would you believe her?
J: Um... I don't know. A girl has never broken up with me.
C: Yeah. Me neither. Sorry. Hypothetically speaking, though, I'd probably follow-up with her and try to find out exactly what she said in her prayer. I mean, maybe she asked "Is Calvin the one for me?" and she felt like the answer was "No". Well, what does that mean exactly... "the one for me"? Maybe I'm not the one to take her to Frightmares at Lagoon, but I might be the one for her to marry. Who knows?

5. Do you think it is cool if a girl can grapple (knows jui-jitsu)?
C: I'm not sure what jui-jitsu is exactly, but I'm sure it has a lot to do with flexibility and stamina. That's kind of intimidating. I think it's cool, though, so my answer to your question would be "yes".
J: Cool? I don't know... Grappling is like wrestling which could lead to a gentle tussle and then possibly a um... I can't think of nice way to say it. A horizontal make-out. So, so long as she isn't always karate chopping me and sweeping the leg. Then I guess it could be cool.

6. Are you ever too intimidated by a girl's looks to ask her out or approach her?
C: All the time. I've always wondered what I'd be like if I was ever at one of those costume balls, like in the olden days when everyone wore those half-face masks that are all bedazzled and glittery and stuff. I think I'd be a womanizer at one of those things.
J: I pretend that I don't approach hot girls because I want her to "think" I am not interested... that I'm "playing the game," but truthfully I am terrified of them. I just say that so people wont know I'm a wuss.

7. If your patriarchal blessings speak about your future wives, do you guys ever think about it when you are dating a girl, if she meets that criteria?

J: Certainly, I picture her in white too, sitting across the altar and all that stuff. They teach you to do that way back in Deacons Quorum so... I may be incapable of dating a girl without doing those things.
C: My blessing is pretty specific about my future wife so I use it as a mold for every girl I come in contact with. Not only girls that I date, but girls that Jake dates... girls that Nick dates... girls that Aaron dates. I don't do it with Lance's girls, though, cause I'm pretty sure my wife will need to be wearing white at our wedding.

8. My last question, if I sent you guys some pictures would you "rate" me?
J: Actually, no need to send anything. We're now your Facebook friend so just let me quickly peruse your photo's. Hang on...
C: I've already looked at all of your photo's so I'm prepared to rate you right now. Let me check my notes... ok... you don't have hundreds of photos so my opinion could change if I was given more photos to look at... or maybe some video. It looks like in most of your pictures you're about a 7 or so. However, you have 3 photos where you're easily a 9. That tells me that you are either really hot, but take bad photos... or you're pretty hot with the potential to be really hot if the lighting is just right.
J: 7... and a half. 7.5 is my rating. That does not include personality at all. So there's a good chance if I got to know you and included your personality, you could end up a high 9 overall. However, since I don't know you really, there's as good of a chance adding personality could drop you to a low 4, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks again for your questions "S". I hope we answered them to your liking.

-Jake
-Calvin