The Dating Scene

Dreamer House, week 1: Darren and Dirk

Darren: Women. Who can understand them? Not me, I'll tell you that!

Take Cassandra, for instance. I've been in love with her for a long time, but she only had eyes for that loser Don Lothario. Still, I never gave up hope that she'd come to her senses. So when I got a phone call from her one night, asking me to come downtown with her, I thought... Well, it got my hopes up, to say the least.

But then I find out she meant for us to be part of a group - and Don was there, too! What's going on in her head? She knows I hate the guy, she knows I'm in love with her, and she invites me out with them so I can watch them smooch? No way! I'm not taking that quietly, that's for sure - a sim's gotta have some self-respect!

Afterwards, I went and sat down by the bar to drown my sorrows. After a couple of poured ones, I decided the bartender was hot. I mean, she wasn't Cassandra, but Cass didn't care about me anyway, she'd made that clear, and... Well, I figured I'd go home before I made a complete fool out of myself, but I did get Valerie's phone number. That's the bartender, Valerie.

Turns out she was still hot the next day. We dated a couple times, had ourselves a roll in the hay... I felt kinda bad about it afterwards, like I was using her or something, but I never led her to believe we were gonna get married or anything. I know she wants to get married and have lots of kids, but that's just not what I want right now, you know? Darleen and I were planning a big family, but she died. Then I thought Cass and I were going to end up together, but that wasn't in the cards, either. So for now, I'm just looking for a good time. But there's this little voice inside me that whispers I was only using Valerie to get back at Cassandra...


I stopped calling her after that, because I felt so bad about it. Chalk it up to a rebound thing, maybe. Like getting a haircut and buying a car - Dirk likes to tease me about having a mid-life crisis. But hey, I can indulge myself a little, right? We sold the computer and some statues to be able to afford the car (and the bills) but man, was it ever worth it!


Dirk is doing really well, too. He seems to have bounced back okay after losing his mother - as much as any kid can. He's still seeing that Pleasant girl, Lilith, and for all her attitude, she seems a nice enough kid. I do worry about my son sometimes, like when he comes home with stories about playing poker with vampires, but I gotta trust him to be able to take care of himself. He's too old for me to monitor his every move, and besides, he's gotta learn sometime, right? He's doing okay.


Well, like I said, I stopped seeing Valerie. But then I met Angharad Parry, and this time, I knew it was the real thing. She and I could've been made for each other, I swear. She likes all the same things I do - we even have the same favorite food! I don't know many adults who understand my fascination with toys, but she does. And she's not looking for a big family, either, she just wants a career - if anyone will hire her, seeing that she's not as young as she used to be.


We had an amazing time dating. She's just moved to Pleasantview with her late brother's family, she says. That's her sister-in-law, her nephew and two nieces, and a great-niece. They don't really have a good place to live yet, so we always met either downtown or at my place, but that's okay by me.

Dirk and I are managing to make ends meet, somehow. I do feel a bit guilty that he's working when I'm not, but he says he understands about my painting, and he loves his job, anyway. He got promoted to EMT! He says he wants to be a doctor when he finishes college - imagine that!


Sometimes Lilith brings him gifts after an especially good date. One night there were two vases on our porch when we woke up in the morning, and I thought to myself Man, that must've been some date! until I realized one of them was from Angharad. That really touched me, because I know her family doesn't have much money... And that's when I knew what I wanted to do.


On our next date, I asked Angharad Parry to be my wife. I'm happy to say that she accepted. I'm getting married!

Let's smustle!