Basketball Slut

There I was enjoying a conversation with a friend when suddenly I got called out for being a basketball slut.  Who me?  The fact that I regularly went on dates, scratch that, the fact that I have taken a few dates to basketball games is the qualifier.  Can I help it?  Probably, though it is such a convenience for a guy that is a little nervous and not so sure he really wants to be out on the date anyway.  The basketball game with the back and forth helps you avoid eye contact and then the home crowd getting into it and the loud speaker - yep, conversation killers.  Oh, I am a basketball slut.  Mmmm, pathetic.  Take out someone to the game knowing that it is the perfect way to avoid the uncomfortables of dating as if eye contact and conversation are the uncomfortables.  But then there is the other side that perhaps we're missing out on here.  Sitting side by side is good for a little hand holding with the right person.  The back and the forth of the game wouldn't matter because you're really not there for the game you just want to be close to someone.  The game is still going on and that can be nice in the background.  Though the crowd noise and the loud speaker exist it allows you to draw closer for conversation.  Is there any possibility one could take a date to the basketball game and not be guilty of basketbal slutology?  I don't know.  I think it is a means to an end or a doorway to something more.  It's a safe way to get a feel for someone.  Not a lot of risk there.  It can still be an excellent venue for a date but for the special lady that allready has your trust, well she can step right in to an upper echelon date like courtside at competitive bad mitten, croquette or even lawn darts.  Not just any woman is worthy of that kind of a date.  This dating advice brought to you by a man that knows very little of the world of dating and the keys to a womans heart.  I did learn that socks can trump flowers, especially carnations and if you ever have a chance meeting with a sports figure, you know like a basketball player while on one of those safe dates, don't ever ask them about their sport.  Well, maybe if I listen well enough I may just become a love doctor yet.  It's a definite step up from Basketball Slut.