When it was that garbageman again who stopped his cart on the hallway and talked to Angie at least the hundredth time, I swear to God that it was THAT obvious even for insensitive people like myself can see he is really into her.

"They should just go out and date...and get it over with," said Sarah, sitting in the same zone with me watching the flirting going back and forth between those two. So it is not just me who think Angie needs to take some action. But I remember Angie mentioned that she would like to join Gwen's poker club to meet new guys. So, she never considers going out with that garbageman?

"So what's up with that garbageman and yourself, Angie?" I asked. Angie is our veteran PCA on the floor. She literally has been here since 18, being fresh out of high school. Single. Never been married. No kids. A beautiful blondie who works hard and owns her own house.

"We are friends," she said matter-of-factly. You mean the garbageman never asked you out. EVER?

"Nope. He said he would never want to be married," continued Angie. "So we talk at work and at times on the phone. He is a friend." But "friends" do not purposedly search for you and stop over just to talk with you. At least none of my guys friends. At best they said, "say hi to Purr for me."

"He is playing hard to get," said Tomeka. Men sometimes do not know what they are talking about when it comes to mating. Playing hard to get is way too outdated these days. The garbageman does not look like a greenhorn anymore. Is he married? Was he? kids? How old is he anyway?

"No. No. And no," said Angie. "But he said he used to be engaged twice."

48? Little too old for our blondie. But he looks like he really cares for her. A nice guy is VERY HARD to find. So why don't you two go out?

"He never asked me," said Angie. "And I am not sure if I want to marry a garbageman."

All of a sudden it became quiet. Everyone stopped right then and there.  

I do not blame Angie for sounding "snobbish." I would not want to marry a garbageman myself either. Not to say if I am a beautiful blondie, have a job that brings in stable income and owns a house. I would be choosy as to who I want to be seeing too. We are looking for the opposite sex with same equivalence. Or should I say, most of the time, better than us?

Are females still looking for a "provider" as a husband? Even though females are better equipped in this generation to take on tasks professionally. Look at Michelle Obama for instance. How much does she make last year? God forbidden to say this, it would not be a problem for her if she was required to be a single mother of 2 and would still manage a hot lawyer job in some hot law firm in Chicago. But would she marry to Barak if he happened to be the garbageman?

After all at the end of the day we all look foward to being with someone that makes us happy. I hope Angie will find her happiness.