Starting Over Recap Oct 3 2003
Lori says she took a long long shower after her date yesterday (she had found out that the guy was living with a woman). She said that she hadn't listed 'available' as one of the qualities she wanted in a man. Rhonda says she's glad that Lori kept her boundaries; Lori just walked out on the guy after she found out the truth.
Lori married the first guy she dated and she's never dated as an adult. Rhonda tells her that people will be divorced, etc; adult dating is a different world for her.
Maureen says that she's feeling confident about her standup comedy and her marriage. Rhonda tells Lori that she has to unfold her arms. Lori places her arms on the pillow. Rhonda tells her that she has an appointment with a dating service for the afternoon and that at night she has a party to attend.
Rhonda makes the group do a core needs exercise. She says that the basic human need is to belong. Andy says her core need is trust. Christine says her core need is friendship. Lori says that her core need is love with reciprocity. Cassie says her core need is success. Maureen says her core need is health. Nyanza says that her core is family and that it is everything to her. She says that her parents taught her that her sisters should be the most important people in the world to her. In the diary room, Andy says that she wishes things could have been different between her and her sister. Andy's sister murdered her boyfriend and then killed herself 18 months ago.
Andy runs out into the garden and sobs. Rhonda asks Andy if she alright.
Andy says she wishes that things could have been different. She is embarrassed that her sister was a murderer. Rhonda says that she saw her father murdered her mother and then kill himself. Andy says that people know that there was a pyscho in her family and then they say no wonder Andy is like that. Rhonda says that she does not have to tell people. Andy doesn't like to tell people that she had a twin. She says she hated every moment of it because she wanted to be different. Andy apologizes and Rhonda says that she doesn't have to apologize because there's nothing wrong with people caring about you.
Nyanza, Christine, and Rachel (Christine's daughter) go into Nyzanza's closet
and look at clothes. Later in the car, Christine tells Rachel that she and Nyanza
aren't getting along. Christine tells Rachel that she's been through the same thing with her friends so she should understand the Nyanza situation. Rachel says that Nyanza is nice and Christine explains that there's a public self.
Lori goes to her appointment at the dating service and explains that she does not know how to date. She married the first man that she dated. Eileen Meiser (the dating service manager) explains that their clients are not desperate for dates and that they make sure that their clients know how to date. They go over what Lori wants in a relationship.
Cassie aranges a date with James (he is a doorman at the Whisky). She met him
when she was out with Erik and Nyanza.
Maureen and Lori are making meat, potatos and corn and Andy walks in. Lori tells Andy that the dating service has 6 people they could potentially set her up with.
Cassie and James go into the kitchen and James makes himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They sit on the couch and chat.
Cassie tells Nyanza, "I don't see how you find all these guys.' Nyanza compares
it to going to a pet store and seeing a basketful of cute puppies, you can't decide
which one you want. Lori says that she only wants to date one person as a time. Nyanza asks Lori if she felt that when she her previous date (the one who was already living with a woman) that she should stop dating other people. Lori says that she didn't feel anything. She doesn't know what she's doing because she married the first guy she dated.
Nyanza tells Lori that she's cute and will get approached by lots of guys. She gives her instructions on stringing along guys. Nyanza says that she asks if a guy has AIDS, is married, or has been to prison before she gives out her number.
Nyanza lends Rachel some things so that she can go out to dinner with Christine
and Christine's friend.
Andy drives Christine and her group to dinner. Andy says that she wishes that therapy was a night because its not a fun way to start the day. She says she gets
up, works out, and ends up in a steaming pile of shit.
Lori goes to the event. There's a nice buffet and she sits down with a group. She tells them that she feels awkward in social situations. One of the guys says, 'Well
this is a good way to work on it.'
Posted by inthestars at October 3, 2003 10:54 PM
