Green Pretty Heart Defy

Today's fortune, unlike yesterday's, is 100% on target. I knew what it meant the second I turned it over. In a nutshell it's saying "Young, pretty, romantic love just isn't in the cards for you, sweetie. Get over it."

Ouch. I've been reading a bunch of "spinster novels," all about aging women and their search for love. It's been pretty depressing. The best wisdom I gained from the books is that I need to quit thinking in terms of romance, and instead think of it all as a business. Less passion, more "lie back and think of England."

They're probably right. I have a date with my bookstore manager next weekend. I'm not crazy about him, but I think (at this point) that I could stand to have him on the other side of table for a lifetime. And it's better to be the person not so in love, right? Best to be clear-sighted and in control. Let him fall for me, let him do the work, let me reap the benefits.

Gods, I hate this.