As I watched Braylon Edwards’ post-game interview after the New York Jets beat the Miami Dolphins last night, I was thinking “Damn, he’s fine!” I mean his lips are so perfectly shaped it doesn’t even make sense and I’m oh so glad he cut off that damn beard. Quit fighting the cute, man! Oh and his skin? * swoon *
But Braylon comes with a few things. He had some baby mama drama with America’s Next Top Model runner-up Nik Pace earlier this year and just last week the tall, dark and handsome NFL player got arrested for a DUI. Hmmm. There’s no denying that he’s fine and good at his well-paying job to boot, but if you met Braylon somewhere and you hit it off, would you pursue it, knowing what you know? Is he worth the seemingly automatic drama?
His situation made me think more about those “everything, but” type of guys. You know, the men who seem to have everything a well-rounded 21st century woman could want except for one or two things. Maybe it’s that he smokes a blunt after work every day. Maybe it’s that he hasn’t quite gotten that bachelor’s degree yet even though he started 10 years ago or maybe he ‘s a guy who treats you very well, but doesn’t like titles.
Whatever “it” is, it doesn’t make your list of attractive qualities, but you’re not so sure that it knocks him out of contention as the man you’ll grow old with. I’ve had plenty of “everything, but” guys and the funny thing is it was never the “but,” that ended things. Something else always seemed to show up.
Have you been with an “everything, but” guy? What was the “but”? Did you manage to get past it and work things out?
