Earlier this year I developed a new test of boyfriend compatibility that I started referring to as “The Pancake Test”. It came into maturity on the AIDS ride as I found myself crushing on a boy who worked at the SF AIDS Foundation, because once I applied The Pancake Test to him I could barely think about anything else.
The premise of the test is that any guy can be cute or sexy when you first meet him; so you have to take him out of that original context and put him in a different situation to help you gauge your attraction. I’ve road-tested this test for six months now, and the interesting thing about it is how it really does skew the way you look at potential guys. People I may not have thought twice about really take on a new beauty, and guys who may fit a classically handsome mold don’t always pass muster.
So here’s how to apply the test…
Imagine. It’s Sunday morning, and you don’t have any plans for the day. You wake up naturally, no alarms or noises disturb you. Groggily, you roll out of bed and stumble into the kitchen where the smell of coffee, and oddly pancakes, beckons you. As you step into the kitchen, there’s your boyfriend. He’s wearing a pair of pj bottoms, and some old t-shirt that he’s had for years. He’s making you pancakes.
Now, take this new guy and place him in that role. Ask yourself one simple question… does he fit? If he does, he’s Pancake. If he doesn’t, he’s not.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot the last few days because there’s a boy, who we’ll just call The Cuban for now. Well, The Cuban and I had a long webcam conversation while I was homebound last week. It was Friday morning, and he was wearing PJ bottoms and an old white t-shirt, and while we were talking he went into the kitchen to make himself something to eat. He’s totally Pancake. Swoon…
