COURTSHIP RITUAL

Oh, for God's sake

will you just get on with it?

You two, you've been talking / chatting / wasting my time

for what feels like months now:

Hey.

How you doing?

Come here often?

What's your sign?

STOP!

Just yield the floor to one who knows better.

Merge into the real topic:

Todd, do you take this woman as one you'd want to date?

And Mary, do you take this man as one you'd consider sleeping with?

Then I now pronounce you compatible.

You can go off and dance or kiss or mate

for all I care.

Just be sure you go off somewhere else.

You heard me.

Your mission's accomplished.

You two can get the fuck out.