Being a single
woman today isn’t easy. After a long week at work, it’s hard to find the
time and energy to go out, navigate the crowded dating scene, and try
to find a deep romantic connection. And here’s the thing: When you
finally do come across one of the good guys out there, why does it
always turn out that he’s either taken, gay, dead, the one you into not into you or available?
Honestly,
All the ladies out there know exactly what I’m talking about. It seems like you can’t start a conversation with a cute, charming guy anymore without him mentioning that he already has a girlfriend or a boyfriend or no romantic companion at all. And if it’s not that, then you soon discover that he lived and died 300 years ago, or that he’s alive right now, or that he doesn’t exist yet and won’t be born for decades in the future, or that he’s just a momentary figment of your imagination.
God, it seems like it’s always something!
Now, Iet's admit that some of the blame falls on the ladies
ladies can be pretty picky. When it comes to a potential partner, there are certain things I’m just not willing to compromise on. He has to be educated, polite, a good listener, and have a sense of humor. But of course, whenever we think we've finally met that perfect guy who fits my criteria, he drops the bomb that he’s engaged, or that he’s a purely fictional character from a book or movie, or that he’s a real living person, or that he’s single.
This happens literally every time.
And then let have a rethink ! Why do you always fall for the married, gay, single, straight, alive, dead, bisexual, imaginary, comatose, extant, or extra-dimensional guys?!
You’d be amazed by how many times you and your friends have sat down and shared stories about falling for a sweet, interesting guy who seemed like real marriage material, only to find out later that he’s already in a serious relationship; or that he’s President James Monroe, who passed away in 1831; or that he’s available, handsome, and interested in us; or that he’s actually just a coat hanging from a door and only looked like a man from far away.
And I can tell you from my own personal experience that there’s nothing more demoralizing than thinking you’ve hit it off with Mr. Right—a guy who’s active, confident, and actually has his priorities in order—only for him to disappear and be replaced with a flashing orange hand warning you not to cross the intersection.
But that’s how the dating scene is nowadays. Every time we stumble across a man who has even the most remote amount of job security, out of nowhere—wham!— we find out that he’s just a stock photo in a Merrill Lynch investment ad or that he’s my ex-boyfriend, or that he’s a plastic cup. And you know where we end up after that, don’t you? Back out at the bar, drinking a vodka tonic and kicking ourselves for ever being dumb enough to think things could have worked out.
I’m sure some of you ladies probably think I’m exaggerating or being melodramatic. But let me give you a rundown of my admittedly pathetic romantic history over the past year, just to give you an idea of what today’s women are up against. The last nine kind, charismatic guys whom I’ve been interested in have been, in order, gay, married, still living with his mother, single and open to dating, a western lowland gorilla, gay again, and a marble bust of Julius Caesar.
Talk about frustrating!
Guess the bottom line is that we women have to learn to accept that most of the true catches out there have some sort of sexual orientation, exist or do not exist, and may or may not just be reflections of another man in a mirror or still body of water.
you will admit, though, that there are some days you so exasperated that you feel like giving up. Like yesterday, for example, when you learned that this great guy I’d been flirting with for months—a thoughtful, attractive guy you could honestly see yourself with—has been married to a woman for the past five years, and the woman was and we’re raising two children together. Ugh, can you believe that? It will be pretty embarrassing when you finally put it together. But you live and you learn.
And despite all this, i will advice you to still believe deep down that there’s a wonderful guy out there for you somewhere.
All the ladies out there know exactly what I’m talking about. It seems like you can’t start a conversation with a cute, charming guy anymore without him mentioning that he already has a girlfriend or a boyfriend or no romantic companion at all. And if it’s not that, then you soon discover that he lived and died 300 years ago, or that he’s alive right now, or that he doesn’t exist yet and won’t be born for decades in the future, or that he’s just a momentary figment of your imagination.
God, it seems like it’s always something!
Now, Iet's admit that some of the blame falls on the ladies
ladies can be pretty picky. When it comes to a potential partner, there are certain things I’m just not willing to compromise on. He has to be educated, polite, a good listener, and have a sense of humor. But of course, whenever we think we've finally met that perfect guy who fits my criteria, he drops the bomb that he’s engaged, or that he’s a purely fictional character from a book or movie, or that he’s a real living person, or that he’s single.
This happens literally every time.
And then let have a rethink ! Why do you always fall for the married, gay, single, straight, alive, dead, bisexual, imaginary, comatose, extant, or extra-dimensional guys?!
You’d be amazed by how many times you and your friends have sat down and shared stories about falling for a sweet, interesting guy who seemed like real marriage material, only to find out later that he’s already in a serious relationship; or that he’s President James Monroe, who passed away in 1831; or that he’s available, handsome, and interested in us; or that he’s actually just a coat hanging from a door and only looked like a man from far away.
And I can tell you from my own personal experience that there’s nothing more demoralizing than thinking you’ve hit it off with Mr. Right—a guy who’s active, confident, and actually has his priorities in order—only for him to disappear and be replaced with a flashing orange hand warning you not to cross the intersection.
But that’s how the dating scene is nowadays. Every time we stumble across a man who has even the most remote amount of job security, out of nowhere—wham!— we find out that he’s just a stock photo in a Merrill Lynch investment ad or that he’s my ex-boyfriend, or that he’s a plastic cup. And you know where we end up after that, don’t you? Back out at the bar, drinking a vodka tonic and kicking ourselves for ever being dumb enough to think things could have worked out.
I’m sure some of you ladies probably think I’m exaggerating or being melodramatic. But let me give you a rundown of my admittedly pathetic romantic history over the past year, just to give you an idea of what today’s women are up against. The last nine kind, charismatic guys whom I’ve been interested in have been, in order, gay, married, still living with his mother, single and open to dating, a western lowland gorilla, gay again, and a marble bust of Julius Caesar.
Talk about frustrating!
Guess the bottom line is that we women have to learn to accept that most of the true catches out there have some sort of sexual orientation, exist or do not exist, and may or may not just be reflections of another man in a mirror or still body of water.
you will admit, though, that there are some days you so exasperated that you feel like giving up. Like yesterday, for example, when you learned that this great guy I’d been flirting with for months—a thoughtful, attractive guy you could honestly see yourself with—has been married to a woman for the past five years, and the woman was and we’re raising two children together. Ugh, can you believe that? It will be pretty embarrassing when you finally put it together. But you live and you learn.
And despite all this, i will advice you to still believe deep down that there’s a wonderful guy out there for you somewhere.
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