Social Games and Human Suffering
Arthur Schopenhauer is a bit of a mindfuck (I'm currently reading his essays "On the Suffering of the World") and unfortunately all that he says has made itself readily applicable to my current situation.
Our society, currently dominated by feminist stigmas, asserts that men are dumb beasts, lured and toyed with by those women they seek to seduce. This is unfortunate, as honesty and straightforwardness (don't bust my chops about the word) would rather reduce the pain and embarassment that can arise from such situations. Women who play such games as "catch and release" or "hard to get" are engaging in behaviour intrinsically opposed to the pleasure and fulfilment of not only their would-be suitors, but of themselves aswell.
This statement may seem rather ridiculous, and I am by no means demanding that things return to the '50s' standards, or that women sleep with the first man what comes along. Simply that if a woman is in a current relationship that she not "catch and release." Rejecting a man immediately after accepting him can have many unpleasant emotional consequences, namely anger, wounded pride, even sadness.
Men may not be dumb brutes, but we are far less sensitive to the nuances of subtlety than women, a fact often overlooked. Games of this nature are for most men, myself more than others, sources of extreme confusion.
I mentionned Schopenhauer at the start of this little rant for a very good reason: He's RIGHT. Human nature, thanks to the abstract thought of which our minds are capable, is misery. Misery and suffering are the rule in our lives, pleasure, happiness, satisfaction are all exceptions. It is disgraceful that our society encourages stigmas and behaviour which would exacerbate the unpleasant human condition.
Our society, currently dominated by feminist stigmas, asserts that men are dumb beasts, lured and toyed with by those women they seek to seduce. This is unfortunate, as honesty and straightforwardness (don't bust my chops about the word) would rather reduce the pain and embarassment that can arise from such situations. Women who play such games as "catch and release" or "hard to get" are engaging in behaviour intrinsically opposed to the pleasure and fulfilment of not only their would-be suitors, but of themselves aswell.
This statement may seem rather ridiculous, and I am by no means demanding that things return to the '50s' standards, or that women sleep with the first man what comes along. Simply that if a woman is in a current relationship that she not "catch and release." Rejecting a man immediately after accepting him can have many unpleasant emotional consequences, namely anger, wounded pride, even sadness.
Men may not be dumb brutes, but we are far less sensitive to the nuances of subtlety than women, a fact often overlooked. Games of this nature are for most men, myself more than others, sources of extreme confusion.
I mentionned Schopenhauer at the start of this little rant for a very good reason: He's RIGHT. Human nature, thanks to the abstract thought of which our minds are capable, is misery. Misery and suffering are the rule in our lives, pleasure, happiness, satisfaction are all exceptions. It is disgraceful that our society encourages stigmas and behaviour which would exacerbate the unpleasant human condition.