Irony
So I was talking to a female friend regarding relationships today and discovered the hilarious and ironic truth of the modern dating scene...
She was reading a book called "The List: 7 Ways to Tell If He's Going to Marry You--in 30 Days or Less!" after having some relationship issues.
The rules, in sum, are:
Now that's pretty much what I do to a T when I'm really interested in someone. It usually leads to "Aw, you're such a good friend" or "You're an awesome guy" but nothing else. After searching the net to see if women actually believe these laws (since the nearly all of the one's that I've ever met usually skip me and go for the jerks) I found this quote:
Many women will recognize a List Man as the type they’ve trampled as they ran after a “real man.” You know, the “real man” who will invite you for drinks along with all his work buddies and then leave you languishing at the bar while he plays another round of pool. Ah, the allure of the unattainable.
Yeah, that about sums it up. Now this is certainly a bit of irony, but not actually the one that caused me to post. I'm used to this treatment and accept it. The real irony is that more and more "List Men" like me are reading books on the pickup arts (like The Game) to try and get the girls that would normally pass them by. I maintain that that turns us into boys. This devolution is occurring while some girls are reading books trying to get them to realize what a good man actually is (thus growing up to be "real women") so they stop going after the boys! Now that's irony!
She was reading a book called "The List: 7 Ways to Tell If He's Going to Marry You--in 30 Days or Less!" after having some relationship issues.
The rules, in sum, are:
- He’ll make the first move.
- He’ll call her within 24 to 48 hours to set up a first date.
- He’ll make the first date easy and fun.
- He’ll call her within 24 hours to set up subsequent dates.
- He’ll want to talk to her every day and want to spend all of his free time with her.
- He’ll demonstrate unconditional loyalty.
- He’ll talk about marrying her in concrete terms and he’ll propose-or will let her know his intentions.
Now that's pretty much what I do to a T when I'm really interested in someone. It usually leads to "Aw, you're such a good friend" or "You're an awesome guy" but nothing else. After searching the net to see if women actually believe these laws (since the nearly all of the one's that I've ever met usually skip me and go for the jerks) I found this quote:
Many women will recognize a List Man as the type they’ve trampled as they ran after a “real man.” You know, the “real man” who will invite you for drinks along with all his work buddies and then leave you languishing at the bar while he plays another round of pool. Ah, the allure of the unattainable.
Yeah, that about sums it up. Now this is certainly a bit of irony, but not actually the one that caused me to post. I'm used to this treatment and accept it. The real irony is that more and more "List Men" like me are reading books on the pickup arts (like The Game) to try and get the girls that would normally pass them by. I maintain that that turns us into boys. This devolution is occurring while some girls are reading books trying to get them to realize what a good man actually is (thus growing up to be "real women") so they stop going after the boys! Now that's irony!