No wonder my generation is having troubles dating.
That being said, I can only imagine the dating hell young boys today are going to have to battle through when they are older. These girls literally are brought up to think they're princesses.
Sheesh!
Then they get older, and write to advice columnists like this:
ReplyDeleteQ: I've been hooking up with a co-worker for four months, but I really want to be his girlfriend. We had sex on our second date, and after that, our dates stopped being dinner and turned into my going straight to his place. I really want to ask how he feels about me, but I'm afraid of scaring him off. If I'm just a booty call, I'll be hurt!
— Pining
A: As one of my blog advisers observed, dating customs vary from culture to culture. In some cultures, a girl shows she's available by putting a flower behind her ear. Like a lot of girls in this culture, you just put your ankles behind yours. That's fine if all you want is a hookup, but very often, sex on the first or second date is sex on the last date. This doesn't necessarily mean you won't see the guy again, just that you won't see him clothed and seated across a restaurant table from you. Don't ask this guy how he feels (ick!). Ask him to a museum at 10 a.m., and invite him to join you and your friends some evening, and you'll soon discover whether he's interested in activities that are a little more boyfriend than boy-toy. If he keeps turning you down, you'll have your answer about his feelings — that they're something along the lines of "How cool... these days, you can get almost anything delivered, free of charge."
That is so hot... (I mean when they get older)
ReplyDeleteDo some role-playing or something.
ReplyDeleteI tend to think of it as an opportunity. With the princesses pricing them out of the market early, would be re-examining the cost benefit analysis of trying to "date" one these princesses. It would leave more free time for other pursuits. Also as these princesses are no longer being pursued, then their price will have to drop as their is now an excess of supply and very little demand. This is all presuming thatguys are prepared to hold out and wait for the"sale".
ReplyDeletePrincesses ---> sense of entitlement ---> laziness ---> disappointment ---> failure.
ReplyDeleteoverall, men of that age group still are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traitsI wonder how they measured that, since my experience is that young women are profoundly more narcissistic than young men, doubly so if they are above average in physical attractiveness.
ReplyDeleteThis is very, very true, and as a 26-year-old guy I see this everywhere, and I've been worrying about this princess trend for a few years now. American women are headcases, plain and simple, and this is making them worse.
ReplyDeleteThis is how bad it is: I've never been on a date. Not because I couldn't land a date, it's just extremely rare for me to find a woman who isn't messed up and single and Christian.
Watched the movie Enchanted this evening.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty funny. Makes fun of the whole princess and happy ending thing.
Anyone ever see the movie "As good as it gets?"
ReplyDeleteThat should be the appropriate ending for princess-case women.
Try reading this wonderful article in the City Journal about this. This is why I don't have a girlfriend, yet crush more ass than my married buddies (in frequency). I really don't like most women today- they act like annoying dorky guys who try to hard. I have plenty of buddies, don't need one more.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_4_darwinist_dating.html
Most of these princesses end up with two kids in their late twenties and no man, wondering why they can't attract a guy for more than just sex.
ReplyDeleteI knew there was a good reason I taught my kids that reality is inescapable and whining is totally unacceptable. My daughter earns her own money, buys her own stuff, and likes it that way. And, she can't stand whiners.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I know I'm late on this, but did NO ONE read the line:
ReplyDelete"It should be noted that, overall, men of that age group still are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, including the belief that 'If I ruled the world, it would be a much better place.' "
And then remember the "Cigarettes, Lottery Ticket, Pay by Check" post.
C'mon. You have to admit that's some funny s**t.
Dear Anonymous 8:20 -- Thank you for making my day. And yes, most princesses do wind up in their late 20s with one or more kids and no man and no idea how they got that way.
ReplyDeleteDear Captain -- Yeah, the princess problem does make it hell for guys trying to date. I've heard comments over the years along this line from almost every male single-and-looking friend I've known.
BUT, at the same time, I run into a large number of guys in my general age group (I'm 34) who will not respond to anything EXCEPT princess behavior. Politeness gets nowhere, but show them a woman who will scream at them and/or regularly have a crisis whenever they don't follow her latest demand and the guys will flock to her.