Oct 21 2008
What Men Want
I have seen What Women Want twice now over the weekend. I saw it eons ago when it was in theaters (though truth be told, Mel Gisbon was a poor choice for the lead character). Oh, if only the writers of that movie had examined the Wife of Bath’s tale from The Canterbury Tales to really figure out what women want– then, oh, then, I might enjoy the movie.
I came across this article from MSN detailing “Why Guys Marry Some Girls (but not others).” I would think the reason would be fairly obvious. Err…maybe they just didn’t connect. I’m amazed at how much pressure there is in today’s society to get married and have a family. Why can’t a guy (or gal) be in a long term relationship, call it quits, and turn around and marry someone else? What’s wrong with that?
I get the whole, “guys always drag their feet” or “he doesn’t want to be tied down” arguments, but really, are people that dense that we need an article to tell us that some women make the idea of a life-long commitment and partnership seem pleasurable and enjoyable while other women just don’t hold that same appeal?
Either way, the article says that men are drawn to women who are spontaneous and ever evolving, women who enjoy sex, women who have a life outside of their man, women who stick up for their man and slather him with compliments to boost his ego, and women who support them and encourage their goals. All very shocking I’m sure for most readers. *insert eye roll* Let me forward this to Bridget Jones.
I asked Bigbad what made me marriage material rather than someone to shack up with and date. He said that I had unconditional love for him. Wow. Um…no pressure or anything. Kidding!
I would say that I know I could marry a guy who didn’t care what my hair looked like. I had so many roommates in college whose boyfriends refused to let them cut their hair. Please. If he’s controlling about hair, I can only imagine what kind of a control freak he would be in other arenas. It’s just hair. It grows.
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“I asked Bigbad what made me marriage material rather than someone to shack up with and date. He said that I had unconditional love for him. Wow. Um…no pressure or anything. Kidding!”
As the voice of the oposition, I feel it is my duty to retort. Yes, I am Bigbad…THE Bigbad mentioned within this blog. I found this question to be a bit vague to say the least, and furthermore, I was asked while battling Darth Sidious in The Force Unleashed on my Wii (don’t judge, it’s an awesome game and I needed some “me” time. If you don’t like it, go read your copy of “O” magazine while soaking in your epsome-salt bath). I would have to say that what makes Smallgood such great wife-material is that she is who I was meant to be with. It has nothing to do with actions or setting up some pro/con chart; it has to do with finding the person the stars destined you to be with.
Therefore, if you need to find a spouse (loser), stop trying so hard and look for your cosmic blind date. Yes, it’s a bit of a Calvinist approach, but it works. Again, don’t judge.