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the other double standard
October 20, 2005
so, i'm here at halcyon. i meant to come down, be by myself, read a bit and write. amelia was here, and we talked, which was a very good thing. karinne and shannon showed up, and we had a good time for a bit.
they finally left, and there was this girl left sitting at the bar. earlier, she had been lsitening as this young, pretty, cool guy talked at her. eventually, he left her to sit at a table behind her with some other guy. together, they ogled her from behind.
she talked to amelia and the girls a bit, then amelia and the girls left, and we chatted a little.
me, i've mostly given up and actively participating in the possibility of anything positive happening in my dating life. i was pretty blase about it, but not rude or dismissive.
she talked about how she was tired of coming here to meet with guys that turned out to be assholes, like the two guys sitting beside her.
we chatted. she chatted with eric, who's manning the bar tonight. she went to the restroom.
she came back, and sat at the table with the two guys.
my best friends are almost exclusively women. it's too easy to dismiss me and what i say because i possess a Y chromosome. for anyone that would do that, i say go to hell, you clearly don't know me.
that said, i have to say this - girls, don't complain about the boys. most of them are dicks, no doubt. but so many women can't seem to help themselves. they pass up better to go for the thing they will eventually cry and gripe about.
men don't have the monopoly on shallowness and superficiality.
she, jenny, just got up and left with the two guys. and me, i'm sitting here, typing this.
Posted by Rob at October 20, 2005 11:05 PM