A friend was on a kick a while back, where she related a lot of things back to the "simple girl" (not its real title) episode on Sex in the City. I didn't necessarily think it was the cornerstone of all relationship truths (at the time), but thought there was some validity to it.
Now...
I read a blog recently on which the blogger and his wife had swapped posts for the day. You should know that I did spend some time with his archives. I thought he was funny, literate, insightful, artful, and kinda cool. Then, I read his wife's post on his blog... and ... she's bloody awful.
Insipid, petty, artless, boring, Plebian, humorless, and interested in the very lowest form of low-brow culture. Oh, and she likes Twilight, which makes my skin crawl with disappointment. A mature human cannot want that kind of "love." It's dysfunctional.
And my next, very violent emotional reaction was: HOW THE HELL DO WOMEN LIKE THIS GET MARRIED?
Who would marry them? Who would put up with their shit? Who would listen to a single thing that comes from such a simple-minded, whiny, myopic brain?
I appreciate that not everyone likes to be outside; likes to read and learn and be in school and debate philosophy; cares what makes beer or coffee or furniture 'good quality.' I accept that not everyone thinks dinner parties are valuable or even fun. And I know that not everyone lives with dogs.
I will grant these people their choices, and say, "you are not for me."
But, really, I'd love to meet a funny, artful, literate, kinda cool guy who is for me. However, I'm going to expect to interact on some meaningful, educated and globally relevant levels.
I think I'm screwed. It turns out that men really do like simple chicks. And it is I, me, my very own self, who is trying too hard to be awesome.
What I really should be doing is whining a lot about how much "he wants sex," and gushing about how awesome "Twilight" is.
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I love Twilight and I even blog about it on occasion. I definitely do not characterize myself as simple. :) I am a half-mind tho, and so are you. Drink for over-generalizing and stereotyping.
HUGS.
yeah, that twilight comment was an aside...it's not what made me upset. And, really, you like it? really? Tell me why? Since I actually value your opinion, I curious if it just didn't speak to me?
I do. It is sort of my own personal mind candy. At the time I originally picked it up, I needed an escape from reality (cause I was job searching...) and this was an interesting world to dive into. The writing itself isn't stellar, but I like some of the characters...oddly enough, not the main ones. Ha! I dunno...I just like it. Kind of like I love dive bars...it isn't for everyone, eh? ;)
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