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Frankly, men are grateful that any women will have us. However, we need the one that got away story to give us the poignancy of a Hollywood movie, the solitary hero, the Humphrey Bogart figure turning back “here’s looking at you kid”, running a war-time gin joint in Morocco, burdening ourself with the difficult choices in the fight against fascism.
What people often forget is that life is much simpler that Hollywood movies. Two and a half decades of liberal capitalism has created a world which, highly Americanized as it is, allows for people of all classes, races and fashion tastes to get along.
No longer do the best dancers marry the strongest men or the highest bidder wins the prize daughter. There are twenty-one women for every one man and almost as large a number for women. Whenever, in my vanity, I have thought of a girl as getting away, I have often realized that another has slipped through. Sometimes it’s the one who I’ve lavished all my attention on, sometimes it’s the one who received none of my attention. Nonetheless girls, it seems, are always there, and it doesn’t even matter how pretty you are, the Shrek story is surprisingly real.
The simple truth is this: human beings like human beings. They see in each other a shared element of humanity, an ability to love, to hate, to laugh and to cry. This is why 70% of couples first meet in the workplace, or in education. Just being around people, seeing their humanity, understanding how they work, is sexy. And maybe not everybody is perfect for each other; a lot of people are happier finding themselves with someone who is just right, even with their flaws.
However, this doesn’t mean that rejecting all notions of hygiene and evolution will work in your favour. You need to use what you have, so if you’re smart, be smart, if you’re funny, be funny. Remember that women ultimately make the decision so men, it is your job not to mess it up. Good things might come to those who wait, but better things come to those who earn it.
Brilliant article, really enjoyed it. Well written as well. Congrats
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