Well this isn't sports and it isn't politics and it probably isn't even something that I'd touch with a 10 foot pole if it weren't finals week, but that's what happens when you take a break from studying about Critical Theories and Charlemagne's empire.
So anyway, I was given this article by my sister and immediately knew that I couldn't let my study break find its way to Netflix without writing my own take. If you don't want to click on the link to stop giving this egotistical guy views I'll copy what was said, word for word:
5 THINGS EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WHAT GUYS THINK ABOUT THEM1) Watch your weight and appearance very carefully because we have a very simple and uncontrollably powerful algorithm in our brains that renders us less likely to commit to you with each additional pound of weight you gain. Once you’re over a BMI of about 22, the vast majority of guys who act interested just want to sleep with you and leave. Beyond about 24, most of them want nothing to do with you. It isn’t fair, but knowing this could save you a ton of heartache.2) Yes, we secretly think we’re better, smarter, more creative, and more noble-minded than you, regardless of what TV, movies and magazines portray these days. It’s this inborn egotism that’s compelled us to build cities, invent electricity and send satellites to the edges of the solar system. We just never talk about it because we need you and don’t want to piss you off.3) The number of men you’ve slept with tremendously influences our perception of your quality and potential as a long term partner. Be aware that the average guy will use this fact as a barometer for whether you are commitment material or short-term material. An ugly truth it is, but a double standard it’s not for the simple fact that it takes skill for us to get you, but not the other way around. Therefore it comes off as gluttonous behavior in a girl and furthermore, puts us in danger of raising kids that aren’t our own.4) We don’t really care about your degrees or career ambitions, so save your breath. We’ll only acknowledge those things if we like the way you look, and even then, the most attention our brains will devote to them is an “Oh, you went to Yale? That’s nice.” We just care that you have a baseline level of common sense so that you don’t make our lives miserable and our kids dumb.5) For the most part, we find you boring. You’ll never be able to discuss sports, politics, science, technology, or current affairs the way our male friends do and you’ll never be as funny as them. The only reason we talk to you is because we like the way you look and we can’t live without you.
Here's a different take for every single woman, man, dog, lizard or laptop that was offended or guffawed at the previous list. I'm not prepared nor do I intend to speak for every man out there even if I use the collective "we;" this is just my take.
The Truth Behind Appearance
I won't lie and say that guys don't care what you look like. Just like girls, we have personal preferences. But guess what. We are so absorbed wondering if you think we are attractive and worrying if we are screwing up to really give your outfit or BMI a check. So, honestly, go back to that first outfit and stop with all the makeup, we're just glad you want to hang out with us.
We Are Better
We do think we're innately better. It's a fact. We have our moments that we think we are better athletes than any member of the Alabama Crimson Tide. We think we are smarter than the government almost 24/7. We think we are more noble-minded than the knights around Arthur's table. We think we are better for you than any other guy could possibly be. In short, we think we are a better man than any other man. However, we rarely feel we are better than you. That's why you get the title of our "better half."
Where Is This Ship Sailing Now?
How many guys you've been with matters. What matters more is what you appear to want out of a relationship with us. Yes, I did say "appear" because y'all play us like violins just as often as we seem to play you up and down the court. Is this a long-term possible "go the distance" commitment or is it a summer fling that ends when I go back to school as a greaser? We like to know that, even if its not the same as what we want. And if it is a serious relationship we want to know all about your ideas for kids, houses, places to live, careers, etc.
Still Figuring It All Out
Guys will say they don't care what you study or where you want to be in 5/10 years but that's only because we don't know what we want to do and the fact that you planned that out is kinda intimidating. But we get over it. As was hinted in #3, we like to know where things are going but we are really bad at doing this for ourselves. And (Pro-Tip) if you are genuinely interested in what you are studying, and you don't make it seem like rocket science, talk about it with us. We like knowing where your head is whether its in the stars, in the books or in the woods.
You Are the Most Interesting Woman In the World, So Drink Dos Equis
You are the most interesting creatures most of us will ever come in contact with and what you don't know is as important and interesting as what you do know. So if you are a Star Wars-quoting, '69 Chevy Impala-driving, Reds-cheering, Beatles-singing, cake-cooking, God-fearing, woman- call me- that's awesome. We can trade tidbits about politics, history, technology, writing and fandoms. If you don't understand any of those references but instead know science, law, math, speech pathology, occupational therapy, psychology or anything else, we'd be happy to trade our secrets about galaxies far far away and cars and songs and God for your unique take on anything at all.
Now, he did get one thing right: We can't live without y'all. No matter how hard it is and how much pain you put us through, we still want and need you in our life to keep us guessing and make life worth living. So, to every woman out there: thanks for making the highway of life that much more interesting even if it means a few dents in the car.
This was sweet!
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