Bohemia Bunny

Out of the Loop

March 31st, 2006 by lynnylchan under Uncategorized

Yeah, no one ever tells me anything.

People hooking up left right and centre and I remain somewhat unaware but suspicious. However, when I pull back and look at the big picture, it’s very frightening.

4 new couples this academic year, and all were involved in a certain committee. Now I know that committee tends to, um, foster bonding and camaraderie between its members, but this is just ridiculous. 4 of them? 8 people? It took them THIS LONG to hook up? 2 of those couples are barely a month old. Hello, you had like the ENTIRE school year since August to hook up and it takes you 6 months?

Yeah I know these things don’t happen overnight but still, man, it shouldn’t take that long! They see each other every day (and every night, if they so wish) so that should accelerate things a bit. It took me less than 6 months to hook up, and even then we had curfew, totally different class schedules, and NO boy-girl interaction after hours. So what took these people so long, I don’t know.

Maybe it’s just shyness. This committee doesn’t breed outgoing people. That’s the other committee. Oh, you know another thing?

Why would a girl pick a cigarette-smoking guy who says “f87k” all the time, over a clean-cut, polite young man? I mean, the girl’s no gangster, I always thought she’d go for the nice-clean-clever triple combo, but she doesn’t. I am so confused. Yeah I know the Chinese have a saying: 男人不坏 , 女人不爱 [nan ren bu huai, nu ren bu ai] which means, basically, girls like bad boys. And I’m not saying that he’s a bad guy. Is there something that the nice-clean-clever combo lacks? Fortitude of the intestinal and testicular kind, perhaps? The temerity to just go ahead and chase the girl, regardless? Why are females still going for the manly man? When I take Evolutionary Psychology I’ll let you know.

Do I go for the manly man? Heck yes. You pick a stereotype, I’m fine with it. Football, beers with the guys, smashing opponents on the PS2 (not into the PS2, please) and gadgets. Yup. But he’s not bad, you see. Although, having said that, if you wanna be my fishing buddy *wink* I’m o-k with smokers, so long as you don’t obnoxiously puff in my face.

Why the appeal of the manly man, the Male Chauvinist Pig, the old-skool brudda? Is it only girly girls who like manly men? No, that can’t be it. Even girls who play touch rugby like the alpha males, so it can’t be a complementarity aspect. And I’m not saying touch-rugby girls aren’t feminine. They’re just not pinkified, squealing masses of hormones.

I can’t crack the puzzle. Help me, Evo Psychology. You’re my only hope.